502-267-7522

I am 100% current on all my bills and just got this phone number yesterday, and haven't given it out to anyone.  There is no way this was a legitimate call.  The number was 502-267-7522.

They primarily collect for medical facilities, so it might be a co-pay or something like that that you still owe.   They do collections for many of the hospitals, clinics and Dr offices around here.  Hope that helps.

These people actually practice an illegal form of debt collection. First, you have to give them permission to be able to call your cell phone, which they never ask for (and call me on). Second, they aren't supposed to call you with an automated message system (which they do to me). Lastly, when calling, and if having permission, they are supposed to announce to you on what their company's name is [GLA Collections], which they don't. As far as I'm concerned, they're not following debt collection law that was passed by Congress, so they can soon to receive a case against them. They do work for medical facilities and hospitals to collect debt for them. However, their practices are illegal and if you receive a call from these folk, talk with your hospital and tell them you're not paying a debt from an untrustworthy and indirect source. You should be able to stop the calls and settle whatever it is you need to settle, one way or another.

Its great that you know what is legal and what is not.  But it does not help at all if you DO NOT USE THAT KNOWLEDGE and FILE COMPLAINTS with the Agencies that can shut them down for their illegal tactics.


File complaints with

Federal Trade Commission  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

Your State Attorney General
State Attorney General is every state they have offices

Link to all State Attorney General Websites www.naag.org

If you or they are located in NY – use this SPECIAL Link  www.NYDebtHelp.com
This special website was created by NY AG Andrew Cuomo specifically for reporting illegal debt collection practices.  HE’S CRACKING DOWN AND SHUTTING THEM DOWN!

Also report your calls and contacts with debt collectors at http://www.budhibbs.com/index.html  If the company is listed under agencies – report there. If not on the list YET, click on Watchlist! and add to the list.   You can also post here http://www.collectorsexposed.com/forum2/index.php?board=2.0

Debt Collectors DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION!    
The INFORMED CONSUMER IS THE DEBT COLLECTORS WORST ENEMY!

Dealing with Debt Collectors
http://www.budhibbs.com/start.html


Statute of Limitations by State – always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/statute_of_limitations.htm


Recording calls from Debt Collectors - always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/record.htm


From Federal Trade Commission Website – FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
Debt Collection FAQs: A Guide for Consumers
If you’re behind in paying your bills, or a creditor’s records mistakenly make it appear that you are, a debt collector may be contacting you.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you.
Under the FDCPA, a debt collector is someone who regularly collects debts owed to others. This includes collection agencies, lawyers who collect debts on a regular basis, and companies that buy delinquent debts and then try to collect them.
Here are some questions and answers about your rights under the Act.

What types of debts are covered?
The Act covers personal, family, and household debts, including money you owe on a personal credit card account, an auto loan, a medical bill, and your mortgage. The FDCPA doesn’t cover debts you incurred to run a business.

Can a debt collector contact me any time or any place?
No. A debt collector may not contact you at inconvenient times or places, such as before 8 in the morning or after 9 at night, unless you agree to it. And collectors may not contact you at work if they’re told (orally or in writing) that you’re not allowed to get calls there.

How can I stop a debt collector from contacting me?
If a collector contacts you about a debt, you may want to talk to them at least once to see if you can resolve the matter – even if you don’t think you owe the debt, can’t repay it immediately, or think that the collector is contacting you by mistake. If you decide after contacting the debt collector that you don’t want the collector to contact you again, tell the collector – in writing – to stop contacting you. Here’s how to do that:
Make a copy of your letter. Send the original by certified mail, and pay for a “return receipt” so you’ll be able to document what the collector received. Once the collector receives your letter, they may not contact you again, with two exceptions: a collector can contact you to tell you there will be no further contact or to let you know that they or the creditor intend to take a specific action, like filing a lawsuit. Sending such a letter to a debt collector you owe money to does not get rid of the debt, but it should stop the contact. The creditor or the debt collector still can sue you to collect the debt.

Can a debt collector contact anyone else about my debt?
If an attorney is representing you about the debt, the debt collector must contact the attorney, rather than you. If you don’t have an attorney, a collector may contact other people – but only to find out your address, your home phone number, and where you work. Collectors usually are prohibited from contacting third parties more than once. Other than to obtain this location information about you, a debt collector generally is not permitted to discuss your debt with anyone other than you, your spouse, or your attorney.

What does the debt collector have to tell me about the debt?
Every collector must send you a written “validation notice” telling you how much money you owe within five days after they first contact you. This notice also must include the name of the creditor to whom you owe the money, and how to proceed if you don’t think you owe the money.

