Review and analysis of over 37 I Do Not Know complaints against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. consumers have reported over 37 official complaints related to I do not know. Out of the 37 consumer complaints against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., 27% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. responded to their complaint) and 100% were processed in a timely manner. 0% of consumer complaints against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 30% resulted in non-monetary compensation.
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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not disclosed as an attempt to collect May 13, 2016 - On - -, -, at approximately - hours, I received a phone call from telephone number - which is a contact number tied to Portfolio Recovery -. When I answered the call, the collector failed to identify herself, failed to identify where she was calling from, and failed to provide the - Miranda Warning or a - Miranda warning which is a violation -.. The collector was attempting to find my deceased mother who passed away in -. She then demanded a death certificate and when I refused, she proceeded to hang up on me. The same company has been contacting my grandmother an... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info contacted employer after asked not to May 13, 2016 - I keep getting phone calls from this collection company at my place of employment. I have never given them permission to call my employment and if this continues I could possibly lose my job. I do not wish to get calls from them at my employment and this needs to stop immediately. On -/-/--the receptionist sent me this email because I was with a client and the person was rude to her, " Call from - with Portfolio Recovery Assoc. needs a call back at -. '' Today, the receptionist received another call from " Please call - - - ... ask if anything else in the message, she said ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine May 13, 2016 - portfolio recovery is reporting false information on my credit report... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt right to dispute notice not received May 11, 2016 - This company has reinserTed this debt on my credit file after it was previously deleted which is illegal. This account was removed from my credit file with - in 2015 and they have turned around and out it back on my - file without properly notifying me.... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt May 9, 2016 - I have asked Portfolio Recovery to validate a collection they are reporting on my credit reports on -/-/16 and they have failed to provide anything that would support the fact that they are attempting to collect interest on a debt without an agreement or contract. Nor have they supplied anything other than a statement on one of the collections. I told them that I would be reporting them to you but they obviously do n't fear you because they failed to delete themselves or answer questions about the debt ( s ) that they are using to damage me financially. Its damaging my credit and it is i... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics called after sent written cease of comm May 9, 2016 - On or around - -, 2016 - - collection agency representative called my office seeking a consumer on phone number -. Debt collection agency representative refused to give name of company and address to write cease and desist letter. Representative had wrong number in auto dialer system and continued to probe me as a third party despite the clear request for cease and desist information to be written per the FDPCA and similarly relating to Iowa debt collection law. Refusing to provide information is abuse and similarly did not resolve the issue of third party harassment. In r... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls December 17, 2015 - Calls about a debt that is n't mine or past statute of limitations..have sent cease and desist and still call..calling relatives and threatening them. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine December 17, 2015 - On - -, 2015, I received a phone call - purportedly from Portfolio Recovery Associates ( PRA ) - telling me that my wife owed them $650.00. I denied that assertion. The caller asked for the last - digits of my wife 's social security number. Having no evidence about who was calling, I refused, and I asked that the claim be mailed to me. The reply was that the claim had already been mailed to me. I denied that. At some point during the conversation, I asked where the claim had been mailed, and the PRA rep gave me an address that was not ours. The PRA rep refused to agree to mail me... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls December 15, 2015 - Portfolio Recovery continues to call our number even after repeated requests to stop calling. We are not delinquent on any bills. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine December 5, 2015 - Portfolio recovery constantly harasses me about some debt or another that i do not owe. I have pulled my credit file from all - major credit companies and took care of - issue that had shown up. It was by - - -. I contacted - about the debt and they said there was no debt on my account or I would not have a cell phone with them. I then file a complaint with all - companies and asked that they take this off of my file. This was done I think over a year ago. All - companies took this - - - fictitious debt off of my credit score. I have told Portfolio recovery t... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine December 5, 2015 - I get 1 to 2 calls per week from Portfolio Recovery Associates L.L.C. They leave no message. I purchased a new home a few months ago and got a new phone number. My credit rating is above - and I have no outstanding debts. They have called from multiple area codes, -, -, and -. I have returned the calls and only provided them my telephone number and asked to be taken off the call list because I do not owe any debt. All they do is request personal information that I am unwilling to provide. I have asked them to stop calling to no avail. