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I am constantly getting calls supposedly from a Portfoliorecov (Portfolio Recovery). They have been harassing me about a "debt" that is not mine. The callerID says Portfoliorecov, but different telephone numbers from different states. They never leave a message. I think they are spoofing the display ID and random digit Robo dial so blocking is useless.
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I keep getting calls from portfolio recovery, there is nothing on my credit report, I have good credit, why they call idk but the calls are from various places, some local area codes and others out of state . It’s a scam I don’t answer and message never left and I keep blocking them . I have soooo many different numbers from them it’s insane, can’t keep up with it needs to stop
They've been calling me for almost a year, almost everyday. I never pick up. They never leave a message. I've blocked so many numbers from them it's insane at this point. I can't tell if this is legitimate or a scam.
Most US-based phone numbers that are on the dark web have been harvested and sold to these scammers. Never answer if your caller ID shows "portfoliorecov". If you subscribe to a blocking service, block the area codes that accompanies these calls.
Why do they have to confirm my name, address, and phone #? Shouldn't they know who they're talking to?
I’m a minor with no debt and they call me multiple times a day every day from a different number each time and leave no message
I've been getting these annoying calls for a few months now as well, I ignore them all. They call anywhere from once a day to once every other day from various spoofed numbers. I know for a fact that I don't owe any debts, yet they constantly call. They may stop for about a week before they resume their spam calls. If they don't stop calling by the end of this month, I'm definitely going to file a complaint with the CFPB in the hopes they take stricter actions against this corrupt debt collection agency. Hopefully the CFPB puts them out of business Because Portfolio recovery associates is corrupt. On every review site, they have a 1 star rating with nothing but complaints about their shady debt collection practices. Is that not enough to add Portfolio Recovery to the FTC's banned debt collector list?Portfolio recovery is notorious for calling the wrong number because they are debt buyers(worst kind of debt collector), which means they often buy old debts and get outdated Information. So they may try to collect a debt that is over 10 years(past the statute of limitations)old and the only info they have is a phone number, name and the amount supposedly owed. Many times the number they spam call no longer belongs to the person who owes the debt, that's why they often call the wrong person who doesn’t owe anything because the phone number has a new owner. Another reason they call the wrong person is because when they buy the debt, the data gets corrupted. So they may be calling for a "John Smith" but instead they call a "John Miller". And the worst part is that they are too incompetent and corrupt to acknowledge their mistakes. The good news is that Portfolio Recovery's whole business appears to be in shambles, the CFPB ordered them to pay 24 million dollars a few months ago after they once again busted them for their illegal debt Collection practices. And one by one they are closing their offices around the country, they are set to close one of their newer offices in Virginia by October 2023. Good riddance.
I have been called by PORTFOLIORECOV many times sometimes multiple time a day. This is the number of the latest number I was called by:(908)-402-3213
Listen I had a heart attack couple yrs ago and I'm not doing well with depression and anxiety! I DON'T have money for them also sometimes food and medication! These people are gonna put me in the hospital!They got to stop with the dam calls The government pays off student loans why can't I get that kind of help!
I also receive these calls, in fact almost daily. I don't answer those idiots and here are some of the recent numbers. 14028535227 14022598179 14022434034 18664306105 14022567277
Me too, phone is not in my name,they started last year, dont owe anything, neither does my husband. I had to look online to see who they were, I thought they got sued for that
Ya I get 4 a week, fr these idiot scammers.. tried t call a 866 # once they had recorded message, that’s it. I don’t have debt either how they got my no. Don’t know…