Can a debt collector keep contacting me if I don’t think I owe any money?
If you send the debt collector a letter stating that you don’t owe any or all of the money, or asking for verification of the debt, that collector must stop contacting you. You have to send that letter within 30 days after you receive the validation notice. But a collector can begin contacting you again if it sends you written verification of the debt, like a copy of a bill for the amount you owe.

What practices are off limits for debt collectors?
Harassment. Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact. For example, they may not:
    use threats of violence or harm;
    publish a list of names of people who refuse to pay their debts (but they can give this information to the credit reporting companies);
    use obscene or profane language; or
    repeatedly use the phone to annoy someone.

False statements. Debt collectors may not lie when they are trying to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
    falsely claim that they are attorneys or government representatives;
    falsely claim that you have committed a crime;
    falsely represent that they operate or work for a credit reporting company;
    misrepresent the amount you owe;
    indicate that papers they send you are legal forms if they aren’t; or
    indicate that papers they send to you aren’t legal forms if they are.

Debt collectors also are prohibited from saying that:
    you will be arrested if you don’t pay your debt;
    they’ll seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages unless they are permitted by law to take the action and intend to do so; or
    legal action will be taken against you, if doing so would be illegal or if they don’t intend to take the action.

Debt collectors may not:
    give false credit information about you to anyone, including a credit reporting company;
    send you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency if it isn’t; or
    use a false company name.

Unfair practices. Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
    try to collect any interest, fee, or other charge on top of the amount you owe unless the contract that created your debt – or your state law – allows the charge;
    deposit a post-dated check early;
    take or threaten to take your property unless it can be done legally; or
    contact you by postcard.

Can I control which debts my payments apply to?
Yes. If a debt collector is trying to collect more than one debt from you, the collector must apply any payment you make to the debt you select. Equally important, a debt collector may not apply a payment to a debt you don’t think you owe.

Can a debt collector garnish my bank account or my wages?
If you don’t pay a debt, a creditor or its debt collector generally can sue you to collect. If they win, the court will enter a judgment against you. The judgment states the amount of money you owe, and allows the creditor or collector to get a garnishment order against you, directing a third party, like your bank, to turn over funds from your account to pay the debt.
Wage garnishment happens when your employer withholds part of your compensation to pay your debts. Your wages usually can be garnished only as the result of a court order. Don’t ignore a lawsuit summons. If you do, you lose the opportunity to fight a wage garnishment.

Can federal benefits be garnished?
Many federal benefits are exempt from garnishment, including:
    Social Security Benefits
    Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
    Veterans’ Benefits
    Civil Service and Federal Retirement and Disability Benefits
    Service Members’ Pay
    Military Annuities and Survivors’ Benefits
    Student Assistance
    Railroad Retirement Benefits
    Merchant Seamen Wages
    Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Death and Disability Benefits
    Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Benefits
    Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of U.S. Contractors Outside the U.S.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Disaster Assistance
But federal benefits may be garnished under certain circumstances, including to pay delinquent taxes, alimony, child support, or student loans.

Do I have any recourse if I think a debt collector has violated the law?
You have the right to sue a collector in a state or federal court within one year from the date the law was violated. If you win, the judge can require the collector to pay you for any damages you can prove you suffered because of the illegal collection practices, like lost wages and medical bills. The judge can require the debt collector to pay you up to $1,000, even if you can’t prove that you suffered actual damages. You also can be reimbursed for your attorney’s fees and court costs. A group of people also may sue a debt collector as part of a class action lawsuit and recover money for damages up to $500,000, or one percent of the collector’s net worth, whichever amount is lower. Even if a debt collector violates the FDCPA in trying to collect a debt, the debt does not go away if you owe it.

What should I do if a debt collector sues me?
If a debt collector files a lawsuit against you to collect a debt, respond to the lawsuit, either personally or through your lawyer, by the date specified in the court papers to preserve your rights.

Where do I report a debt collector for an alleged violation?
Report any problems you have with a debt collector to your state Attorney General’s office (www.naag.org) and the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov). Many states have their own debt collection laws that are different from the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Your Attorney General’s office can help you determine your rights under your state’s law.

For More Information
To learn more about debt collection and other credit-related issues, visit www.ftc.gov/credit and MyMoney.gov, the U.S. government’s portal to financial education.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
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They called here, it's GLA Collection Co, Inc,
They are located in Louisville
The call is automated, It starts off with
"Don't hang up, This is not a sales call,
We are trying to reach "John Doe"
If you are "John Doe" press 1.
as stated earlier, it appears to be a collection Company that works
with Doctors, Hospitals, etc...

