800-824-6191

After finding that it took me over 15 minutes to delete all of the voice mail they left me I came here to find out who they were.  They are asking for my husband, and they left a reference number.  I pay the bills around here since my husband is active duty and usually out to sea.  I have done so since before we were married, and feel that if any debt was outstanding in the past three years or so I'd know about it.  My husband has been very open with me about outstanding loans, and we pay them on time.  He has been very careful with his money and enjoys signing checks to pay bills.  Making timely payments makes him feel like a man; making timely payments on his behalf makes me feel like a good wife.  So I have tried calling this ridiculous company back to find out who they are, what they want, and how I can accommodate them.  But I can never reach a human being.  Weird.

Caller ID sometimes says Reno, NV sometimes has the 800 number, sometimes has the 775 number, and sometimes says FNCB.

Here is their address:

First National Collection Bureau Inc.
610 Waltham Way  
McCarran, NV 89434  

They have seen their fair share of Federal courtrooms for FDCPA and RICO violations:

June 27, 2008  
BARBATO et al v. FIRST NATIONAL COLLECTION BUREAU, INC.  NJ  Thompson  Consumer Credit  Federal Question  
Plaintiff: GARY BARBATO, MARYBETH BARBATO; Defendant: FIRST NATIONAL COLLECTION BUREAU, INC.
 

June 12, 2008  
Anderson v. First National Collection Bureau, Inc.  AL Northern  Hopkins  Consumer Credit  Federal Question  
Plaintiff: Tina Anderson; Defendant: First National Collection Bureau, Inc.
 

April 7, 2008  
Robert Townsend v. Bank of America N A et al  CA Central  Guilford  Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations  Racketeering (RICO) Act  
Plaintiff: Robert Townsend Defendant: Bank of America N A, Asset Management Professionals LLC, First National Collection Bureau Inc, Gerald E Moore & Associates, P.C. and others...
 

January 10, 2008  
Davis v. First National Collection Bureau, Inc. et al  IL Northern  Kapala  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  
Plaintiff: Deborah Davis; Defendant: First National Collection Bureau, Inc., Midland Credit Management, Inc.
 

December 5, 2007  
Quail v. First National Collection Bureau, Inc. et al  GA Northern  Forrester  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  
Plaintiff: Hugh Quail; Defendant: First National Collection Bureau, Inc., Duane Watson
 

September 10, 2007  
Miller v. Account Management Services et al  IN Northern  Lozano  Other Statutory Actions  Fair Credit Reporting Act  
Plaintiff: Kevin D Miller; Defendant: Account Management Services, Unifund Corporation, Merchant's Credit Guide Company, LVNV Funding LLC, Resurgent Capital Services LP and others...
 

September 4, 2007  
Robertson v. First National Collection Bureau Inc  IN Northern  Sharp  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  
Plaintiff: Emanuetta Robertson; Defendant: First National Collection Bureau Inc
 

June 29, 2007  
Schaffer v. Midland Credit Management, Inc.  MI Western  Bell  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  
Plaintiff: Louise Schaffer; Defendant: Midland Credit Management, Inc., First National Collection Bureau, Inc.
 

June 15, 2007  
Lee v. First National Collection Bureau Inc  OH Southern  Barrett  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  
Plaintiff: Norma Lee; Defendant: First National Collection Bureau Inc
 

January 16, 2007  
BOVELL v. FIRST NATIONAL COLLECTION BUREAU, INC. et al  NJ  Wigenton  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  
Plaintiff: FITZ BOVELL; Defendant: FIRST NATIONAL COLLECTION BUREAU, INC., JOHN DOES I-V, ABC CORP I-V'S
 

October 18, 2006  
Williams v. First National Collection Bureau, Inc.  IL Northern  Lefkow  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  

August 31, 2006  
Smith v. First National Collection Bureau, Inc.  IL Northern  Darrah  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  

July 10, 2006  
Meselsohn v. First National Collection Bureau, Inc.  NY Eastern  Garaufis  Other Statutory Actions  Fair Debt Collection Act  

April 7, 2006  
Greene v. First National Collection Bureau Inc  WI Eastern  Clevert  Other Statutory Actions  Fair Debt Collection Act  

April 5, 2006  
Seymour v. First National Collection Bureau Inc  WI Eastern  Stadtmueller  Other Statutory Actions  Fair Debt Collection Act  

March 24, 2006  
CHAMBERLIN v. FIRST NATIONAL COLLECTION BUREAU, INC.  PA Eastern  GOLDEN  Consumer Credit  Fair Debt Collection Act  

March 16, 2006  
Park v. First National Collection Bureau Inc  WI Eastern  Randa  Other Statutory Actions  Fair Debt Collection Act  


http://dockets.justia.com/search?query=First+ ... 7&max-year=2008

They call my 12 year old sons cell phone saying they have important personal business matters with him.  I believe they could possibly be a Pedophiles looking for young children.  I will definitely turn them over to the proper authorities because I have called and asked them to quit calling his cell phone number and they continue to call so I am saving all messages on my sons phone to file a case against these perverts.

