281-501-7536

This is a collection agency

I received a phone call from this number.  He asked for "Jo", not "Mrs. __" or my full name, and nobody except close friends call me "Jo".  So I asked what company he was with, and he mumbled something, I asked again, and he claimed the name of the company wasn't important and that he wanted to ask me a few questions about "your neighbor across the street."  The name of the person he mentioned was totally unfamiliar, and I told him there was no one of that name in the neighborhood.  Then he said, "don't you live at XXXX" and I said "no" and that he had the wrong address.  He was very insistent,  I did not give out my correct address, of course, but I have to wonder how he got our number and how he got information about calling me "Jo".

Also calling me... but they hang up every time I answer... weird...

He called told me I was on a recorded line and asked if my name was my ex husbands currents wife’s name lol I said no and hung up.

This number keeps calling me. Haven’t answered yet but I’ve been called multiple times the past few weeks. I was thinking it was a distant relative because they live in Texas but I’m not sure.

Has called 14 times since March. Never leaves voicemail. I never answer call from someone I don't know.

This number calls repeatedly, i never answer but they dont leave a message, so sick of them

Have called several times..when answer no one on other end. They are now blocked!

Has called multiple times since July.   Silence when you answer.   If you are unable to answer and call goes to VM no message is ever left.

The number 281-501-7536 is for a debt collector AvanteUSA. They mostly deal with medical debt.

Calls repeatedly all week i never answer numbers I dont know

It's Avante Collections. They have a problem with their auto dialer system. And they are jerks.

Received a call, answered, and within 5 seconds it disconnected. Called back.  Avante Collections. Answering agent grilled me as if I were an owning person. After some discussion about the call-disconnect issue, she removed my number from their system.

Asked for someone I dont know. When I answered was a woman laughing on the other end.

Debt collector and claims to not have a call list to remove my number from

Well debt collectors are not telemarketers.

They called me as well but wouldn’t give any info unless I gave mine first

They call me several times a day. Caller ID shows AvanteUSA, then pops up scam/fraud. They never leave a message and if my caller id shows as scam, I'm not answering it.

You will need to send them a certified, return receipt debt validation (by law they have to go back to the original creditor to prove you owe the debt), cease and desist calling, or "not me" letter (this will be the best money that you have 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 at least two or more federal and state agencies where you should report their criminal activities.

AVANTEUSA

Web page with alleged contact info:  http://www.avanteusa.com/contact_us.html

BBB reduced their rating from an A+ to a D with 130 complaints, 5 negative reviews, and an alert that since 2016 there has been a pattern to the complaints (Wow!, 4 years running) as of 10/2/20: http://www.bbb.org/houston/business-reviews/c ... on-tx-22002922/

Bizapedia lists them as a limited partnership:  http://www.bizapedia.com/tx/AVANTEUSA-LTD.html

Sunbiz lists the owners as this company:
PRAVI, INC.

TEXAS CORPORATION

Data Updated April 17, 2014

         Pravi, Inc. is a Texas Corporation filed on July 3, 2003. The company's filing status is listed as In Good Standing Not For Dissolution Or Withdrawal and its File Number is 0800221454.

The Registered Agent on file for this company is Mike Moore and is located at 2950 S. Gessner, Suite 265, Houston, TX 77063. The company's principal address is 2950 S Gessner Rd Ste 265, Houston, TX 77063-3751.

The company has 1 principal on record. The principal is Michael Moore from Houston TX.

Company Information
Company Name:      PRAVI, INC.

File Number:      0800221454

Filing State:      Texas (TX)

Filing Status:      In Good Standing Not For Dissolution Or Withdrawal

Filing Date:      July 3, 2003

Company Age:      12 Years, 1 Month

Registered Agent:               Mike Moore
2950 S. Gessner, Suite 265
Houston, TX 77063

Principal Address:               2950 S Gessner Rd Ste 265
Houston, TX 77063-3751

Company Contacts
MICHAEL MOORE

Director

         2950 S. Gessner Rd. #265
Houston, TX 77063

MICHAEL MOORE

President

         2950 S. Gessner Rd. #265
Houston, TX 77063

Other complaints:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/avante-usa/houston-texas-77063/avante-usa-scammed-distorted-information-misrepresented-fraudulent-verbal-abuse-houst-716602
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/avanteusa-ltd/houston-texas-77063/avanteusa-ltd-avant-avanteusa-is-a-very-dishonest-rude-and-totally-unprofessional-compan-809316
http://forums.debtcc.com/creditors-information/know-address.html

It is incumbent upon them under the law to prove that the debt exists and that you owe it, and (this is the important part) 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.  If and when you get that letter you should immediately send that debt validation letter by certified, return receipt mail.

First, you should make a complaint at this Federal Agency, and while there you should also read up on how debt collection is supposed to work as well as what your rights in this matter are: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Also file complaints with the FTC: https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt&panel1-1

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