888-261-7952

must be Pioneer Collections - they do collections for student loans.

Jim Shute left a voice mail and a call back number but when I called back they couldn't locate anyone that worked there named Jim.

Someone called from this number to verify employment. When I tried calling the number back it was just dead air.

DO NOT CALL MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT!!!

Someone from this number is calling my neighbors, giving them a reference number, and asking them to ask me to call them.

They called me repeatedly at my place of employment to verify info about a person.  Then when I said I need to know who is requesting the info they told me oh we cant tell you.  So I guess as a threat they started saying all this personal info about me.  The guys name was Chris.

This is a fraudulant "credit recovery" calling company. I called the company that they claimed I owed 9,000 some dollars to, and of course I didn't owe a thing. The bank encouraged me to not reply or respond to any of their attempts. 1-888-261-7952

Keep getting a ring from a woman named Jodi. Very convenient that the calls come to my workplace  when i am not there.

A lady went to my neighbors and asked he to tell me to call this number - I and my family have been hounded by Salie Mae for another person with the same name. They keep harrassing me and my family and friends and now my neighbors. What can be done with Salie Mae to get them to STOP!?

"Cindy" left a message on our machine in regards to our son.
As mentioned above, she left a reference number and asked for a call back.
As she did not say where she was calling from or leave a business name, it did not seem very legit.
Thank-you for this forum.
We will not be returning the call.

Jessica called about Enrique. Reference number C36311.

A person named Jose called from a different number looking for my ex from 25 years ago and left this number for her to call back. Never said what it was in reference to.

They are calling my office and sounds very much like a scam

same as liz

Yes, they rang my place of employment looking for me. I will not return the call

Someone left a message  named Jose asking that we call back in reference to a neighbor and left a reference number.  I called number back and you can not leave a message for Jose.  It just says:  please leave a message for (no sound) and goes right to where you can leave a message.

UNAVAILABLE

I got a call from Pioneer Collections.  They didn't leave a message, so I called them back.  Fortunately, they were looking for someone else.  I didn't know who they were calling about.  I probably wont hear from them again.

They called and left a message saying I needed to call Stephanie at this # about my ex husband of 12 years ago (didn't give specific reason).  Even used my former married name again of 12 years ago.  Thanks all for reporting this as a scam, now I know for sure it's true and won't waste my time returning their call.  A warning to future receivers of this call type.  Wow, these call patterns go back for years looking at the various dates - they're desperate!

Well known criminal enterprise in Western New York, lost their contract to steal money for student loans because of all the lies they told people.  Time for you to sue them and report them.  Here is what you need

You need to send them a certified, return receipt "not me" letter (think of it as the best $6.47 you ever invested).  Also send it first class mail in case no one will sign for it.  Make a notation of that fact at the bottom of the letter.  You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to.  Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment.  If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it.  Use these web sites to find an attorney in your state that will probably take the case on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket up front):  http://www.consumeradvocates.org/
http://www.consumeradvocates.org/find-an-atto ... tates_value=All

Everything else you need to know follows including where to report their criminal activities.

PIONEER CREDIT RECOVERY
Posted in:  https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-845-589-9251
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-732-781-1242
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-917-423-3095
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-631-247-9090
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-855-202-7001/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-432-6202
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-302-401-4372
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-439-1357
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-888-261-7952#p1111095822392042542
Pioneer has lost their contract to collect student loans due to their criminal activity:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/27/educ ... _n_6773286.html
Web page with contact information:  https://pioneercreditrecovery.com/Contact.aspx
BBB page with 235 complaints and 6 negative reviews and a government action revoking their contract and a BS statement about the revocation of that contract but somehow still gets an A+??? (Probably because it is accredited and pays big bucks for that rating):  http://www.bbb.org/upstate-new-york/business- ... arcade-ny-5664/
Pioneer is a Delaware corporation organized in December of 2001 unlike their web page that says 1980.
Bizapedia.com page:  http://www.bizapedia.com/de/PIONEER-CREDIT-RECOVERY-INC.html
Copy of their contract with Dept. of Education:  https://studentaid.ed.gov/sites/default/files ... aseContract.pdf
Other complaints:
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/pioneer-credit-recovery-c253043.html
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/pioneer-credit-recovery-inc-sallie-mae/perry-new-york-14530/pioneer-credit-recovery-inc-sallie-mae-original-debt-amount-from-sallie-mae-34k-tha-p-596480
They get sued a lot:
http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020 ... RECOVERY,%20INC.
https://pacermonitor.com/public/case/10185590 ... t_Recovery,_Inc
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-flsd-9_13-cv-80511/content-detail.html
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-2nd-circuit/1025155.html
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-ohnd-1_09-cv-02993/content-detail.html
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/la-court-of-appeal/1689459.html
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/9315 ... it_Recovery_Inc
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district- ... 0511/421262/40/

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt.  It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes.  The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.

Read up on your rights here and also make a complaint at this government site:  http://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices:   https://800notes.com/faq/attorney-general

File a complaint at the NY State AG's Office here:  http://www.ag.ny.gov/http://www.ag.ny.gov/