This company are a pain in the B***s.. they have called my house 26 times leaving messages for my husband to contact them.. my husband finally called them asking who he owned money too and the lady on the other end wouldnt tell him till he gave out his social number.. which my husband did not do.. he was told they could'nt give out that information so my husband hung up.. they called again my husband picked up and asked again this time it was a guy.. he said that my husband owes money to Capital one.. my husband told them he has never opened an account with capital one and asked to provide proof.. which they never did.. we called up capital one and they have no records of my husband ever opening an account what should i do? my husband called them again telling them what capital one told him using a friends phone now they are getting the calls looking for my husband! please help me stop these calls!

I have been receiving numerous calls every day from an "unknown" caller on my cell phone. I never answer unknown or restricted numbers. If it is important, they can leave a message. Today is the first time they have left a message. The man on the phone said he was from FNCB and this is for the collection of a debt. He did leave an 800 number to call back. It was 800-824-6191. I have had a couple of collections for medical bills in the past, but I have been working on them all to get them paid. I finally paid my last one last month. Or so I thought. I have paid any and all that I have ever been notified of. So Im not sure what this is about. I tried calling back to see what it was all about and I was on hold for 35 minutes listing to a message "your call is very important to us, please continue to hold" every minute. They must not want money too bad if they wont even pick up the phone. Oh well, I have attempted to make contact with them. I'm sure they will call back again and again.

There are laws that these companies do have to follow, and many times they do cross over the line of legality. I have been using a very inexpensive service that puts the power back in my hands. I had a company that would call 5 or 6 times a day, and if you did pick up the phone they would immediately go into attack mode. Once I got this service I made one call to them and I have never heard from those collectors again. It helped me and I know it can anyone else that is being harassed by these people. If anyone else feels like I did any are tired of being harassed, email me and I would be happy to share what I used.

I have been getting phone calls from FNCB for weeks now.  They have been calling my cell phone looking for my daughter.  The number shows up "unknown".  I usually don't answer those calls, however they left a message and since it was for her I returned the call.  They refused to give me any information, not even who they were.  So I said that if they wouldn't tell me anything, I wouldn't either.  However, I did tell them my daughter doesn't live with me nor does she live in the same state and to stop calling my cell phone.  They still call almost daily.  I read this site and decided to call them and tell them again to "cease and desist" but I received a recording "please stay on the line and your call will be answered by our next available representative".  I was on hold for 25 min.  I finally hung up the phone.  
Do they have a website where the consumer can reply to them about their phone calls?  Like a corporate headquarters?  I was in the beginning, willing to work with them, but they stonewalled me and refused to work with me!!!  So, they can find her on their own!
Thanks!

A computerized woman's voice states that they have important business with us and asks us to call 800.824.6191. They never use our names or anyone's name, they never say who they are, and they call almost daily. The caller ID says unknown name, unknown number.

This number keeps showing up on my caller ID. They attempt to leave a recorded message, but I guess it starts talking as soon the voicemail picks up, so I never get any info other than "please call as soon as possible".

Hi, regarding your response to these calls, I would like to know what method you used.  Would you mind emailing it to me?  Thanks!

There are laws that these companies do have to follow, and many times they do cross over the line of legality. I have been using a very inexpensive service that puts the power back in my hands. I had a company that would call 5 or 6 times a day, and if you did pick up the phone they would immediately go into attack mode. Once I got this service I made one call to them and I have never heard from those collectors again. It helped me and I know it can anyone else that is being harassed by these people. If anyone else feels like I did any are tired of being harassed, email me and I would be happy to share what I used.
Caller Type: Collection Agency

They called and left a prerecorded message on my voice-mail-only number on 10-23-08, identifying themself as First National Collection Bureau, for the person who had my number 5.5 years ago.

I need to call them back using their non-toll-free number 775-829-3790 from a blocked line (so they won't have an additional number to use to reach their target), and ask them to remove my VM number from their database.

