Zombie debt (San Jose Mercury News)
Patricia Barnes has learned that some debts never die. Barnes got a letter in July demanding she pay nearly $6,500—which included $3,500 in interest—on an old ``Chase Providian’’ credit account. Never mind that she said she never owned a Chase or Providian card, much less a ``Chase Providian’’ card, and that she has excellent credit after a 1992 bankruptcy wiped out all her debts.
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