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Consist calls, hang ups.  Looking for decease husband.  Deceased over 11 yrs.  calls are coming in everyday, sometimes 2x a day  I need these phone calls STOPPED.  I am a single parent that doesnt have to be reminded of my husbands death. They seem nice from the start & then the daggers come out

I am ecstatic to find this website.  I have been harassed by this company for YEARS.  They continue to call me despite the fact that I am not the person they are trying to reach and that I have asked them repeatedly to remove my phone number from their calling list.  I have filed numerous complaints with the Do Not Call registry and will now follow instructions in earlier posts to this (800notes.com) website re: more appropriate places to file my complaint.  For what it's worth, RPM claims to be representing JC Penny, but when I call Penny's, they say that they use no such collection agency.  Something insidious is going on here.  If anyone files a class action lawsuit, count me in!

I have recieved calls from them calling my work.  I am in the military I am going to ask the military police to get involved.

they have called us excessively in recent weeks asking for payment on a shell oil account that we closed, after paying it in full.  we did dispute outrageous interest charges (such as 44%!) and "late fees".
because we closed the account, i think, they turned the "unpaid" balance to this collection agency.  their contact info is:

RPM Collection Agency
866-212-7408
Fax# 888-203-3641

i have written a formal letter and faxed it to them.  if they do not stop, i WILL join the class action lawsuit.

The called me and acted like a friend calling. They left a message on my cell phone. I don't know if they are calling for me or someone else.They called from 703-291-9039. But ask me to call 866-212-7408

They call fishing for information.  Stated that I had an account with  Citibank & were calling to collect a debt. I Never had an account with Citibank or any store cards backed by Citibank. I Also called Citibank direct, they have no accounts for me. Citibank had no interest in what was going on and after speaking with 4 people I gave up.  Think this is FRAUD and they are looking to get your information.

I get about 5 calls a day. I'm in on it if you're still filing?

Got a call from them at 8:30 this morning.  Message on my answering machine said "This is Rhonda, I have important information for you.  Call me back at 866-212-7408."  I looked at my caller ID and the name TRIANGLE came up with the number 866-291-9039.  Can't find any information about the 9039 number though.

Got a call from them ths morning.  Just a recorded message from Rhonda again.  I was told to call the 866-number and when they answered it was RPM Colletions (I hung up on them).  On my caller ID the company 'Triangle' came up and the number 800-291-9039.  Annyoing.

this number has been calling me for the past 4 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!they keep telling me the same bu***hit!!!!!!!!!!!! sick of dealing with them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!i am not nor have i ever heard of cathy miller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!time to take things into mine own hands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone interested can go to www.dockets.justia.com and enter Receivables Performance Management to see the tremendous number of lawsuits this company generates. As many as EIGHT in one month alone!
Beware these reprobates. Rogues. Charlatans. And those are the best things I can say about this company.
Why the FTC and the Washington State AG haven't closed up this band of crooks is beyond me....

Here's why:

Still no reason for abusive debt collectors to fear regulators

BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Let's see if I get this right. If a big financial institution gets into trouble, the government is ready to step in and bail it out and make the little guy pay for it.

But if the little guy gets into trouble, and the big financial institution comes demanding its money back, not only does the little guy get no relief, but he gets little to no real government protection when the lender applies strong-arm tactics to collect its debt. And for all of the talk of meaningful change in Washington, abusive collection actions won't be stopped any time soon.

Last week, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report saying that the debt-collection legal system must be reformed and modernized "to reflect changes in consumer debt, the debt collection industry and technology." The idea is to put more bite into the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the problem is that the moves being discussed are more like a wink and a smile than a growl at the bad guys.

The FTC took in roughly 105,000 complaints about third-party and creditor debt collection in 2008, according to numbers released last week. That makes it the subject generating the second most complaints -- identity theft is No. 1 -- about one in every 11 that the agency receives.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was enacted in 1977 to protect the public from abusive, unfair and deceptive practices by debt collectors, with the FTC made the primary enforcer of its rules and regulations. The rules have been tweaked over the years, but the premise has always held steady: Debt collectors are entitled to do their job, but not by badgering, pestering, brow-beating and intimidating the debtor.

Judging from the complaints -- and FTC officials have long acknowledged that few people who have any problem go to the trouble of filing a complaint -- a multitude of consumers believe they're not being treated within the spirit of the law.

The trade commission recommended last week that collectors need to use available resources to both obtain better, more accurate information about their targets, while also giving those people more information. To that end, the agency suggested the following changes to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act:

"Validation notices" that the collectors are required to send must disclose the name of the original creditor; break down the debt by principal, total interest, and total fees; and inform consumers of certain rights they already have under the FDCPA. Currently, consumers get a notice from a collector and may not know who that collector represents, which makes it hard to determine what they owe, what additional fees or charges have been thrown in there or how to properly proceed if they want to fight the collection effort.

Modernize the law to reflect changes in technology -- so that debt collectors can contact consumers on cell phones and by text message -- but only in cases where the consumer does not incur any charges for these contacts. In other words, they want to put an end to the abusive practice of a collector using up the consumer's minutes or texts, or even threatening to run up the communications bill -- so that service might get cut off -- in an effort to get the delinquent credit bills paid up.

