800-772-1413

I agree with you.  

I am like this is out of statue of limitation why are you calling me...

I was told to tell not to call me anymore.

Cecil

So I get this call from the number saying I owe $451. For a US cellular bill that went into collections. I never had us cellular EVER! They said I opened an account in 2003. TOO bad I was 17. I cant get a cell phone. SCAM. They had my moms address that I never lived in. My cell phone that I got in 2007. And the last 4 of my social.

Thet called my office at 7:45 am.  I returned the page and asked the business of the call.  The operator was rude and refused to give me the nature of "Portfolio Recovery" business.  I asked to speak with a supervisor and she initially refused.  She could not recall why their company called me.  The supervisor was just as rude and attempted to talk over me.  I believe this is a scam.

This company, "Portfolio Recovery" is a RICO operation that needs to be closed down ASAP, and the owner and complicit employees locked up in jail for a long, LONG time for their crimes.

800-772-1413 - Have no idea who this is.      I do not have credit cards or owe anyone.     Disabled and on disabiltiy.

Why does a debt collector want me?

I think they have the wrong number.    Is it legal for them to do this?

Is Portfolio Recovery Associates in Financial Trouble?We've been flooded with consumer complaints from all across America stating that they have received IRS Form 1099-C from Portfolio Recovery Associates... Read More >>


Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

Revenue Discovery Systems
Aka/ Anchor Receivables Management



PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES

AS A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION?


Corporate Headquarters
120 Corporate Blvd., Norfolk VA 23502,
Mailing address: PO Box 12914 Norfolk VA 23541
Phone: (800) 772-1413      800-654-8818 or 757-519-9300
Fax: (757) 321 2504 or 866-296-0635


Offices:
4829 Hwy 45 North
Jackson, TN 38305


New Market Mall
5200 West Mercury Blvd
Hampton, VA 23666


500 West 1st Avenue
Hutchinson, KS 67501



Head Debt Collectors:
Steve Fredrickson, CEO
Email: sfredrickson@portfoliorecovery.com
Andrew Holmes, President
Email:  aholmes@portfoliorecovery.com
Craig Grube, Sr., VP
Email: cgrube@portfoliorecover.com
Donald A. Williams, Associate General Counsel
Email:  dwilliams@portfoliorecovery.com
www.portfoliorecovery.com

Delvanie Rush is a liar and employee of Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC.  Read her phony document.


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Bud Says                         Consumer Comments Below

Portfolio Recovery Associates, (PRA) bottom feeders with deep pockets, have apparently figured out how to get blood from a turnip. They collect on accounts dating back to the 90’s -- accounts so out of statute that most consumers can’t even remember if they even existed.

These vultures live off the grief and (in some cases) the time barred debts of unsophisticated consumers. Like most of the bottom feeders out there, PRA and Anchor are fighting the density of junk debt buyers who have flooded the market. To say the price for accounts has gone up is an under-statement. PRA is paying more just like everyone else to stay on top of the market.

One of PRA's favorite tricks is to use the IRS to collect for them. They issue the debtor a 1099C for the amount of the debt, then charge the full amount off as a loss. We've heard cases of other agencies collecting later on the same debt. Could PRA be charging off the full amount, then selling the account to another junk debt buyer? The poor consumer gets screwed in more ways than one. First, he's paid a questionable debt via a settlement to PRA - perhaps 60% on a debt they most likely couldn't have proven in court. Secondly, his taxes are hit when the IRS waves this 1099C in his face. They are effectively collecting for PRA at this point, since PRA took the loss (100%) of something they paid only pennies on the dollar for. Third, the consumer has to face the debt again when the junk debt buyer comes after him anew. Hopefully, the IRS will catch onto this scam. PRA is a publicly traded company, so one would think they wouldn't be able to get away with this type of financial accounting for very long without some preying eyes.


CAUTION: I recommend you NEVER disclose your bank account or credit card information to a debt collector, as you risk them emptying your account, or maxing out your credit card. If you feel they are reporting on your credit bureau files in error or need assistance in dealing with them, email  the details w/your location.  Assistance and referral to a consumer legal specialist may be available.   Email for Assistance


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 Consumers Said... PRA

I just started receiving calls from this company.  They are trying to collect on an account from 2001 that has gone past the Statute of Limitations.  I ended up changing my home number because they would not follow instructions not to call my number.

Advice...1) do not admit you owe the debt or pay anything or it will start the statute over again.  2)report them to the local attorney generals office.  3) blow a whistle in their ear!!  LOL.

hahaha hey losers @8007221413 u can enjoy calling as much as u want since you'll dirty a**es will be locked up in jail soon and you'll miss using your fone hahaha.

I too have received several phone calls from this number.  I have no outstanding debt.  In fact, I have no debt,.......period.  I have Caller ID with Call Blocking.  If this company were legitimate you would think that they would allow their identity to be known.  Because of this very reason, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this company and others like it are crooked and shady, and fly-by-night.  I wonder,....are these companies associated with the Obama Administration and ACORN?

UNWANTED CALL FROM 18007721413

GET AN AIR HORN FROM WALMART WORKS GREAT AND FUN TOO. IF WE ALL DID THIS THEY WOULD QUIT CALLING

Got a call from these people yesterday, They said it was about a debt and to call them back, They didnt say who the debt company was or what it was for, I'm not sure what to do, should I call them back or write them a letter and asking them what the debt is for? I dont need/want they sueing me.
Any help thanks

people its a scam.. they tried to collect money off a credit card i deactivate back in 07 saying i owed $5900.. funny considering the limit on the card was only $400

I keep getting calls from this # and would like it to stop. I do not have any debts, they are just wasting their time.

These people keep calling, Is there anyway to stop them from calling. When they do leave a message they dont say what the debt is from.Is the worst they can do is just keep calling?
Has anyone ever been sued by this company?

I received a call from this company.  I do not have any bad debit, but the people we bought our house from 5 years ago do.  We receive calls from debit collectors all the time because of this (we have had our phone number for 14 years).  Very frustrating!!!

Just called. Sunday July 5, 2009 7:30 PM EST. I thought there were times and days they couldn't bug us? Oh well.

Somebody needs to go there and slap these bandits upside their heads - they must think they are pirates from Somalia - certainly a bunch of lothesome thieves.

This criminal enterprise needs to be shut down and now.

I'm starting to feel like a broken record. This is the second phone number from Portfolio that has called us looking for someone who I do not personally know and whom has never lived at our address nor has she ever had our phone number. I told them before to take our number off their files and I was told that they would. Apparently they lied, which doesn't surprise me.