Lamet Thanks for giving info about how to file Complaints
but you shouldn't YELL at posters

GLA collections is the owner of this number

GLA purchases old debts......for pennies on the dollar....These people are rude, and bottom dwellers....
They called me about a debt that was over 15 years old.....one that had been paid....and the woman proceeded to tell me how she was going to take my house, car, and what ever else she could take...
I laughed at her, and hung up......
Stupid people.....

Received a call from GLA, Inc
Did not answer it.

I got a call from this number today, the lady on the line asked for my husband (hard to understand her)
I asked if I could take a message and she said no, and asked who I was, when I told her I was his wife she
started yelling to me about a bill I have with them, I have never got a bill from them in the mail ever! I told her that and asked her nicely to send me a bill, then she yelled at me and told me to stop being so rude!
so I hung up on her.
Three minutes later, she tries to call me from a cell phone!!

I got a call from them today at work. I thought it was a customer at first..I am glad that I researched the number before calling.

They called me from 502-267-7522 and the guy just said "Hi Megen, this is Brad Bowers. Give me a call please at 502-261-0154". When I searched for the number he provided, it comes up as a cell phone.

Jerks.

Received a call from them today, Asking for Davida. told her wrong number then asked who I was, told her wrong number and hung up.. random

this gla,inc, needs to stop calling my house i dont  no who that what but that need to stop calling me..and thank you so much. that dont need to be calling my house so thank you so much. stop calling me .

i never got a bill from the place gla,inc, so youll need to stop calling my house now thank you. so much.

These robocalls to cell phones are completely illegal, yet (according to the post from "Emergent" in Sep. 2009) they have been continuing now for at least 2 1/2 years!  It is well past time that we put a stop to this nonsense.

Each call is worth up to $1500 in damages under federal law.  If you are getting these calls on a cell phone, and you have not given your phone # out in connection with a legally valid debt that they are trying to collect, then please post a comment here about your experience.  If there is enough interest, we can contact a law firm that specializes in TCPA cases, and organize a class action that will effectively bankrupt this company and solve the problem for everyone.  Otherwise, we can go ahead with individual cases in small claims court.

In the meantime, please make sure to document all illegal calls that you get -- date, time, caller ID, content of call.  Record the calls when possible.  Keep in mind that this company also apparently masks its caller ID at times, so "unavailable" calls may be from them.

The calls from this phone number and various others (502-261-1015, 502-261-1047, 502-261-1066, etc.) are apparently coming from G.L.A. Collection Company in Louisville KY.  These calls violate two parts of the TCPA:
  1) It's illegal to make automated calls to cell phones without consent.  The penalty is $500 to $1500 per call, payable to the person whose phone line is being abused.
  2) Automated voice messages must ALWAYS include the name AND phone number of the caller (regardless of whether being made to a cell phone or a land line, and regardless of whether you gave consent for them to call).  No civil damages are available, but this can be enforced by your state attorney general and the FCC.

This is a small business and I want to be as fair to them as I can.  However, it is absolutely unacceptable for any company to annoy hundreds or thousands of people via these cell phone robocalls.  It might be different if they only made the calls to people who actually owe them money, but it is not OK to intentionally program a phone spamming machine to call the debtors' neighbors, relatives, or other random people.  And it's definitely not OK for them to illegally conceal their identity in the process.  (Their first automated call to me had no caller ID, no business name, AND no return phone number.  If not for the later calls I would not have figured out who was to blame.)

I will be contacting this company in the next few days to try to get this matter addressed.  This should stop the nuisance calls for many people, not just me, if I can make them realize how much money they stand to lose in penalties and fines.  If I am unable to get them to resolve this without a lawsuit, a class action is a possible option to recover damages for anyone who got these illegal calls.

Remember:  Preserve all evidence, it may be valuable later.  Post information about illegal calls here.  And always consult your attorney for specific legal advice about your situation.

P.S.  If anyone wants to contact me privately regarding this case, I have an email address that has been set up for this purpose:  glatcpa AT cinci.rr.com.

Toll Free Number to reach this company is: 1-800-928-7809

Mail Cease and Desist Letters to (send certified return receipt, so you have proof):
GLA Collection Company
2630 Gleeson Lane
Louisville, KY 40299

If they disregard the letter at a later date, you have the right to sue them for each and every violation.

13:46 05/11/2012

I keep receiving calls from this number too. They don't say who they are just to call back and use a reference number. Never have received a letter from them saying I owe something so why would I call them back.

DO NOT CALL ME AGAIN!