Called my office.. asking for two people I never heard of and one of my coworkers. I called back and asked for the two individuals he mentioned (I got the same guy that called) earlier.. and when he said they were not there, I told him they were not here either and to never call back as this is a business and we need to keep our IB lines open for business. His call was recorded BTW.. we record all IB/OB calls.

You owe money... Pay now...

do not acknowledge you are the person they called for! Contact an attorney before you do acknowledge anything!

Hangup call to my ans mach/I see from other comments it's probably RPM-a debt collection agency or pretending to be one/Thanks, all/BAMMMMM-number is now blocked!

Add these numbers to the list too: 785-996-8989 240-210-7112; My 9 year old is getting these calls on her cell phone. These have to be cold calls; she's had this number for more than a year, and obviously does not have any accounts in collections.  240 is RPM also; 785 is some other kind of scam. Wouldn't be very surprised if they are all the same.

Just received a call from this number: 877-297-3159. They didn't leave a number, so I called back to see what it was and the guy was just rude. He wouldn't give the company name. After several attempts to try and figure out this company name and only getting refusal and just questions if I was "my name" I hung up. Do not answer this call. Aren't there laws against this kind of activity? I mean, you can't walk down the street and talk to people like this, but you can do it on the phone?

01 Feb 2012

Have recieved a few calls from this number in the last 7 days.  I don't answer them (usually because I'm away from my phone) and they never leave a message.

I had a call from this number and when I answered it said please hold as all our reps are busy so I hung up and put this number to go directly to voice mail.  Today the phone lit up for a second as if I answered it and it was this number.  I did not touch my phone.  The light is what brought my attention to the phone.  The call was for zero minutes and zero seconds but it came thru as a call I answered.  Seems totally strange to me.  Are they hacking my phone?

Got call from this number on my cell phone (877-297-3159) at 4:47 pm today.
talked to some gentleman who ask how long I had this number and I said 2 years
then he proceded to  ask me what my phone number was and I said I was not going to give it to
him since he should have it since he called me.
We got in a argument over why I refused,well as anyone knows you do not give any info over the phone to anyone you do not know.
when I advised him that I was a deputy sheriff  he still got hot
and accused me of not being cooperative,and he stated that the calls will keep coming.
I stated that I know how to sue him and believe me I can.So if I get anymore harassing
phone calls I will report it to the attorney general of our state and see who wins.

Stupid low life cockroaches never leave a message, so they will NEVER be answered. They can call till their dirty little fingers fall of from repeat dialing. SCUM. They need to get a real job. I am happy I owe them money that they will never get back for their client....just waste more money trying~ HA HA HA! Loosers!

They have just started calling my work number! I haven't answered and I don't plan to.
:-P

All numbers that I don't know, I let go to voice mail.

I got a call today 10/26/2011 at 09:45.a.m, the guy who called  wanted to talk to me and i said who  is calling, answer was,  this is a business matter, yeah right,  DAMN SCAMMERS, it's the fourth time they have been calling me, i told them to stop calling last time and this time, i was like i am a state trooper, so you will be investigated. That jerk was so rude, he cursed at me. Whoever those b*****ds are, they need to know, police is on your a**.

they call and call and call and will not leave you alone. i have talked to them and told them i owe nothing and they insist that i owe a bill for some crazy amount. i told them they have my number so they must have my address to so send me paper work in the mail and let me see for myself what i owe and all they do is get hateful and say i am telling you now what you owe.  so i just say send me the paper work and hang up, still havent seen anything.

Called asking for our Son. He would not give details only he left a call-back 3 877-297-3159 and to ask for John. This is the fourth time we received such call, but the calls are from a different person. They will not say what the name of the company is or why they have called us.

Caller told us to call back. When we called back they asked if our social security number was xxxx and when we said no they asked if we knew xxx and it wasn't anyone we knew. When we said no they just hung up. Filed complaint with Sherriff's dept as a possible fraud.

Called asking for our Son. He would not give details only he left a call-back # 877-297-3159 and to ask for John. This is the fourth time we received such call, but the calls are from a different person. They will not say what the name of the company is or why they have called us.

Most calls of this nature are often collection agencies. It is usually wise to have the person they are asking for call back and find out what it is regarding. Legally they cannot discuss what it is regarding unless they properly verify the person they are asking for is in fact the one they are speaking with. If they have a ss# chances are it is a legitimate call; however ask for their company name and website, and check the the BBB as well. There have been cases of fraud in the past, and it is certainly wise to tread carefully. If you are receiving mail from these people then it is probably important. Checking your credit for anything you may have forgotten to pay could be helpful too. Little things like switching your cable or cell phone service before their contracts are finished can lead to a debt you didn't realize existed. It doesn't hurt to double check. I hope this information answers peoples questions, and please apply caution in case it is a sham.

