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Yes they can. And it is quite common for them to do so.

They don't normally incur the added expenses of verification until this is requested by ...the credit bureaus in response to a consumer dispute, the consumer directly upon exercising their rights under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, or upon court order.

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