<prompt> Human: I checked Credit Karma this morning and saw a derogatory mark that wasnt previously there. Turns out it is a bill that has been sent to a collections agency from an electric company, in a different city that I live in. I called the collection agency and they gave me the address the account was under, and it is my mothers previous address. I havent talked to my mother in over a year because she did the same thing last year with a cell phone bill for 950. Not wanting to make a police on my mother I just paid off the debt. However, I decided I cannot keep letting her do this to me, so I filed a police report. What are the odds that this can be resolved? I also believe I made a mistake on the phone with the collections agency, they asked for my employer and I gave it to them. Im a federal employee, and I just started this job. I dont want to get on their bad side already by having a collections agency call for me. Anyone with similar experiences able to offer advice? What are the chances that I can actually get this debt removed?  <response>: It sucks, but this is why a lot of fraud happens between family members, because they know youll be reluctant to report it, so they just keep victimizing you. Your mother doesnt care enough to not make you a victim and leave you holding the debt bag, why should you care enough to not send the police to her door? Get the report, tell them who it is, and let the authorities decide if theyll bring charges. The only way you can get out of responsibility for paying these is to report it as a crime, which it is. 