757-320-1591

Called and left no message

Called and left no message.

Same thing - called and no message.

Called the number back and it is yet another number for Portfolio Recovery - they are a long out dated bad debt buyers and they use hundreds of numbers to call from - blocked now

same thing called no message

Called & left no message

This company buys expired debt that is beyond the 7 year statute of limitation and which cannot be legally collected and then tries to collect using intimidation and harassment. They use dozens of different numbers from various cities including Norfolk, Va. There have been numerous legal actions filed against them in different States for their illegal collection tactics.

They called this morning about a bank account I had closed years ago with a negative balance. That debt was also paid years ago and I'm not sure why they would be calling on a debt that is paid for! Guy was really rude.

If you KNOW you owe no money, or believe the call was from a fake debt collector, please take the time to read this:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0258-fake-debt-collectors

Called me and left no message

Ah! Thank you for finding out who it is! I hate it when I don't recognize a phone number. I have a couple very elderly relatives laying on their death beds, and a ringing phone could mean sorry news for me.

In fact, I think it is a sueable offense when Portfolio Recovery makes these fake calls, isn't it? Especially in a situation like mine, where I am waiting to hear about my relatives and instead the phone call is from scammers calling about my owing $56,000 or some astronomical number like that?

If someone owed you $56,000, wouldn't you take them to court and force them to pay you? So, how come Portfolio Recovery has not done that once during the past 13 years that they've been calling me? Maybe they just made up a number? Just pulled it from out of a hat? This is exactly what they're doing. Just making up stuff.

Another of Portfoil's spoofed numbers.  Please make sure you make a report at the links provided at the end of this post:
PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES AKA PRA
Posted in:  https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-757-952-1847
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-731-256-6891#p835242346866394674
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-954-606-9402/4
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-757-215-1948
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-859-586-9557/9#p836803096131764013
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-518-312-4713#p837986669093189763
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-265-3904#p838638260960715968
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-847-915-4056/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-620-708-4838
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-423-1568
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-858-568-7619
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-800-772-1413/47
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-731-256-7209
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-757-946-1151
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-678-265-3904
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-213-443-8792
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-844-546-4261
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-817-500-4360/3
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-620-708-4824
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-423-5021/2
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-714-699-3172
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-954-606-9402/5
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-914-595-7031/10
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-519-8330
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-757-506-0177/11
https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-757-320-1591

Web page with contact information:  http://www.portfoliorecovery.com/contact_us.html
Make sure you read how the NY AG spanked them bad on May 1, 2014 in the following BBB page.
BBB page with 1,308 complaints, a government action from the State of New York, and yet they get an A- rating?  http://www.bbb.org/norfolk/business-reviews/d ... olk-va-51000164
Bizapedia has them as a Delaware Corporation started in 2007 as opposed to the information on the BBBB page that says 1996:
http://www.bizapedia.com/de/PORTFOLIO-RECOVERY-LLC.html
Other complaint sites:
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/portfolio-recovery-associates-c275360.html
http://www.creditreportproblems.com/Portfolio_Recovery_Associates_LLC.htm

Cases against PRA:
http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%2020130416695
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Class-Action/Lawsuit/prweb5253574.htm
http://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district- ... 2707/228930/60/
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/casdce/3:2015cv00768/471398
http://www.bigclassaction.com/lawsuit/portfol ... olations-of.php
http://leagle.com/decision/In%20FDCO%20201409 ... SOCIATES,%20LLC
http://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/1:2015cv02765/308374
http://www.creditreportproblems.com/pennsylva ... -practices-act/
http://www.creditreportproblems.com/portfolio ... cpa-violations/
http://designertoday.com/News/6736/Reader.Get ... .Prejudice.aspx
http://dockets.justia.com/search?query=PORTFOLIO+RECOVERY+ASSOCIATES%2C+LLC
http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/14a0266p-06.pdf
http://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2012/12/28/11-56600.pdf
http://statesboro.biz/News/702/Class-Action-L ... f-The-TCPA.aspx
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCOURTS-mie ... 1_12-cv-11526-2
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/USCOURTS-kye ... 5_13-cv-00147-0
And a CFPB case about a lawyer who works for PRA.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/ ... ction-lawsuits/

Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) 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 the date 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, get template letters to send 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:  http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
File a complaint at the NY State AG's Office here:  http://www.ag.ny.gov/

Calls repiditively

I have a missed call from 757-320-1591 on my cell phone and they didn't leave a message.  I'm so sick of these scammers!  I wish they would get a life and REAL job!

Called and did not leave a message

thanks - added to block list

Tired of having this number call and never leave a message.

They called several times no message finally I answered they are asking for someone I never heard of I had to tell them several times that they had the wrong number

Collections Company
Unbelievably rude.

Same thing as everyone else above -- called and left no message.