Definitely a thug collection agency.  File a complaint on the FTC website with their illegal and fraudulent debt collection practices; they prey on good, decent people.  The do not call list area won't help with this type of complaint - but the regular ftc website complaint area will...

They kept calling my house number and locked their number. They looked for Donna Washington to collect debt. They knew who we are and wrong number, but they still leave a messege and called back with blocked number to harrass our family. We called back to requested them drop our number, but they still did not care and acted very unprofessional. Since their identities are unknown and many American communities complainted about them. Obviously they are very risky to America. They might be communitity terrorists and tried to recruit their member. Now they try to terrorize many American communities and nothing happens to them so we do not know what is their next step. We are very concerning for America since their identities are unknown. The Government and Homeland Security must do something to stop them from recruiting their member and terrorizing many American comminities since they identities are unknown relative to very risky to America as a whole. May God Bless America.
Their number 1-800-824-6191.

Have been receiving calls from them in the last 3 days, wrong person, said they will stop calling and remove me from the list.  They made sure I was not receiving mail from this particular person.

I received a call from them on a Friday stating a balance was owed from AT&T. I explained to them that a different collection agency had already contacted me regarding the account and I had faxed a copy of the canceled check showing the amount in question had been paid directly to AT&T (FOUR YEARS AGO!).

Upon hearing this the woman on the other end said, "Oh, I'll note the account then." I asked her if I had to fax them a copy, as well, and she only repeated that she would note the account. I then asked her what I had to do resolve this, and once again, all she would say is that she made a note on the account.

I don't know what all that means or what the outcome of this is going to be. I have received notices in the mail and phone calls off and on for the last few years. If it were a debt that I truly owed I would pay it, no question. However, I have paid it and I have proof of that payment. As far as I'm concerned it's a dead issue.

I've been harassed by these people and others before them.  I have a fairly common and listed name.  I believe the method of operation for many of these people is to call someone with the same name of whoever they're seeking and then harass innocent people until they get them to pay.  In other words, fraud.  One company demanded my social security number and I told them no and instead asked that they give me the social security number of the person they were looking for. Of course they wouldn't; nor would they tell me what debt I supposedly owed or to whom - a truly ingenious bit of "collection strategy".  The verbal abuse I've gotten at times is so bad I sometimes wished I'd recorded it for future reference when I want to be rude.  They will out-and-out call you a liar without so much as an iota of proof that the person they're speaking to is the person they're supposedly looking for.  On a good day I enjoy sparring with these morons because I KNOW I do not owe money to anyone since I refuse to buy anything at all on credit and never have.  (Well, I did have a mortgage once but that's paid).  Yes, I'm one of those rare birds who believe that credit is a suckers game and don't have anything to do with playing it.  So why are they calling me?  Because I'm listed ... it's the ONLY possible reason, so these people are swindlers as well as liars, cretins and genetically mutated offspring of inbred pirates.  They should get real jobs interrogating prisoners at Gitmo.

leaving repeated messages on my telephone that is barely understandable.  Do not know what they are saying.

An automated message calls for a person who I have never heard of.  It says if I am the person, press 1, if not, press 2.  I do nothing.  Then it provides a contact number to call: 1-800-824-6191.

I called this number and told the attendant I was receiving phone calls for a person who I have never heard of before.  He asked for my telephone number to verify the name of the individual they were looking for.  I said I've never heard of that person.  Then he removed my number from association with that individual.  Like other similar calls to this, I do not expect to hear from them again, because I dealt with them in a cordial and calm manner.  I have never heard back from any company I've done this with.

I keep getting phone calls for my niece whom I barely know and havent seen for years. They say to hang up if im not her but then they keep calling every day. Very annoying and when I ask to be connected to speak with them it cuts me off

Well, not all people that are reported to the collection agencies are liars! You are ignorant! My bill started out as NO bill. When Iraq called my son to duty **&* agreed to not charge us an early termination fee. Well, five years later this company (FNCB)is calling to collect a debt that was not supposed to be a debt. Now, the early termination fee is three times what they would have charged. Oh, wait! That's not legitimate is it? We should still be stuck with bills even when we're over seas fighting for..uh...YOU! Even though the phone company told us they would NOT charge us and then did?
You are stupid to believe that EVERYBODY who is actually sent to collections really owes that money! Hell, I know people who have been sent to collections because someone stole their identity! But..are they liars? Are they deadbeats?  Three, four or even five years later rude collection people start harrassing others to try to collect money someone else took or a debt someone else charged. Get a clue! One day it just may happen to you.