620-662-8870

Same thing here. And don't know anyone in Kansas

Same thing here. And don't know anyone in Kansas

Called just before 10am California time. No message.

This is a collection agency known as Portofolio Recovery Associates...just another phone number this scam-collection agency uses...make note of it.  They try to collect debt that may not be yours...statute of limitations/or bankrupcy filings cleared already...they are [***]...ignore or report them.

don't answer it. I get spam calls all the time, but this is a new number. I'm almost positive it's just spam, and these reports confirm it.

Same this got a call with no answer before 10am with no message

Same thing didn't recognize the #, no message.

Got this call today...my phone service disconnects robo-calls, so there was no message. though the name came up on calle ID as Portfolio Recovery

called left no msg

Called left no message, caller ID says Portfolio Recovery. Othert #'s are
866-940-7640, 866-658-7508, 866-532-9661, 757-961-3548, 757-961-3544 and several more.

Received call but they left no message.

Received call from this number, no message was left.

I got a call from this number, no message.  If a company cannot leave a message, they must not be legit.  
Only professional, real companies leave messages, the rest must have something to hide.

PRAA.  They call for no reason.  I hope they get shut down.  

NUMBER BLOCKED.

Got call from this number 620-662-8870. On yahoo it shows as a resident in Kansas. Tried to call and got Portfolio Recovery, a collection agency.

I get calls everyday from this number and its from a Portfolio Recovery.They left a message one time with a name I've never heard of.Do not call back..they are a bunch of scammers and very rude people..Here are some other numbers that when you look them up they all are portfolio numbers..757-961-3544,877-803-0008,757-312-6282,866-299-3463,866-299-3463,866-691-3568,866-940-7640,877-803-0008,860-556-4408,800-772-4113,757-519-9300,866-658-7508,866-692-6805,205-423-4020. I have had calls from all these numbers...think harrassment?I think so..I do not answer any of them,and they do not leave a message..How can they get away with this..its wrong to harrass and thats just what I think they are doing.

It's funny they stop calling me from Virgina and move the phone number to Kansas? Idiots.  Can't get blood out of turnip and are not legally able to colect in my state anyway.  SO either sue me or [***].

PRA is getting desperate. As more and more consumers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are fighting back against these and other outlaw bottom dwellers, they are facing lawsuit after lawsuit AFTER lawsuit:

Lawsuit claims that Portfolio improperly filed claims against consumers with an arbitration service it knew to be biased in its favor.

Atlanta, Ga. (PRWEB) December 17, 2009 -- Atlanta-based law firm Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC has filed a class action lawsuit against debt collection firm Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC alleging that Portfolio improperly subjected consumers to arbitration with National Arbitration Forum, Inc. ("NAF"), an arbitration service it knew to be biased in favor of creditors. All persons who have been victimized by a Portfolio arbitration through NAF may eventually be included in the class of persons covered by this lawsuit.

According to the lawsuit, the Plaintiff fell behind on his account with MBNA, a national credit card company. Portfolio then purchased this debt and filed an arbitration claim with NAF. The NAF arbitrator awarded Portfolio an amount that was much greater than the Plaintiff's true debt.

The complaint alleges that Portfolio misrepresents to consumers that NAF is an unbiased, neutral entity that will give them a fair hearing. However, according to the suit, Portfolio is aware that NAF is beholden to creditors and renders decisions against consumers nearly 100 percent of the time. Despite its knowledge of these facts, Portfolio accepted NAF judgments and moved to enforce them in various courts. The Minnesota Attorney General has recently sued NAF based on its improper practices and NAF has agreed never to arbitrate consumer matters again. NAF's settlement with the Attorney General, however, does not void any arbitrations that have already occurred.

The Plaintiff has brought claims for unconscionability, breach of contract, violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, negligent misrepresentation, and contravention of public policy. The case was brought in the Superior Court of Muscogee County in Columbus, Georgia but was removed to federal court. The case, styled Barkwell v. Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, is pending in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia and has been assigned Case Number 4:09-CV-113-CDL. The case is likely to be remanded to the Superior Court but will still, with court permission, pursue claims on behalf of all persons in the United States who were victimized by Portfolio.

If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this press release, please contact E. Adam Webb, Esq. by e-mail or by calling (770) 444-9325. Webb, Klase & Lemond, LLC is a law firm that practices complex litigation with a focus on litigation arising from wrongful deprivations by corporate and government entities. You may visit our website at www.WebbLLC.com.

http://fivemilliondots.com/?tag=/class-actions

Attorney General Koster takes action against fraudulent debt collectors
--Koster says businesses tried to collect debts people didn't owe--
St. Louis, Mo. - Attorney General Chris Koster today filed suit against two debt collection companies that are operating scams to collect debts from citizens who do not owe the money.

Koster filed law suits in St. Louis against Portfolio Recovery Associates, a public company based in Virginia, and Professional Debt Management located in Kansas City.