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine December 3, 2015 - I originally filed a complaint against Portfolio Recovery Associates on - - following their refusal to properly validate an alleged debt in my name. In the time since, I have disputed the debt with the - major credit bureaus, I have filed complaints against Portfolio Recovery with both the CFPB and the -, and I have directly communicated to Portfolio Recovery their violations of FDCPA legislation. They continue to not take this matter seriously. Although I have decided to move forward with legal action against the company in Federal Court for the District of New Hampshire, I still ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine December 2, 2015 - I receive multiple daily phone calls, which either hang up or do not leave a message. I have no idea what this would be about, as to my knowledge I have no outstanding debt, with no problems listed on my credit report. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls December 1, 2015 - Repeated phone calls incoming from Portfolio Recovery from multiple numbers, including : -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, -, ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount November 29, 2015 - PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES - - -. - - -, VA - - robo-called my number - Sunday -/-/2015 indicating an attempt to collect a debt and directing me to call them. There are no outstanding debts whatsoever in my name. This action was in violation of numerous conditions of their -/-/2015 CFPB consent order ( - ). ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt November 29, 2015 - I have sent multiple letters to this deceptive collection agency and they have REFUSED to send me any proof of a debt ever existing that they have reported on my credit reports. they ask ME for proof which makes no sense at all! They are reporting an verifying unvalidated information on my credit reports. I have written letter after letter since - 2015 with nothing other them them responding with their name, rank and social security number! I want billing records, a contract, not a paragraph telling me they own a debt without one bit of proof that they purchased any debt nor that the debt i... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 28, 2015 - - with a balance of - with a balance of - these accounts show on my credit report, company has been unwilling to answer requests for information on these debts and continually reports them as " verified '' to the credit reporting agencies. in effort to repair my credit, even though the balances are not mine nor do i know the accounts, i paid the amounts directly to PRA. The accounts were re-verified with the credit reporting agencies and still shows full balances on my credit report. i find this tactic a bit dishonest and want PRA to remove the items from my credit report immediately ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt resulted from identity theft November 28, 2015 - Hello, my name is -, An account was opened back in 2011 with - - - Bank back, it was a result of ID theft, and the account was later charged off to Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC, anyways - - ( Now - - ) has done an investigation and decided it was a result of fraud, and they have removed their tradeline from my credit reports, but Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC refuses to remove their collection tradeline. I will attach a scanned copy of the letter they have sent me confirming the investigation. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 25, 2015 - This company continues to call almost every night, sometimes twice a day looking for a person that I do not know. I have picked up their call to notify them not to call any more in the past. Since they change the number all the time, it 's not possible to block their call through my phone company. The company has been harassing me with unwanted calls for about year. Most of their calls occurred during dinner timeHere is call log showing last few days. PORTFOLIORECOVToday - -PORTFOLIORECOVToday - -PORTFOLIORECOV-/-/2015 - -PORTFOLIORECOV-/-/2015 - -PORTFO... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info contacted me after i asked not to November 18, 2015 - Improper contact or sharing of information probably best describes what happened. I received a call asking for someone who is n't me. I let them know I was not who they were looking for, but I wanted to know how my phone number was on their call list. The only response I received was : I 'm sorry, we must have the wrong phone number. To which, I asked, how exactly did my number end up in your system. I was escalated to a manager, and again, the only response I received was that if it was a wrong number, they will mark it as such. But they had no explanation for how they received my numbe... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 15, 2015 - I get contacted all the time for a debt for a Credit card I have never owned. I never owned a - - card. The person they are looking for is - - and I do not know this person. But they follow me when I move. I have been threatened in the past, and gotten threatening calls saying they would contact -. I do not know this person, and my wife and I are the only ones who live together. But they look for this person wherever I move. It is clearly identity theft of some sort. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 14, 2015 - I am being harassed multiple times each day by a debt collection " service. '' They insist on my providing personal identifying information in order to coerce me to pay a debt I do not have. I am over - years old, and this is clearly elder abuse. Please make them stop harassing me. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 13, 2015 - They continue to call my house daily even though it is my daughter who owes the debt. She is not here, and I am not paying her debt for her. I want them to leave me alone. