Great advice posted by an attorney on:
http://800notes.com/Phone.aspx/1-718-732-0174

"IF they do not provide you with the verification of the debt, the debt is invalid and not subject to collection.  PAY NOTHING TO ANYBODY UNLESS THEY PROVIDE YOU WITH WRITTEN VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT, AND ONLY THEN IF YOU FEEL THE DEBT IS VALID - otherwise, let them sue you for the debt, as a real law firm will only bring a legal action on a truly valid debt".

I RECEIVED A CALL FROM PENNCRO A FEMALE REP STATED SHE WAS CALLING ON BEHALF OF HSBC ON A REAL ESTATE LOAN,AND THAT I OWED $18K.. NEVER OWNED A HOUSE. I TRIED TO VERIFY THE RESIDENCE I WAS SUPPOSED TO OWE THE MONEY ON,BUT TO NO AVAIL, SHE DID NOT HAVE THAT INFO.

These people are the biggest jerks on the planet.. Yes I am in collections and yes I owe money. But they will not even work with anyone. I lost my job 2 years ago and was lucky enough to finally find something this year. I asked them if we could work oout a payment arrangement adn they said sure. Well the arrangement was more than I make in a month! What a bunch of jerks. So I started filing for bankruptcy to get things started all over. My lawyer is suing them for harassment because once I filed for bankruptcy they started calling him and harassing him! LOL! What a bunch of jerks. My lawyer says the company lawyer has called him and they want to settle, which will be the amount I owed plus $5000. Do yourself a favor, just dont threaten them that you will call a lawyer, do it and they will settle and back off. I so love America! What a country!

This is a very small company that will be out of business soon. Don't worry much about them. Ignore their calls and eventually they will vanish like all the other collection agencies.

These dumb people don't have a clue. It's a very small company so just ignore these losers. They don't exist. Block them, ignore them, sue them, make them cry.

i answered this number and was harassed and bullied then forced it to making a payment that we could not afford and my husbands job threated. Has any one else had this happen from this number.

Mr. Smalls (sp.?) said to call TODAY about an important matter.  He "wanted to hear my side of the story," but he never said why he was calling.  He said to call 800-284-5232 x2523.

I answered a phone call from them this morning. They were calling for my grandfather who does not wake up until at least 10 so I told them, "He won't be awake for a few more hours so could you call back then?" and i was told "No, we operate 8 am to 9pm you should learn to wake up ma'am" so I told him "I don't give a s***, call back later" and hung up.

I have never been spoken to so rudely before in my life. Wow.

I mean I understand why some debt collectors are pushy about getting their money. If they don't get it, they lose the money they're owed and there's not a damn thing they can do about it, but treating a 19 year old girl like that when the call is meant for a poor 80 year old man, that's ridiculous.

Just received new number and these guys keep calling.These guys are jerks and rude calling all day. Here is info if anyone needs it.

Penncro Associates Inc

Address: 95 James Way Ste 113
Southampton, PA,
18966-3847 Phone: 215-322-2438
Fax: 215-953-1692
Website: www.penncro.com
Contact this Company

If they continue to harass you after being told you are not the person they are looking for, you can sue the HELL out of them under the TCPA, which has more teeth than the FDCPA:

Under the TCPA, a consumer has a right to file a lawsuit and recover $500 for each call that violates the TCPA. The TCPA can also be used in conjunction with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in some situations.  

Generally, the TCPA does not apply to debt collectors making collection calls to debtors. However, if you are subjected to calls from a debt collector and you are not the debtor, you may file a lawsuit against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the TCPA.

This right was recently recognized by Judge Legrome D. Davis in a case called Watson v. NCO Group, Inc.  NCO Group is a debt collector that uses automated prerecorded collection calls.  In this case, Mr. Watson alleged he was getting hundreds of calls from NCO Group after he got a new phone number. Mr. Watson claimed he owed no debt to NCO Group, Inc.  Mr. Watson filed suit under both the FDCPA and TCPA.

David Israel, defense lawyer for NCO, argued that the TCPA should not apply to debt collectors.  Judge Davis rejected the argument made by David Israel. The judge ruled that Mr. Watson had a right to sue NCO Group Inc under the TCPA for $500 for each call.  Judge Davis wrote;

[The] Court is convinced that a non-debtor's rights are in fact violated when he is subjected to repeated annoying and abusive debt collection calls that he remains powerless to stop.

Judge Davis' ruling was based upon his interpretation that collection calls to non-debtors violate the privacy rights provided by the TCPA.  

So what can you do if you receive "wrong number" calls from debt collectors?

1. Sign up for the Do-Not-Call registry.
2. Save the calls captured by your voice mail or answering machine.
3. Contact a consumer lawyer.

http://consumerlawyer.typepad.com/blog/2008/02/the-do-not-call.html

Collections
TCPA: What Is It & How Does It Affect You?

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) does many things - including prohibiting debt collectors from calling your cell phone without your permission. Each unauthorized call could result in the debt collector paying you up to $1,500. Here's some helpful information on the Act and how it might affect you.
What is the TCPA?

The TCPA, which was signed into law in 1991 under the first Bush Administration and codified under 47 U.S.C. 227, prohibits calls using any automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voices to:

?Emergency telephone lines
?Telephone lines of any guest room or patient room at a hospital, health care facility, elderly home or similar establishment
?Telephone numbers assigned to paging services, cellular telephone services, specialized mobile radio services, other radio common carrier services or any service for which the called party is charged for the call
?Any telephone call to a residential telephone line
?Send unauthorized faxes
The only way that a caller won't violate the statute is if express consent has been given - and violations of the TCPA are steep. An unintentional call carries a damage amount of $500; an intentional call carries a damage amount of $1,500. That's per call and regardless of the purpose of the call. In other words, if they call you using an automated dialing system without your consent, they've violated the Act and you are entitled to damages.

How does it affect you?

Most debt collectors use automatic telephone dialing systems to contact debtors. You'll recognize this when you go to pick up the phone and there is a slight hesitation on the other end. In fact, most debt collectors are calling nearly 100 people at a time just waiting for someone to answer. Although many have stopped calling landlines, cell phones are another story. Since more and more people are using cell phones either instead of, or in addition to, traditional landlines, debt collectors are finding their cell phone numbers using skip tracers, calling them and hoping that they don't realize that the TCPA has been violated.

http://bankruptcy-law.freeadvice.com/collections/tcpa_how_it_works.html

Got a call from this company today. Oh my god above. I have never been spoken to so badly in my life.  It's Penncro associates collection agency.  When I explained that the person they were looking for was not at this number, they continued to harass me and tell me I was a liar.  The gentleman went on an on until I finally hung up.  I called the number back and asked to speak to a manager.  When the woman got on the phone she had the worst attitude.  I explained the situation and she basically called me a liar.  I asked what kind of training they have in their company and she said very good training and very expensive.  If you get a call from them just hang up unless you want to ruin your day with bad attitudes and threats.

By connecting the dots from messages they left and from other calls I've received, I learned that this number (215.876.6179) is from PENNCRO ASSOCIATES, a debt collector.  It was Mr. Smalls again, but this time the callback number he left was different.  Today it was (800) 678-1826 x2607.  They call from one to four times a day.  I never answer.