609-840-8108

Rick Braden is calling looking for my neighbor. Sounded like a bill collector by the way he didn't want to tell me who is was and why he was looking for my husband. Only would say that he was calling from Houston and that he wanted to know if we knew how to contact my neighbor.

RECEIVED A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER WITH A VERY RUDE PERSON ON THE END. WANTED TO KNOW  IF LUIS ORTIZ WAS DISPONIBLE TO SPEAK AN SEID NOT AND HE SO RUDE AND SAID NOT IS NOT HIM

You should learn to spell as well as speak ENGLISH!!!!

Bill collector tracking people down.

Hangs up as soon as call is answered.  Calling the number back results in a loud tone, followed by a recording saying 'you have successfully completed a test call'.  Jerks!

Another BS telemarker call

Saying that she was pregnet. Screaming saying she needed help. Didn't know what to do and was about to dial 911

That's what pregnant women in distress do, after all, is dial random strangers rather than a doctor, a hospital, or an ambulance dispatcher. She could have saved a few keystrokes and hit 911 herself, but decided to take a chance on fate.

What do we have, a weird variant on the "family crisis" fraud call?

After-hours robo-greeter IDs them As Alltran Recovery

http://alltran.com/
Alltran, formerly Enterprise Recovery Systems, United Recovery Systems (URS)   [AKA: Plaza Recovery]
BBB ACCREDITED BUSINESS SINCE 10/18/2012
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BBB:
(800) 352-8890
Alltran Financial LP
5800 North Course Drive
Houston, TX 77072-1813
(713) 977-0119
Additional Phone Numbers
(713) 784-7844
(713) 977-1234
(866) 815-8808
(866) 582-4085
(800) 354-4150
(713) 266-9876
(800) 331-8970
(800) 658-2194
(800) 347-5853
(800) 568-0399
(800) 326-6469
(866) 237-2552
(713) 977-1234
(866) 582-4076
(513) 297-5169
(832) 769-0229
Additional Email Addresses
mistrach@ursi.com
Brenda.Tomenga@ursi.com
Additional Website Addresses
http://ursi.trustab.org
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BBB File Opened: 01/01/1987
Business Started: 10/01/1987
Business Management
Principal: Mr. Michael K. Strachan, General Counsel
Mr. Michael Chandler
Mr. John Sammis, Division Manager
Contact Information
Principal: Mr. Michael K. Strachan, General Counsel
Mr. Michael Chandler
Mr. John Sammis, Division Manager
Business Category
Collection Agencies
Additional Information

The Business would like the consumer to know:
If there is a problem related to a collection call made by a United
Recovery Systems Representative the complany would request that you call:
Consumer Contact Center at 800-326-8040
Alternate Business Names
United Recovery Systems, LP
United Recovery System
Plaza Recovery
Licensing, Bonding or Registration
This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
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Overview
Alltran Financial  LP is a Houston based provider of recovery and receivables services.  We strive to combine the best people with the best technology to deliver services in a professional manner and achieve “win-win” results for our clients and their customers.
If you have concerns over the way an account is being handled by our office, please call our contact center at 800.326.8040 or write to us at the address above.
If you would prefer, please e-mail us at alltran@alltran.com
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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.

Got a pic of a girl with her shirt pulled up exposing f bra and text that read:

“I was like I totally hope he dont think that I'm some crazy chick t xting back that fast! haha...
I was only like on that thing for a hour but gettin offff of it lol“

Since when do they TEXT?