Koster said Portfolio buys old and bankruptcy-discharged debt, often from another bad debt buyer, and then tries to collect, sometimes through court action. He said the company often is attempting to collect on accounts that are already paid or have been discharged in bankruptcy; sometimes they try to collect from the wrong consumer or for the wrong amounts. He said the company has threatened to garnish consumers' social security checks, which they have no authority to do, and has refused to provide consumers with proof that the debt is valid.

Koster said Professional Debt Management uses scare tactics, leaving messages on consumers' phones that there is an emergency. He said that like Portfolio, they attempt to collect on accounts already paid or from the wrong party.

"The Attorney General's office intends to take aggressive action to protect Missouri consumers," Koster said. "I am asking the court to issue a permanent injunction prohibiting these companies from violating consumer protection laws and to order that they provide full restitution to the people they have harmed."

Koster also is asking that the court impose monetary penalties and require the companies to pay all court costs.

http://ago.mo.gov/newsreleases/2009/Fradulent ... am_gets_busted/


Media, Pennsylvania, January 4, 2010 - A New Jersey woman hired the Law Office of Dimitrios Kolovos, LLC to file a lawsuit against the debt collector Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the N.J. Identity Theft Prevention Act (ITPA), and for publishing private facts about her. Both The FDCPA and the ITPA are powerful consumer rights statutes regulating the conduct of consumer debt collectors. The Consumer filed her lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey located in Trenton, New Jersey and demanded that judgment be entered against the Defendants for her statutory damages, actual damages, attorney’s fees, and the costs of her litigation.

The Complaint alleges that Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC (a junk debt buyer of old, defaulted debts) unlawfully employed its debt collection agent, Apothaker & Associates, P.C. of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey to file a state-court lawsuit on time-barred, consumer debt. Her Complaint also alleges that Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC disclosed Plaintiff’s private information including her date of birth and social security numbers to the World. “A debt collector is forbidden to file a lawsuit on time-barred, consumer debt,” her attorney Joseph A. Mullaney, III said. “To do so is an unfair debt collection practice and violates the FDCPA,” he continued. What makes the Complaint of particular concern to the public is that it attempts to enforce the ITPA against a debt collector who publishes a consumer’s social security number in the public record. “My client is exposed to identity theft and other unauthorized use of her identity information because Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC disclosed her social security number for anyone to see,” her lawyer continued. “She is afraid someone will steal her identity,” Mullaney finished. The Complaint also seeks punitive damages against Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC for allegedly disclosing the Consumer's private and confidential information without authorization.

http://fdcpalaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/consumer-sues-portfolio-recovery.html

This woman started in about WSS and or something about Debt Collector, the call will be recorded, etc.  I told her I had no idea what she was talking about.  I have not a clue who they were and what they wanted.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC
Revenue Discovery Systems
Aka/ Anchor Receivables Management

PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES AS A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION?

Corporate Headquarters
120 Corporate Blvd., Norfolk VA 23502,
Mailing address: PO Box 12914 Norfolk VA 23541
Phone: (800) 772-1413  800-654-8818 or 757-519-9300
Fax: (757) 321 2504 or 866-296-0635

Offices:
4829 Hwy 45 North
Jackson, TN 38305

New Market Mall
5200 West Mercury Blvd
Hampton, VA 23666

500 West 1st Avenue
Hutchinson, KS 67501

Head Debt Collectors:
Steve Fredrickson, CEO
Email: sfredrickson@portfoliorecovery.com
Andrew Holmes, President
Email:  aholmes@portfoliorecovery.com
Craig Grube, Sr., VP
Email: cgrube@portfoliorecover.com
Donald A. Williams, Associate General Counsel
Email:  dwilliams@portfoliorecovery.com
www.portfoliorecovery.com

Portfolio Recovery Associates, (PRA) bottom feeders with deep pockets, have apparently figured out how to get blood from a turnip. They collect on accounts dating back to the 90’s -- accounts so out of statute that most consumers can’t even remember if they even existed.

These vultures live off the grief and (in some cases) the time barred debts of unsophisticated consumers. Like most of the bottom feeders out there, PRA and Anchor are fighting the density of junk debt buyers who have flooded the market. To say the price for accounts has gone up is an under-statement. PRA is paying more just like everyone else to stay on top of the market.

One of PRA's favorite tricks is to use the IRS to collect for them. They issue the debtor a 1099C for the amount of the debt, then charge the full amount off as a loss. We've heard cases of other agencies collecting later on the same debt. Could PRA be charging off the full amount, then selling the account to another junk debt buyer? The poor consumer gets screwed in more ways than one. First, he's paid a questionable debt via a settlement to PRA - perhaps 60% on a debt they most likely couldn't have proven in court. Secondly, his taxes are hit when the IRS waves this 1099C in his face. They are effectively collecting for PRA at this point, since PRA took the loss (100%) of something they paid only pennies on the dollar for. Third, the consumer has to face the debt again when the junk debt buyer comes after him anew. Hopefully, the IRS will catch onto this scam. PRA is a publicly traded company, so one would think they wouldn't be able to get away with this type of financial accounting for very long without some preying eyes.

http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/portfolio_recovery_associates.htm