Debt Collectors contacting you by telephone outside of the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. local time

Debt Collectors failing to cease communication upon request

Debt Collectors causing a telephone to ring or engaging any person in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously: with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person at the called number

Debt Collectors communicating with consumers at their place of employment after having been advised that this is unacceptable or prohibited by the employer

Debt Collectors contacting you after it is known you are represented by an attorney

Debt Collectors  communicating with you after request for validation has been made (and before you receive the validation)

Debt Collectors using ANY misrepresentation or deceit: A debt collector many not misrepresent the debt or use deception to collect the debt -- this includes a debt collector's misrepresentation that he or she is an attorney or law enforcement officer

Debt Collectors may not publish a consumer's name or address on a "bad debt" list

Debt Collectors may not seeking unjustified amounts, which would include demanding any amounts not permitted under an applicable contract or as provided under applicable law (a common violation is if a debt collector adds their own collection fee when they are not authorized to do so)

Debt Collectors may not threaten you with arrest or legal action that is either not permitted or not actually contemplated

Debt Collectors may not use abusive or profane or vulgar language in the course of communication related to the debt

Debt Collectors may not be rude to you

Debt Collectors may not communicate with third parties revealing or discussing the nature of debts (other than the consumer's spouse or attorney) - this means a debt collector may not talk with your parents, family members other than your spouse, friends, roommates, neighbors, your boss, employers, etc.)

Debt Collectors may not contact you by embarrassing media, such as communicating with a consumer regarding a debt by post card, or using any language or symbol, other than the debt collector’s address, on any envelope when communicating with a consumer by use of the mails or by telegram, except that a debt collector may use his business name if such name does not indicate that he is in the debt collection business

Debt Collectors may not report false information on a consumer's credit report or threatening to do so in the process of collection

Debt Collectors can be sued for violating your rights.  You may file a private lawsuit in a state or federal court to collect damages (actual, statutory, attorney's fee and court-costs) from debt collectors.

You are entitled to actual damages or statutory damages of up to $1,000 plus reasonable attorney fees if a debt collector is proven to have violated the FDCPA (Note: In California you are entitled up to an additional $1,000 for violation of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (RFDCPA))

Solicitors may not call residences before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m., local time.

The solicitor must maintain a "Do Not Call" (DNC) list, which must be honored for 10 years.

Solicitors must provide their name, the name of the person or entity on whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or address at which that person or entity may be contacted.

Solicitation calls cannot be made to residences with artificial voices or recordings.

Calls cannot be made with artificial voices or recordings to cell phones or to any service in which the recipient is charged for the call.

Prerecorded or autodialed calls cannot engage two or more lines of a multi-line business or to any emergency number.

In a related section, unsolicited advertising faxes are also prohibited.

Under the TCPA, you are entitled to collect damages from a solicitor for $500 to $1,500 for each violation, or recover actual monetary loss, whichever is higher.