541-956-8822

I got this call today and did not answer it. I google'd the number and found all of these posts. It's good to know about. I won't answer my phone when/if they call again. How did they get my number? I have a verizon cell phone.

Received two calls at 8:30 a.m. on two different Saturdays.  I have no idea who they are because they haven't left a message.  Seeing these posts makes it clear they are a collection agency & now I'm p*ssed off.  To my knowledge I don't owe anyone any money.

I keep getting calls from this number also.  Whoever it is does not leave a message. They call my number probably 5 times a day and it is pretty annoying.

wow, there's a whole forum for this?  I just didn't recognize the number and as it was ringing I typed it in google and this came up.  funny.

Received a call from this number at 5:28 p.m. on November 12. The arrogant guy who called wanted to talk with Johnny. "This has always been Johnny's number," he said. Well, surprise! I have a cell phone only, and a personalized phone number that no one else in my area code could have. This idiot was persistent, but I finally told him he had the wrong number and hung up.

I have no idea who this person is but they keep calling me at work.  I'm getting frustrated because it is interfering with work.  how do I get it to stop?

We received a series of harrassing calls from someone by the name of Julie who did not want to identify where she was calling from besides California.  However, her primary call resulted in our caller ID picking up where she was calling from.  She called the first time and was rude to an employee because that employee would not give out any information over the phone (our policy).  She called a second time to speak with the Executive Director of the organization and she was rude because the ED would not give out any information over the phone (our policy, besides, she would not identify where she was calling from).  She called a third time and asked for me.  She tried to be polite this time because I guess she figured out that you can not be rude and get what you want.  However, she still would not give me her last name or where she was calling from.  After I told her that I can not give out any information to a stranger regarding anyone that may be associated with this organization, then she proceeded to be rude.  She proceeded to tell me that she will keep calling until she could contact someone that could answer her quetsions (harassment, harassment, harassment).  She also said that she would call the president of the organization and I told her to do so and that he would be the perfect person to call (Did she think that she was intimidating me? He will just reiterate the policy)  It is against our policy to give any information out over the phone to anyone who will not identify themselves, as well as, to someone who is just plain rude.  I can't get over the fact that she called, spoke to my boss and was rude to my boss, then expected for me to give her information after she decided to be rude to me once she realized that I would not give out information to a stranger. Her name was Julie from California, however, she would not give us any other infromation.

I did a internet search and this is where she called from according to our caller ID:

Contact
Corporate Headquarters
DCS
A Performant Company
333 North Canyons Parkway
Suite 100
Livermore, CA 94551
Toll free: 866 257 3596
Telephone: 925 960 4800
Fax: 925 960 4880

Email
collectionquestions@performantcorp.com
HRquestions@performantcorp.com
info@performantcorp.com

Branch offices
Grants Pass, Oregon: 541 955 7800
Lathrop, California: 209 858 3500
San Angelo, Texas: 325 224 6001

Called under a ruse of making a reservation in one of my employees section. I tried calling them back and asked them not to bother my business.

i have my phone set up to a fax when i see the collecton company caliing i let the fax pick up after several trys they quit calling ..........hope this info will help some of you people like me who are just poor and in debt and trying to have a phone without being harrassed all the time . try fax copy machines are cheep and can be set up to answer on a regular phone line. mine is a lexmark x125 printer/copier/fax machine cost me less than 85.00 at walmart. it seems to confuse those computer generated calls . i donot avoid paying my bills i just pay aqn equal amount to those that i own goodluck to all

Got calls from this number on my cell phone.
Didn't pick up.
Called back said someone named Luis called me and I had to hold. I hunged up.
Calls are continuing with text messages saying "please call".

Received call from 541-956-8822. It's a collection agency. I knew they were a collection because they asked for Ruby Lafau. I do not know a Ruby Lafau and I've had my number for 6 years. DCS has called me more than 20 times. Complaints to Qwest have resolved nothing. I just launched complaints with Attorney Generals of WA and OR and the FTC. This is so irritating. If it was my debt that would be something.

At the very least, you may want to send them a cease-communication notice. Check out these websites for more information about that:

http://www.naca.net/debt-collection-abuse/
http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm

I got a call from a woman this morning who works for DCS. She said she was Kim calling long distance from Texas. She called me by my last name and said she was trying to get in touch with so-and-so that lives on the same street as me. She said she had been trying to contact them but can't get in touch. She wanted to know if I could help her because she had time sensitive info for them. Being around a while....I thought fast and said.....
"oh I'm so sorry. Their house burned down not long ago. You should contact the police dept. I am sure they can help you." I could tell she understood my deception but she played along and gave me right back..."that's too bad."
I got off the phone, did a search of the number and found this site.
I decided to call her back since the number showed on my phone (as Grants Pass, Oregon--not Texas). I get free long distance so what the heck. Well, when I asked for her by the name she gave (she answered by the way)...I said I was very concerned for her and had important info to give her. I said I've been trying to contact her without luck and wanted her help. The lady got ticked fast. Several phone calls later back to them again and again, they no longer would answer. I guess they don't like it when we call them so much. Maybe breaks up their day and makes it hard to work. Hmmm. Not even my debt but I'd be pretty annoyed if it were and they were calling my neighbors to shame me or get info. Dirty tactics make me want to help the little guy. Call it Christmas spirit.
Maybe everyone should call with important info. Call a lot so their phone lines are full of people urgently wanting to HELP. (wink)
Thanks for the vent window.
1-800-927-7667 ext. 7785 gets you Scott Brown's voice mail.

Just got my first call today. Asked for my husband said soneone gave his name as a reference. I googled the number and found this wonderful website. THANKS !  Think my husband will be busy all the time and I AM on the "DO NOT CALL LIST".

The gentleman called and requested to speak with someone he thought was employed at our company.  When we stated that we had no employee by that name he called back and asked for payroll, he called again and asked for HR.  He then begin to badger the HR director and became very offensive.

That's what I was wondering, how in the world these people got my cell number? This is a collection agency that specializes in purchasing uncollected debts, especially those  that have been discharged in bankruptcies or noncollectable for other reasons. Last call I got from them I threatened the guy with harassment law suit. Just wanted to put my 2 cents in.

I also have Verizon, maybe there is a link how Diversified Collection Services get our cell numbers. I think we need to have a poll of who else has Verizon.

Harassing calls began in November on 2007 to my home and cell number to pay a debt that has been discharged in a bankruptcy in 2004.

Was contacted by a woman from this number...and she kept asking me if I knew of a guy named Robert with the middle inital of "B"...when I said no, she kept asking me, until finally I yelled at her and hung up the phone!

what type of credible company would look up my neighbor through the internet and give her a scare to get to me there should legal actions for this type of invasion