877-803-0008

This is a really shady collection agency that will go to any means to collect a debt, or just to speak to you.  The debts they are trying to collect are very old debts.

If the FTC gets enough complaints about this collection agency, they will have to act. Please file a complaint online at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ - I just did!

If the FTC gets enough complaints about this collection agency, they will have to act. Please file a complaint online at https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ - I just did!

The only way to effectively deal with this company is to NOT engage them in conversation. They have already been well established as liars and thieves and will make your life miserable if they can making false claims about your financial business.

The best method of handling their calls is to go to Walmart to the sporting goods department and buy a referee's whistle. They sell them for $2.95. It comes with a handy lanyard that you can conveniently hang on your phone.

When they call (when you are sure by the phone # displayed on their caller ID) simply BLOW THE WHISTLE into the phone as loud as you possibly can.

Continue to use this method until the calls stop.  If they don't stop, continue ad nauseam.  You owe it to them to be as persistent as they are!

The only way to effectively deal with this company is to NOT engage them in conversation. They have already been well established as liars and thieves and will make your life miserable if they can making false claims about your financial business.

The best method of handling their calls is to go to Walmart to the sporting goods department and buy a referee's whistle. They sell them for $2.95. It comes with a handy lanyard that you can conveniently hang on your phone.

When they call (when you are sure by the phone # displayed on their caller ID) simply BLOW THE WHISTLE into the phone as loud as you possibly can.

Continue to use this method until the calls stop.  If they don't stop, continue ad nauseam.  You owe it to them to be as persistent as they are!

Received a cold call from Portfolio Recovery Associates about a debt from GE dating back to 1998. I was told that the debt was turned over to them in 2003 and that they had unsucessfully been trying to contact us by mail and phone.
We both denied any correspondance and were confronted by Jerome to write a check for $600.00 without proof of the legitimacy other than his voice on the phone.  He used the phrase "step outside and write a check" which was abusive and I took as a threat from him.  We were also told "to take a time out" as if were little children needing punishment because of his failure to give me all the facts concerning the situation by explaining to me that he have given them to my wife.  So the situation is now at an inpasse, which is why we am writing this complaint.
The statute of limitations comes into play because of 10 years if the debit is legitimate, it is is not a fraud and the fact that neither of us have had any communication on this until today.  Also, the name they are referring to is my wife's name before we married. meaning they are using an outdated listing.

What is up with Portfolio Recovery Associates? They call my house daily looking for someone who we have never heard of.
I have had this phone number for years. I don't owe any past due bills and I want the calls to stop?

this lady's husband passed away over 20 months ago and is debt free herself a person who Idenifys herself only as Ms. Hill keeps calling but won't say why. just says please call me on this number. calls come in from 8:15AM till 9:45 PM every day. After getting fed up with the calls I looked the number up. This seems to be a shadey collection company that won't get their facts straight.

keep getting calls, days, nights, weekends. I have no unpaid debts and continue to get calls from this number. they don't leave messages but do call at the worst times!

1-877-803-0008
Called at 9:15am on 9-24-08

They hung up on my answering machine.

Just recvd back to back calls from this bottom feeder that is dying to take up space with the Enron accounting folks- Get this - a debt from 1983 ! yes 25 year old alledged debt!!  If they even dare to send me this 1099-C latest tatic I will be very well prepared and as I have already contacted the IRS and am ready- I have place all 3 credit bureaus on notice - they will mess with the wrong person who will act out of princple and see it to the end.

This freakin' number keeps calling my house about 8-12 times a d*mn day.  Even at night, its annoying the absolute crap out of me.

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called my business that i  own..on a sunday.. they dont have my permission to call my business. i have nothing to do with this company

Dont know who it is just call and never leave a message so I never return the calls

they rise every time someone goes in to do a credit check on you
for what ever reason.

We get calls twice a week from 1-877-803-0008 on Fri afternoon and Sunday evening from Portfolio Recovery Associates trying to collect a debt which if not ours from 1996.  I checked their website they are located at:

120 Hartfield Drive, Norfolk VA

Their website www.portfoliorecovery.com boasts that since 1996 they have bought $29 billion of "conventional" debt for $715m (about 2.5 cents on the dollar) and have a team of call centers and third party collectors try to recover this ancient debt (aggressively and with blatant lies in my experience.)

From their website, Vice President of Conventional Debt Portfolio Acquisitions is Chris Graves call him at 757 961-3515 and let him know what you think of his methods.  Alternatively try calling Claire Ardant, Assistant Vice President at 757 961-3537 (I got an answerphone).   You can also file a complaint at the FCC.

http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm

Receiving several calls per week without any messages.

Recorded Female voice reporting credit problems and that I was to call her company to correct this.  Seems to be a cold call with no information as to who the call was intended for.

Have gotten calls from this number several times.  If I don't recognize the number I usually won't asnswer it. After getting several calls, I googles the number and found this website.  After reading all these reports, I'm gonna go file a complaint.  Thanks, everybody.