Consumers using scripts to bait debt collectors into FDCPA violations is certainly nothing new.  InsideARM has been publishing articles about this issue for years:

https://www.insidearm.com/news/00006606-five-signs-that-a-debtor-is-trying-to-ent/

While the practice of consumers baiting collectors into FDCPA violations is well-established, the specific techniques and scripts used continue to change and evolve.  A new script and technique for baiting collectors into FDCPA violations is sweeping across the country about which all debt collectors should be aware.  

In the latest episode of the Debt Collection Drill podcast, Moss & Barnett attorneys John Rossman http://www.lawmoss.com/john-rossman/ and Mike Poncin http://www.lawmoss.com/michael-s-poncin/ discuss this latest call baiting strategy and provide specific steps debt collectors can take to avoid an FDCPA violation when faced with a consumer using this script.  Attorneys Rossman and Poncin also discuss the “new frontier” of debt collectors using text messages and how to potentially overcome the regulatory and legal hurdles with use of this technology.