I get calls from this number several times a day. About once every few hours. It's very annoying!!  
I want it to stop. I never answer and based on all of your experiences with them, I'm glad I don't! I haven't bothered to block the number through my cell phone company as I'm sure they will just call from a different number. Glad to know its just a scam.

Do not call me at work.

I never answer but they go to voice mail.  Incredibly, on the voice mail they have the call on hold!  Repeatedly -- sometimes for 4 minutes, all I hear is "All agents are busy, please hold, we apologize for the delay."  Unreal!

Who the H is Elizabeth??
Are WE supposed to know who she is??

They call me daily 8-10 times a day. The are on my cell block list. They never tell me what they are collecting for. I told them send sheriff to my house with a capius warrant and I will see them in court.

I have been receiving calls from RPM. They said that they are a collection agency trying to collect a debt for $1843. I asked them for who they are collecting for? They put me on hold and was rude about it saying they will take me to court if they have to. I asked again who they are collecting for. They said JC Penny's. I told them that I had paid this off 2 years ago and they said that I'm lying and that I still owe them. I told them that I do have proof. All I have to do is pull out that specific bank statement from my file. I didn't even owe that much to JC Penny's. It was around $900 and was behind 3 months then paid it all in full. I don't understand at all. The man was yelling at me saying I will go to jail and I finally said well, I guess I'll see you in court and hung up. Who are these people and what do they really want? I am up to date on all my payments with everyone else I owe. This is annoying.

I have been keeping a running total of calls from these jerks, up to 10 in the last two weeks!!  They NEVER leave a message, & I don't pick up if I am available. I have a very simple rule- If they don't have the common courtesy to identify on Caller ID, & don't leave a message, I DO NOT BOTHER to contact them!!!

Yes, it's RPM, and a collection agency for sure.   And, yes they are VERY rude.  I just hang up on them mid-sentence nowadays.  This company also uses another number, which is identified as RPM too.  It's 866-212-7408.  Same company, same rude people......just don't answer it.

yup just had em call here at 8:30 AM......at this time i wanna sleep (yes yes call me lazy :P)....i just did'nt pick up, i don't pick up unknown callers,but from the sounds of it i don't wanna deal with them anyway.

i DO owe money, but would rather not be threatened i have too much on my plate as it is....thanks for the info guys :D glad to see i'm not the only one dealing with this

why a debt collection agency, or any other business *cough* Art institute of Pittsburgh *cough* would need an unknown # is beyond me

I don't have a debt or credit cards since 1989, so I DONT owe any money to anyone... matter of fact... there are others who owe money to me!  Mortgage free... car was brought in cash... all bills were paid within 5 days... duh.  Just crooks looking for a handout.

They call my husband's cell phone all the time and ask for somebody we don't know. He told them they had the wrong number but they call a few times a day still. Now I am starting to get this number at my house for my husband. I researched the number and they were called pirates. I have blocked so many numbers from them and they just get on another line and keep calling. My husband wants to change all of our numbers and I told him that companies who try to pirate money from you, they will have our new numbers asking for other people figure out our name somehow. So, we will just wait it out...They should be charged though.

Add this number to your reject list- DO NOT ANSWER!  They will keep you on hold while trying to access your phone records and look for other people to harrass for money.  They are not actually a "collection agency" but got your information from one and will pray on anyone who is willing to speak with them.  I sent this number to the FBI for further investigation.

I found this.

RPM
 
Fradulent Collection Agency
RPM
United States

Over the past year they have aggressively been pursuing our company for what they claim is a past due balance of $566.04 with Advantx.com.

We have never hired / done work with Advantx.com and pay all of our invoices net 32 days, if not sooner. We have a Dunn and Bradstreet rating of 3A1.

This company has a pattern when calling of refusing to provide back up documentation. Common excuses are a) that's not our job to provide b) we have sent this over a dozen times 3) we can't provide that to you, it was your responsibility to pay this on time.

We have been threatened that they will report us to Dunn and Bradstreet and ruin our credit. Again, we have never worked with the company they claim we owe.

In doing some searching on the internet, specifically www.ripoffreport.com, (type "RPM collection" in the search line), I was able to find out that we are not the only company or individual that they are doing this to. This collection company sounds like a front to a company looking to make money off of companies and individuals who will pay up to stop the threats. During these hard economic times there could be many more victims of this fraudulent activity. They are very forceful and use very threatening tactics to intimidate people to "just pay up". In some cases, offering to "make a deal" to reduce the amount owed.

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