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Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act $($FDCPA$),$ a debtor may sue a debt collector for actual damages related to prohibited collection methods. However, if the debtor loses the lawsuit, the debt collector

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$$ receives nothing because the debtor is protected by the FDCPA from paying any costs

$$ may still have to pay $$1000$ as a preventative measure against future violations

$$ is only entitled to costs if the debtor acted in bad faith when bringing the case

$$ is entitled to receive $$1000$ as a preventative measure against future violations by the debtor

$$ may be entitled to costs, even if the debtor did not bring the case in bad faith