PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC


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"Products" offered by PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES INC with at least one, but usually more complaints:

Bank account or service - Other bank product/service
Checking or savings account -
Consumer Loan - Installment loan
Consumer Loan - Vehicle loan
Credit card -
Credit card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card - Store credit card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose credit card or charge card
Credit card or prepaid card - General-purpose prepaid card
Credit card or prepaid card - Store credit card
Credit reporting -
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit repair services
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Credit reporting
Credit reporting, credit repair services, or other personal consumer reports - Other personal consumer report
Debt collection - Auto
Debt collection - Auto debt
Debt collection - Credit card
Debt collection - Credit card debt
Debt collection - Federal student loan
Debt collection - Federal student loan debt
Debt collection - I do not know
Debt collection - Medical
Debt collection - Medical debt
Debt collection - Mortgage
Debt collection - Mortgage debt
Debt collection - Non-federal student loan
Debt collection - Other (i.e. phone, health club, etc.)
Debt collection - Other debt
Debt collection - Payday loan
Debt collection - Payday loan debt
Debt collection - Private student loan debt
Debt collection - Rental debt
Debt collection - Telecommunications debt
Debt or credit management - Debt settlement
Money transfer, virtual currency, or money service - Debt settlement
Mortgage - Conventional home mortgage
Mortgage - Other mortgage
Mortgage - Reverse mortgage
Payday loan -
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Installment loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Payday loan
Payday loan, title loan, or personal loan - Personal line of credit
Payday loan, title loan, personal loan, or advance loan - Installment loan
Prepaid card - General purpose card
Student loan - Federal student loan servicing
Student loan - Non-federal student loan
Vehicle loan or lease - Loan

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Complaint ID: 5147424

Date Received: 2022-01-25

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: I CHECKED MY REPORT AND THIS CREDIT LOAN IS ON IT, WHICH I HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF.

Company Response:

State: NY

Zip: 11368

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-25

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5144598

Date Received: 2022-01-24

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: Frequent or repeated calls

Consumer Complaint: Repeated calls to cell number and landline two to three times a day at either number. No message is ever left on voice mail. Letter written to Portfolio Recovery on XX/XX/XXXX to cease and desist calling both numbers. Email sent to XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX to stop calling each number. Calls are made from all over the United StatesXXXX, NY, XXXX, CA, XXXX, MS XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX CA, XXXX XXXX XXXX CA, XXXX, NJ, XXXX XXXX XXXX CA, XXXX XXXX XXXX CA etc. Saturday, XX/XX/XXXX call came into cell from XXXX, MA, Yesterday XXXX, OH, today from XXXX, CA from # XXXX call to landline today at XXXX from XXXX This has been going on for several weeks and I do not owe anyone any outstanding debt and have received nothing in the mail to indicate I owe any funds to Portfolio Recovery or any of their subsidiaries.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 91387

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5144384

Date Received: 2022-01-24

Issue: Incorrect information on your report

Subissue: Information belongs to someone else

Consumer Complaint: I am currently receiving false and misleading information on my credit report due to Identity Theft. I am a consumer/natural person who never authorized those contracts with these Accounts reported and assumed to be mines. I have contacted XXXX and told them to validate that inaccurate information off my consumer credit report. They have not helped me remove this off my credit report. This is affecting my ability to get credit and take care of my household needs. I need these inaccurate and fraudulent accounts removed off my immediately.

Company Response:

State: CA

Zip: 93630

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5142639

Date Received: 2022-01-24

Issue: Threatened to contact someone or share information improperly

Subissue: Contacted your employer

Consumer Complaint: AS I DO NOT ASNWERS ANY PHONE CALLS ON MY CELL PHONE AND i HAVE THE RIGHT NOT TO. THEY STARTED TOCALL ME AT WORK AND TOLD MY COWORKER THEY WERE CALLING TO COLLECT A DEBT.. IT WAS EMBARRZED AS EVEN MY BOSS WAS HERE AT THE SAME ROOM WE WERE HAVING A MEETING AND THIS PERSON STARTED TELLING ME I HAVE A DEBT ETC.. I AM ON THE DO NOT CALL LIST AND STILL RECEIVED PLENTY PHONE CALLS. THE DEBT WAS IN 2016 HOSPITAL BUT I HAVE TRIED MY BEST AND THE LOCAL HOSPITAL ADVICE JUST TO LET IT GO. AS THEY COULDNT HELP ME NEITHER WITH THE BILL.