Further, under the proposed changes, collectors should only be able to use cell phone or text message with prior consent. Expect this to be a fine-print addition to credit applications, where the firm consumers sign up with will ask for the information and for permission to contact the consumer in the event of any "problems" with the account; while the customer thinks "they'll call my cell phone if they see problem activity on my credit card," the card issuer is thinking "get that information in case this account goes bad."

Finally, when collectors are given access to a customer's other accounts to pay a bill, they will need to obtain "express verifiable authorization" from consumers before using electronic transfers to reach in and get their money.

Also in the FTC's suggested changes to debt-collection laws is a request for Congress to let the agency have the authority to change the act going forward, allowing it to keep pace with changes in the financial world.

It all amounts to a baby step's worth of progress, largely because there's still nothing in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to give it teeth.

Congress wrote this legislation in such a way that it expected civil lawsuits rather than law-enforcement actions to be the primary means of making sure the industry complies with the rules. The FTC can pursue cases, but it is extremely limited in the way it can punish an abuser.

While civil suits have resulted in some victories for consumers, the truth is that collectors aren't scared. They're not going to jail, they're not losing massive profits; the worst offenders are often down the line from management, and it's usually the company -- and not the bad actor hounding a consumer -- which takes the hit.

Few consequences
Dealing with debt collectors for a column last year I encountered a variety of behaviors that appeared outside the lines of the law, but where the collector suggested they were within their rights and basically dared the customer to sue. See previous Chuck Jaffe.

Collectors understand that they are dealing with people for whom the collection issue is just one problem; arranging for an attorney to represent them in a consumer case is not necessarily realistic.

With that in mind, collectors know they can flout the laws or live on the edges, knowing that their behavior may result in better results, returns so good that they can afford to pay any fines or problems they encounter. What's more, collectors can -- and do -- buy a database of consumers who have filed suits, helping them to avoid hard cases.

"We need some real teeth behind the regulation, and we didn't get that here," says Gerri Detweiler, co-author of "Debt Collection Answers: How to Use Debt Collection Laws to Protect Your Rights." "People can file civil suits to protect themselves and they might even be able to put really abusive collectors out of business, but that doesn't stop the ongoing abusive collections practices. ... There are not enough enforcement actions against debt collectors; the changes are positive, but they won't really change that, and until collectors really fear the regulators, they'll keep doing whatever they can get away with that helps them collect the debt."

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/weak-regulatory-changes-wont-stop-abusive

Well, they did get CAMCO. But I'd certainly agree the FDCPA is weak as hell. 80% of CAMCO collection$ came from citizens that didn't owe the $ in the first damned place, yet caved in to the leg-breakers at CAMCO. RPM and other collections companies are emulating CAMCO. Let's hope they all suffer a similar fate.
The Russian Mafia has moved in to the NW USA in large numbers. The FBI has created a special branch to deal solely with them. The collections business is very lucrative and thus, organized crime has moved in. And why not? Minimal, ineffective laws that can be easily skirted.
Just sayin'...

You've made a good point. I found this information about the RICO Act and the collection of unlawful debts:

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO)

It is unlawful for anyone employed by or associated with any enterprise engaged in, or the activities of which affect, interstate or foreign commerce, to conduct or participate, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of such enterprise's affairs through a pattern of racketeering activity or collection of unlawful debt. 18 U.S.C.A. § 1962(c) (West 1984).

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) was passed by Congress with the declared purpose of seeking to eradicate organized crime in the United States.

http://www.johntfloyd.com/rico-lawyer.htm

Kelly v. Palmer, Reifler & Associates, P.A. June 26, 2008. Plaintiff Veronica Kelly alleged that Defendant Palmer, Reifler & Associates, P.A. sent millions of deceptive, unfair and oppressive form civil recovery demand letters.

Plaintiff: Veronica Kelly
Defendant: Palmer, Reifler & Associates, P.A.
 
Case Number: 1:2008cv21843
Filed: June 26, 2008
 
Court: Florida Southern District Court
Office: Miami Office [ Court Info ]
County: Miami-Dade
Presiding Judge: Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno
 
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause: 18:1962 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Jurisdiction: Diversity
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

https://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-866-736-8850

Interesting story here on Irish Mafiosi hired by debt collectors to go after people. Granted, it is Ireland, but Ireland is but $200 from NYC...


http://www.tribune.ie/article/2009/feb/15/vip ... mers/?q=viper's name intimidates debt collection customers

Another story about debt collectors gone bad. RPM included.
www.seattlepi.com/local/328406_debt21.html

did you ever file a complaint? these people call my house at least 5 times a day while I am at work the number is all over my caller ID.  I have called them back several times telling them they are looking for someone that has never lived here and they continue to call.  I would like to file a comlaint!

Have been receiving calls about and ex i was with four years ago been getting the calls for about that long they only come while i'm away at work.Its considered harassment at this point. i am in the pursuit of suing this company.

yes I am

I have been called all hours of the day and night by these jerks. Never heard of RPM.........If I owe a bill, mail it to me. They are harrassing and rude. I think they are just scammers trying to get money from innocent people. They need to be stopped!! Also, I am on the national DO NOT CALL LIST. Cant they get in serious trouble?