Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Other (Phone, Health Club, Etc.) Complaints

Review and analysis of over 267 Other (Phone, Health Club, Etc.) complaints against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. consumers have reported over 267 official complaints related to Other (phone, health club, etc.). Out of the 267 consumer complaints against Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc., 16% 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 55% resulted in non-monetary compensation.

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls

October 10, 2015 - Portfolio Recovery Associates just called me today on a 11 year old debit that was off my credit report and they did try by mail in 2012 ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics used obscene/profane/abusive language

September 25, 2015 - This letter is to reveal the horrible service that I have received from your office. I paid off my account and was promised a Judgement of satisfaction letter. To date I have received nothing from your office but lies and deception. Just today alone I called and was given the run around and was transferred to over - employees and still no solution to the issue. I am being held hostage even after I paid off my balance in full. I have not received my paid off letter nor a satisfaction of judgement letter even though I was promised. Today alone I have spoken to the following employees:1. - ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount

September 23, 2015 - After Disputing my credit with - by phone and on line the online report became unavailable. They continue to report multiple accounts it took 3 weeks to get them to send me a copy of my report by mail. They refuse to update my address information and are still reporting an address I have never had which ccould be associated with Idenity theft - - -, - Tx - I have disuted this address several times. I never lived here or know how it has come to be on my report. They contine to report my student loans multiple times when I called the collection agencyes who they show to be repo...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action sued w/o proper notification of suit

September 22, 2015 - Portfolio Recovery keeps calling and attempting to collect on money that I have disputed this the company. They are also calling and harrassing me and my family and friends stating they have a lawsuit against me and call them and myself at all hours of the day and night. I have yet to recieve anything in regards to a lawsuit or any paperwork from them period. They have been calling family members and telling them about my personal business and that they have a lawsuit against me and I dont even speak to these family on a daily basis. I would like for them to stop harrassing me and my family. ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was discharged in bankruptcy

September 12, 2015 - Constant phone harassment, late/and or dozens of calls in same day. Constant machine dialing our number and hanging up when answered, sometimes within - seconds of another. Most often these calls happen every - minutes and with my husband being - and I have been ill for about - months it gets hard to get up and answer. This has affected calls from others due to not having the call thru feature they get busy signals. They Ignore requests to stop calling. ABUSIVE conduct for an ILLEGAL OUTDATED DEBT from approx -. Calls placed to another phone that is charged per call and still re...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was paid

September 11, 2015 - i got a bill from a debt collector co today -/-/2015 saying that they are working for - - the phone co - i call - and asked about this bill and the co trying to collect this bill for them.. - bill was 5 years old ) AND PAYED..i was told by - that they never gave the right to this in thair and the bill was very old and payed..that bill collector is portfolio recovery associates llc of - va using a - - - -..this bill is NOT DUE them or - it was payed it looks to me that this co is just looking to get money not due them, and now it showes up on my credit ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection disclosure verification of debt not given enough info to verify debt

July 16, 2015 - I was contacted by a law office in -/-/-/-/-/- alleging they were hired by Portfolio Recovery associates to collect a debt they alleged that I owed. I had a lengthy conversation with one of their reps on the phone, whom I actually filed a complaint on, because he threatened me with action he was not able to perform. After getting off the phone with him, I sent a verification of debt request, as awarded to me in my rights. After 3 weeks, I finally received a statement, which showed I owed Portfolio Recovery Associates '' the money. I have never borrowed money from PRA, therefore they...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action threatened to sue on too old debt

June 2, 2015 - Trying to collect a debt that the statute of limitations has run out on. calling and threatening to sue. harassing phone call to work number, home phone, personal cell phone, wife 's personal cell phone. they use at least - different phone line numbers ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was discharged in bankruptcy

May 19, 2015 - Portfolio Recovery is aggressively attempting to collect a debt I discharged in bankruptcy. They are reporting this debt on my credit report as an active collection. I notified them of this 2 months ago yet they refuse to remove this from my credit report. ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection false statements or representation attempted to collect wrong amount

May 12, 2015 - Falsely changed the dates of original debt to current year in order to collect on a write off over seven years old ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics frequent or repeated calls

May 11, 2015 - I had a debit with - however they are in the - and called my all diferent times a day and night even at -. they turned account over to collection company who does the same thing even calls me on sunday. ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

May 9, 2015 - portfolio recovery associates is trying to collect on I debt I do not believe is mine. They stated in the letter they purchased this bill in -/-/- in regards to a phone bill not paid in -/-/- they were not able to supply and address for this bill and the information they do provide is very vague. This debt would be - years old if it was valid and according to the past history of this company I believe this to be a scam. ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection improper contact or sharing of info contacted me after i asked not to

May 1, 2015 - I didnt know which to select above but basically, - was sending me immense phone bills, i was in and out of hospital for several months due to illness and operations where I missed payments, - were kept informed of my situation and made aware of payments going to be delayed and then there was a point where I came out of hospital asked what was owed in total and I paid the whole amount off and purchased an upgrade within 2 days of the new phone they cut me off and sent me a phone bill for hundreds yet again just 2 days after paying the whole debt! I asked them to provide me with proof of ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt was discharged in bankruptcy

April 20, 2015 - My husband and I both checked our credit reports, as we periodically do. There are several accounts on each of our reports, listing Portfolio Recovery for - - debts. We have never received anything, in writing, from - - or Portfolio Recovery. We have, however, received threatening voice mails from Portfolio Recovery, which we know is part of a possible scam. With all of the scams out there, we will not pay anything over the phone ; and certainly, nothing that is n't owed. We each did have - - accounts, years ago, which were charged off in bankruptcy. We have never received an...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

April 13, 2015 - This complaint is about Portfolio Recovery Associates - - -. - VA -. I have attached a bill for collection sent to my elderly mother. As you can see it is clearly a scam. My complaint stems from the fact that this company is still in operation even after having - of complaints lodged against them. When I tried to contact them concerning this debt '' there response was to hang up on me. - times. - I asked for their physical address. I only now just received it because I told them we were coming to pay the $2700.00 debt they told my - year old mother that she owed. ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection communication tactics threatened to take legal action

March 30, 2015 - Had Hospital Bill over $20000.00, Hospital had contract with Insurance Company to pay at contract rate per their contract. Hospital is trying to collect over and above what was contract for. Hospital has sent a collection agency after me and is harassing me to pay an additional amount of money above what the Insurance paid. ...

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Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. Debt collection cont'd attempts collect debt not owed debt is not mine

March 26, 2015 - This is from a disputed debt back in 1993. It has been sold and resold. I have called them and they continue to attempt collection. ...

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