Company Response:

State: VA

Zip: 22304

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5141299

Date Received: 2022-01-24

Issue: Communication tactics

Subissue: You told them to stop contacting you, but they keep trying

Consumer Complaint: Various phone numbers recognized as Portfolio Recovery on called ID continues to call my minor childs phone number XXXX. I asked them to stop calling. Ive blocked their various phone numbers, but they create new numbers at intervals to seemingly override the call block. I pulled their address from XXXX, although they have numerous addresses listed. XXXX XXXX XXXX, XXXX, VA

Company Response:

State: OH

Zip: 45420

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with non-monetary relief

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5140989

Date Received: 2022-01-24

Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action

Subissue: Threatened or suggested your credit would be damaged

Consumer Complaint: I am a consumer. I have been violated and deceived by the use of unfair collection practices. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC has violated my right to privacy. My reference number is XXXX with this company. I do not have a contract with PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, and have written them three times asking for proof of claim/verification for this unauthorized alleged debt! I want a wet-signature signed by a natural person from Portfolio Recovery Associates , LLC and myself showing that we have a contract. I sent registered mail along with my Affidavit of Truth complete with how I have been violated and have not received a response. They recently sent me just a statement of this alleged debt, but NEVER answered my questions in my Verification Letter ( Proof of Claim ). A statement is NOT proof of this alleged debt. The only person that can verify the debt is me the Consumer according to Title 15 USC 1692g is me. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY has not responded to my statement of truth, and has threatened to sue me! According to 28 USC ( 1 ) ( B ) any private attorney authorized by contract made in accordance with section 3718 of title 31 to conduct litigation for collection of debts on behalf of the United States. Is this attorney in accordance with this code? I am alleging that they are not. Not to mention PORTFILIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC violated 15 USC code 1692e ( 3 ) by the issuance of documents titled SUMMON/NOTICE to appear in court which is considered false representations and implications of the legal process. I am a single mother. I am looking for new employment. PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC has prevented me from getting a new job because they have reported this alleged account to all three major reporting agencies and I want it removed ASAP!!!! Times are hard enough in a pandemic to have my character destroyed by the horrible company. Pursuant to 18 USC 241, this is a conspiracy against my rights because two or more persons are conspiring AGAINST me to injure, oppress, threaten and intimidate me. I have had enough.

Company Response:

State: PA

Zip: 19149

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5140434

Date Received: 2022-01-24

Issue: False statements or representation

Subissue: Impersonated attorney, law enforcement, or government official

Consumer Complaint: The following company has recently caused me financial grief in the form of harrassment and falsified reporting of inaccurate and fraudulent information on my personal credit file. The company has submitted documentation imitating to be legal entities of the court, and has repeatedly violated multiple FDCPA guidelines.

Company Response:

State: TX

Zip: 77449

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-24

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5139487

Date Received: 2022-01-22

Issue: Attempts to collect debt not owed

Subissue: Debt was result of identity theft

Consumer Complaint: Portfolio recovery sends me a letter wed account is no me I sent a letter back asking for information they never send me nothing Not a XXXX the account is my

Company Response:

State: NJ

Zip: 08861

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-22

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5138965

Date Received: 2022-01-22

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive enough information to verify debt

Consumer Complaint: Portfolio Recovery Associates debt collection efforts have submitted false or deceptive affidavits to state and local courts, in order to fraudulently obtain default judgments against consumer for phantom debts, or debts for which PRA lack sufficient evidence to properly obtain default judgments. In so doing, PRA violated the FDCPA, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ( RICO ), New York General Business Law 349 ( GBL 349 ), and were unjustly enriched. In further, my accounts are business credit card accounts.. Not personal debt. Where does it end. In attempting to file several disputes with the NCRAs, with no clear response or closure, they have resorted to " temporarily suspend '' my online accounts. Smells like retaliation to me.. I am now demanding that the NCRAs reinvestigate my credit file under the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 611 [ 15 USC 1681I ]. They have no way to ascertain the legitimacy of my action without investigating the items in question. Not thru an automated response unit with coding & algorithms. How low can you go. Obviously I am onto something they don't like. Thankfully the CFPB was created in 2008. Thank you for your time and consideration to this on going XXXX Consumer problem.

Company Response:

State: MD

Zip: 21207

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-22

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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Complaint ID: 5137482

Date Received: 2022-01-22

Issue: Written notification about debt

Subissue: Didn't receive notice of right to dispute

Consumer Complaint: Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC at XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX VA XXXX has been sending me collection notices in the amount of XXXX. The collection has been reported as past due balance. I do not know this company. The company does not have a contract with my signature.

Company Response:

State: NC

Zip: 28214

Submitted Via: Web

Date Sent: 2022-01-22

Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A


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