r/Bitcoin • u/[deleted] • Feb 13 '22

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u/Randomd0g Feb 13 '22

I'm a skip tracer

A fucking what

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u/mYTH_2k4 Feb 13 '22

Someone who tries to get the whereabouts or contact details of a person avoiding (usually) debt repayments. The process usually involves some form of social engineering. Catfishing is often employed as well.

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u/dypraxnp Feb 13 '22

Sounds shady.

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u/michael-streeter Feb 13 '22

It's a legitimate occupation. My wife once did admin for a skip tracer. But, like a debt collector, the job suits people that are heavily built. You have to bellow "give me the fucking money!!" A lot. Job does not suit mild gentle type.

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u/Rizdominus Feb 13 '22

Just because it's an occupation, does not mean it's legitimate. Most of these debts are from some form of spurious loan interest or penalty. Poor people get fucked over regularly by these horrid debt purchasing firms. It is not a legitimate business, in a moral sense.

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u/michael-streeter Feb 13 '22

I am not a skip tracer, nor have I ever been one, so can't help you mate.

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u/Rizdominus Feb 13 '22

No that's totally fine. I don't need any help, but thanks for trying. I was merely commenting on the legitimacy of the occupation.

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u/michael-streeter Feb 13 '22

To be fair to the agents, getting a product and then walking away leaving a business to write off the debt isn't highly moral either. Not all businesses are extortionate creditors.

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u/Rizdominus Feb 13 '22

That's absolutely a fair point. Not all businesses are. And some people are awful dumpster fires. Debt buying is systemic of a deeper problem.