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 13, 2015 - Portfolio - is trying to collect a debt that I do not owe. If I ever owed it, it is beyond the statute of limitations in my home state. Additionally, they have begun to call my wife and told her that I owe them money. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls November 10, 2015 - These - keep calling from RANDOM phone numbers constantly. Sometimes it seems like different area codes as well. I think we have - or - different phone numbers for them so far. This is after we started keeping track. There have been dozens of hang up calls and calls from outside our area code with no messages left. I KEEP telling them they are NOT calling an individual but to the BUSINESS phone of a NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION. It appears they are to stupid to comprehend that simple English statement. They never state who they are, or the name of the person calling. If they do not he... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid November 10, 2015 - I requested a investigation/verification of this alleged debt & lates. Failed to provide me with a legal verification/validation of this account. I requested written investigation/verification of an alleged debt, Lates/CO under the - & FDCPA. I requested written investigation/verification of an alleged Lates/CO under the - but to no avail did they investigate/verify the alleged debt or even alleged late pays/charge off on specific dates. I requested a investigation/verification of this alleged debt & lates. I have yet to receive a response - their silence is their agreement to the facts.... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls November 9, 2015 - There keep calling me. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine November 8, 2015 - Getting constant phone calls for the wrong person. Caller ID shows different phone numbers they are calling from and they do not leave a message. I called the number back to find out who they were and what they wanted. This is how I found out it was a Debt Collector. The person they are looking for does have my first name but the last name/last - digits of the social security number are not mine. I told them they have the wrong person and to stop calling me. The calls are still coming in I answered 2 today and told them again they have wrong person to stop calling me and remove my phone num... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info contacted me after i asked not to November 5, 2015 - They keep calling all my family members and parents and telling them to tell me to get a lawyer and should not be going over my business with all my relativesWhen they call my cell never leave a message they threaten on the phone using scare tactics - and asked them to not call family members but they do and family members just hang up on them ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 29, 2015 - I have received a number of phone calls at all hours the day and night from Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC. They NEVER leave what information they are calling about and when you call them back to find out they are rude and do not give you any information. I have also sent them a cease and desist letter on - -, 2015 and they still continue to harass me. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 29, 2015 - Debt collections services from Portfolio Recovery Services are constantly calling my phone number, which I have not given to anyone. They refuse to disclose who they are trying to contact ( when I return their call ), demanding I first answer their questions ( which I refuse to be compelled to do - as I see it as assisting them and acknowledgement of their illicit tactics ). I have explained that I alone live at this address, and that I have NO outstanding accounts ( my credit score is mid - 's ). I presume that they have linked this phone number to this address and are seeking someone who ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 29, 2015 - Company called " Portfolio Recovery '' keeps calling my home, sometimes twice a day ( evening, morning, weekdays, and Sundays ). Says we owe a debt and is requesting money repayment but we do n't owe anything. Calls have persisted for over 6 months. This is obviously a scam and based on the volume of Internet complaints, they are a known-seedy, aggressive " business. '' They use different phone numbers ( e.g., - ; - ; - ; and - ) making it difficult to block their number. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info contacted me after i asked not to October 25, 2015 - They keep asking for - - that doesnt exist in my household. They call me all the time even on Sundays after letting them know this person does n't live here nor do we know the person and each one will claim to remove my number but still bothers me. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 24, 2015 - Over the course of the past decade, I have sent Portfolio Recovery Associates multiple certified letters regarding harassment for non-existent accounts. I continue to be harassed at my home from the following debt collectors : - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, - - - -, and - - - -. I currently do not have any accounts in default status. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 22, 2015 - This company calls for a person with same last name as mine, but different name. I do not know the person they call fo. It is not me. I have repeatedly asked them to stop calling. They will not stop. ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls October 20, 2015 - They call over and over again, back to back and for hours on end never leaving a message. I only figured out who it was by looking up the number. If you do answer they are rude and abusive ... |
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine October 19, 2015 - Portfolio Recovery calls daily, usually multiple times per day, regarding a stranger 's debt. Sometimes they leave a message, sometimes they do not. This has been going on for years. ... |