I received a call on XXXX for collection from Cedar Financial of a debt from a XXXX, XXXX traffic violation. The debt was put into collection on XXXX and accrued 10 days of interest in the amount of {$24.00} ( an effective interest rate in excess of 100 % ). I was told that I " must pay now so that additional interest did not pile up ''. This was the first day I was made aware of this debt. The original fine, I was told, was XXXX. The XXXX is trading at {$1.00}, which would be a total fee of {$290.00}. I was told the amount to be paid was {$340.00}. The company did wave the interest, but still used an exchange rate of {$1.00} instead of {$1.00} resulting in my OVERPAYMENT of the fine ( that I was unable to dispute ) by {$25.00}. I have yet to receive any documentation supporting the traffic violation or fine.