2152204556

I have about 11 missed calls starting back from Oct.13th. They never leave a message so I googled the number and this page popped up. Guess I will be adding them to my block list as well!!!

Calls and never leaves a message
calls from 215-220-4556

Calls everyday and never leaves vmail, when I pick up no one there, sketchy

Called on 11/11/2016 at 1:19pm and didn't leave a voicemail. I live in PA

Just received a call today. Saying they are from citizens bank and needed my full address, correct spelling of my name and social. DO NOT GIVE THESE people any info! Hang up immediately and report them !

Shady debt collector which was reported in link below

https://convergent-outsourcing.pissedconsumer.com/they-left-215-220-4556-on-my-voicemail-20160120774146.html?utm_expid=139295969-18.9Xi-IQvtSiu4tFzKTeGu_A.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

Calls several times a day...Never leaves a message.

Just got a call saying something in regards to citizens bank, and needs my last 4 of social. I haven't banked with them in years and I mentioned that to him, he slipped up said yes but still we need you to verify it was your account. Told him I'd go to citizens myself. Be careful people

Left voicemail saying I needed to call them about urgent matter.  Never left a number!  Looks like they are a scamming collection agency that will be getting prosecuted by the state attorney general soon.  Jerks!

I don't answer this number but from reading other people's posts it could be a medical debt collector..I owed a few small med bills.. If not...it's gotta be some kinda medical company.

Convergent is a debt collector and could be collection for anything.

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and that they have the legal right to collect it.  You are not obligated under the law to prove that you don’t owe or that it is paid.  

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

http://www.convergentusa.com/
Convergent Outsourcing Inc.
800-444-8485
Also known as:
ER Solutions
Web Address: www.e-r-solutions.com   (Not operating)
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Convergent Outsourcing Inc
66 years in business
Headquarters
800 SW 39th St
Renton, WA 98057-4975
WEBSITE
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(800) 444-8485
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compliance@convergnetusa.com
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Business Started: 01/01/1950
Business Started Locally: 01/01/1950
Business Incorporated: 01/01/1950 in WA
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Mr. Jeffery Hunter, Executive VP
Principal: Felicia Lewis, Compliance Director
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Mr. Mike Meyer, CEO
Mr. Jeffery Hunter, Executive VP
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Call from a variety of numbers:
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425 643-3111
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510-285-0408
510-285-0423
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515-200-7970
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617-603-1349
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630-812-2812
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708-402-9160
708-540-3450
713-496-3832
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757-209-2017
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770-870-1070
800-322-2307
800-350-9095
800-404-3086
800-423-9397
800-444-8485
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855-343-7885
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IN ANY event,

Just because someone on the phone calling you says you owe a debt does not mean you actually owe it.

If a voice on the telephone claims you owe a debt:

1.    Demand the person give you his or her name, company name, and address
2.     Demand a debt validation letter by US mail.  E-mail no good.
3.    Do not pay  the collection agent or anyone else a  dime until the debt is validated

Of course they won’t do this, no scammer ever will, so simply ignore them and block their calls.

If they are bothering you, report them:

http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0149-debt-collection (Threatening civil proceedings with no intent to follow through, or threatening criminal process in order to collect a civil debt is a  violation of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.)  The same goes for endless telephone harassment

Note that the US Supreme Court in the Case of HENSON ET AL. v. SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC., has recently ruled that the provisions of the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act do not apply if the creditor owns the debt in question.  As a practical matter this probably won't effect the kinds of scam debt collectors who often show up on 800notes.  The scam collectors don't give you any information about themselves so it is impossible to know whether or not they in fact "own" the debt in question.  Most do not send debt validation letters and many often say they are collecting for someone else.  So, make the complaint anyway if they are bothering you.  Let the FTC sort it out.

Also contact your local attorney general

If they continue to bother you,  and you know you do not owe any money, tell them that you know this is  a debt scam and that you are making a complaint to the police for extortion.  Once you get a copy of the police report and they call you again , just read out the  file number and the name of the PD or Sheriff’s office involved.   Tell them you’ll be glad to send a copy to them at whatever address the jack***es are working out of now.

You'll probably have to yell at them and talk over them.
You have to get tuff with these people because,  being akin to thugs, brute force is (metaphorically speaking).   the only thing they understand.

This company, whoever they are, calls at least 2 times per day on my landline, asking for a man who lived at my address back in the 90's. The first call we received for this man made me google search him and I found out that he had passed away in 2004, and his only son, who had the same name only Jr., had also passed away in 2010. Both died before we even moved into our current location. So, when they started calling in 2011, shortly after we moved in and we found out the information about the deceased man who previously lived in our house, we answered the phone and pressed the number to talk to a live person. The call center lady was nice and spoke clear English, and when I explained the situation and how a quick Google search could confirm what I was saying, she apologized and said she'd remove our number from the calling list.

Fast forward to 6 years later, present day. We are now receiving at least 2 calls every single day on our landline for the deceased man yet again. When they first started calling again over the summer, I repeated what I did 6 years ago and spoke with a call center person. Only this time, they were incredibly rude, accused me of being his wife and trying to cover up my husband's debt (which was nearly 6 figures according to them - I'm quite sure that since the deceased man died in his late 70's, he probably had some sort of surgery for some terminal illness before he passed and this is what they're trying to collect). I kept my cool and again told this rude man that I didn't even know the person and maybe their collection company should do more research before just associating a current telephone number with a last known address, and that maybe then they would have found this long-dead man's obituary. He then hung up on me and they still continue to call every single day, including weekends and holidays. I even tried to get a real live human again several times and all it does now is clicks then disconnects. Hopefully these calls will cease when we move to a new address at the end of the year.

Meantime a call blocker might be of some help.
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You can report them.
See my entry.
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You might have a private cause of action against them under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
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You can contact your local attorney general as well.

Keep in mind that in nearly every state, debts expire in 3, 4, or 6 years.  In PA, its four years.  After that, debt is considered null and void and is permanently uncollectible (unless for federal taxes/child support/school loan).  NO CREDIT CARD DEBT is collectible in PA after 4 years from the last payment.  These zombies will still try to guilt you into paying.  Tell them to get lost, there's not a thing they can do to you.

Most states do NOT have a statute that renders debts uncollectible after a certain time, they have a limitation on how long before you can no longer be sued to collect on an old debt. Just because you can no longer be sued does not mean a collector is barred from attempting to collect except in the handful of states that do set a time limit for collecting.

Keep in mind that you don't have a clue what you are posting about.  First, what you are referencing is the Statute Of Limitations.  SOL applies only to the amount of time they have to sue you.  It does not extinguish the debt. Period.  Further, SOL can extend up to 15 years and sometimes more depending on the type of debt.

I've had this number blocked for several months on my home phone. They still continue to call me everyday, it rings once and then the call is blocked...they don't take a hint.

Calls every day.  Sometimes twice a day.  Never leaves message.

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