888-894-1196

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    TE
    | 1 reply
    Received a text message from Central Portfolio Control Inc.  It said that this communication is from a licensed Bill Collector.

    Have no idea what this is about and I suspect is a scam.  I did not respond and blocked the number.
    • Caller: Central Portfolio Control Inc
    • Call type: Scam suspicion
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    BigA replies to TE
    Well they are a debt collector. You will have to contact them to find out what they want. I'm sure that they will call you from other numbers.
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    MF
    Scam. They try to obtain information from you. Beware.
    • Caller: Central Portfolio Control
    • Call type: Debt collector
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    Rosmary
    Got a text, saying I o them money? All my bills are always paid . SCAM get your id !!!
    • Caller: 888-894-1196
    • Call type: Scam suspicion
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    J
    Central Portfolio Control, Inc. Text message for someone else. Wanting that person (whom I don't know) to contact them. Blocked and deleted
    • Caller: Central Portfolio Control
    • Call type: Scam suspicion
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    Yetzy
    I received a text from an unrecognized number, so I decided to call it back. When I did, a person answered and asked for my address. When I inquired about who was calling and the purpose of the call, she stated that she couldn't disclose that information until I verified my personal details. Recognizing this as a scam, I decided to block the number.
    • Caller: Control portfolio
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    noonehome
    | 3 replies
    Collection agency looking for someone that does not live here. That is a violation of federal law so you can figure out the kink of company this is.  Ignore and block.
    • Caller: Central Portfolio Control
    • Call type: Debt collector
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    Nimrod replies to noonehome
    | 2 replies
    noonehome wrote:
    That is a violation of federal law ...
    Not necessarily.  If they stated that the person they named owed a debt, then yes, it violated the FDCPA.  But if they just asked for that person, or asked about how to contact them, then no, it is not illegal.
    Debt collectors often work with old debt records, so you may have been called because, according to their records, your current number used to be that person's number.  Even though the subscriber to the number has changed (possibly several times), that does not make it illegal to call the number.

    According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB):
    Quote:
    Can debt collectors tell other people, like family, friends, or my employer, about my debt?
    No. Under federal law, a debt collector may contact other people but generally only to find out how to contact you.

    What are the general limits on debt collection related contacts?
    There are strict limits about what debt collectors can say or ask about you. A debt collector generally may only contact other people to find out:
    • Where you live
    • What your phone number is
    • Where you work
    Debt collectors usually can't contact people you know more than once and they can't say they're trying to collect on a debt. Generally, a debt collector can't discuss your debt with anyone other than:
    • You
    • Your spouse
    • Your parents (if you are a minor)
    • Your guardian, executor, or administrator
    Your attorney, if you are represented with respect to the debt

    If the debt collector knows an attorney is representing you about the debt, the debt collector must contact the attorney instead of you. The debt collector may contact you if your attorney fails to respond to the collector within a reasonable period of time or your attorney agrees that the collector can contact you.
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    noonehome replies to Nimrod
    | 1 reply
    They stated that they were a debt collector and were looking for a named person.  They also stated that they were collecting for a named company. (Strike two). They violated at least two Federal Codes.
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    Nimrod replies to noonehome
    noonehome wrote:
    They violated at least two Federal Codes.
    Not based on what you posted.  Stating there is a debt to a third-party and then mentioning who it is owed to are not two separate violations.  The violation is mentioning/discussing the debt with a third-party.  Different details do not generate additional violations.
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    Judy
    Received a text stating that I was possible discount or payment options on my account.  I have no delinquent debt and have had this phone number for over 25 years.  I checked all 3 credit bureaus for anything.  This is a scam.  I intend to block.  Number that called was 888-894-1196, Agency id:DBC77847.
    • Caller: Central Portfolio Control
    • Call type: Debt collector
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