Someone from this number called my sister looking for me. He identified himself as an investigator and gave a file #. Who is the owner of this phone number?

Large v. Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Filed: February 21, 2011 as 1:2011cv00182 Updated: February 21, 2011 20:31:27
Plaintiff: Kevin M. Large
Defendant: Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Sixth Circuit > Michigan > Western District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

Hauseman v. Consumer Recovery Associates et al
Filed: February 16, 2011 as 1:2011cv00772 Updated: February 16, 2011 22:07:16
Plaintiff: Patricia Hauseman
Defendants: Consumer Recovery Associates and ICS & Associates
Presiding Judge: Raymond J. Dearie
Referring Judge: Roanne L. Mann
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Second Circuit > New York > Eastern District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

Johnson et al v. Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Filed: February 15, 2011 as 1:2011cv01073 Updated: February 16, 2011 01:03:41
Plaintiffs: Forrest Johnson  and Rachel Johnson
Defendant: Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Presiding Judge: Joan H. Lefkow
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Seventh Circuit > Illinois > Northern District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

Alex Persinger v. Consumer Recovery Associates et al
Filed: February 10, 2011 as 2:2011cv01248 Updated: February 23, 2011 22:18:38
Plaintiff: Alex Persinger
Defendants: Consumer Recovery Associates and Does
Presiding Judge: Margaret M. Morrow
Referring Judge: Charles F. Eick
Court: Ninth Circuit > California > Central District Court
Type: Other Statutes >

Sanderson v. Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Filed: February 8, 2011 as 1:2011cv00330 Updated: February 10, 2011 01:32:57
Plaintiff: Rudolph Sanderson
Defendant: Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Presiding Judge: John L. Kane
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Tenth Circuit > Colorado > District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

TRUMBLE v. CONSUMER RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC et al
Filed: February 4, 2011 as 1:2011cv00176 Updated: February 9, 2011 00:16:14
Plaintiff: DAVID WAYNE TRUMBLE
Defendants: CONSUMER RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC and JANE DOE
Presiding Judge: Richard L. Young
Referring Judge: Mark J. Dinsmore
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Seventh Circuit > Indiana > Southern District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

PUZZANGARA v. CONSUMER RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC et al
Filed: January 28, 2011 as 2:2011cv00569 Updated: January 29, 2011 00:06:20
Plaintiff: GRAZIA PUZZANGARA
Defendants: CONSUMER RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, JOHN DOE I, JOHN DOE II, JOHN DOES III, JOHN DOES IV - X and others
Presiding Judge: PETRESE B. TUCKER
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Third Circuit > Pennsylvania > Eastern District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

Garcia v. Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Filed: January 12, 2011 as 1:2011cv00085 Updated: January 12, 2011 23:31:53
Plaintiff: Michael Garcia
Defendant: Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC
Presiding Judge: Philip A. Brimmer
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Tenth Circuit > Colorado > District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

Fehr v. Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC.
Filed: January 7, 2011 as 6:2011cv06009 Updated: January 11, 2011 23:37:40
Plaintiff: Jonathan Fehr
Defendant: Consumer Recovery Associates, LLC.
Presiding Judge: Charles J. Siragusa
Cause Of Action: Fair Debt Collection Act
Court: Second Circuit > New York > Western District Court
Type: Other Statutes > Consumer Credit

Told me to ncall by the end of the year. when I called on 01/05/2010 some man answered and wouldn't give his name or name of company. He had all my information including my social security number and I did not tell him even my name. The woman theat left the original message was named Cathy and she sounded like she had information on an insurance transaction. Theman I spoke with just started asking  why I wouldn't pay the bill and threatened to put a lien on my house. Thge original debtor is Providian and then Washington Muitual. TYhe coonnecticut Attorney General already had to stop one collection agency for the same account to stop harassing me. I am on didability and no one will work with me.

Rec'd a voicemail from CR Associates looking for my ex-husband (we've been divorced over 20 years!) and was told to call 866-946-1358.  I called and spoke to Mr. Miller, and asked him to remove my number from his list and why.  I got a ton of grief from him as I explained that my ex had never lived here or had this number, seeing how the house was only 12 years old and I had been divorced for well over 20.  I'll definitely be reporting this to Virginia's Attorney General.

Be careful of trusting the phone number blocking we use to stay anonymous, because I unfortunately learned that when you call outside of your providers area, your number is unblocked. I called an 800 number to place an order, and I have an unlisted, unpublished number. I didn't give my number to them, because I chose to not place the order. They called my house a couple hours later, and really suprised me! They claim I told them my number, but I know I didn't. When I called AT&T to ask them about this, they told me that your anonymous block is only valid in the area of service you subscribe to. Hope this helps, because none of us want to deal with this kind of collector, I did last year, and am very upset about them having my number for a debt I did not owe.

If you receive a call from this number, you have been called by junk debt / collection agency that buys debt from original creditors that has been written off or settled and is beyond the statute of limitations in most states. They are trying get the money for themselves, not the original creditor.

They are reportedly a serial violator of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). They may be illegally using credit information obtained from Experian or other credit reporting agencies.

This company has been known to contact and harass people they believe may know the person they are trying to reach including distant relatives, ex-spouses and possible former co-workers.

NEVER answer these calls if you see this as a caller ID. NEVER return these calls. NEVER give them ANY information about the person they are seeking or refer them to others.

Any "positive" comments you read in these notes about the company may have been written by employees of the company.

The company is:

Consumer Recovery Associates
2697 International Parkway #4
Suite 270
Virginia Beach, VA 23452

PO Box 2916
Virginia Beach, VA 23450-2916

16719 Huebner Rd. Bl 2, Ste 201
San Antonio, TX 78248

The following is the most comprehensive information gathered about this company from various sources on the Internet.

***If you've been called by a number not on this list or by someone using a different name, please copy this list, add the number/name in the correct order and repost it in its entirety.

Company Names that CRA reportedly uses:

CIA and Associates
CC Associates
Consumer Credit Association
Consumer Recovery Associates
Court Company
CR Associates
CR Associates, LLC
CRA Associates
CR&CC Associates
C&R Associates
C & R Associates
Farm CIA & Associates
J Lamb and Associates
and possibly GC Services

Phone numbers that CRA reportedly uses:
215-325-1354
234-542-2874
310-601-7244
310-734-6338
310-855-3688
310-860-6293
317-536-5458
319-892-0349
323-319-5178
404-474-4884
404-963-8760
430-200-0007
505-349-0354
505-718-4945
517-879-4821
615-469-5268
617-674-2967
619-564-4447
619-564-4473
620-273-4256
702-946-0389
703-280-1121
706-417-9193
713-518-1966
757-271-6637
757-271-8786
757-271-8787
757-271-8788
757-271-8789
757-271-8888
757-271-8889
757-368-3622
757-368-3623
757-368-3626
757-368-3627
757-368-3628
757-368-8004
757-368-8331
757-368-8335
757-368-8337
757-368-8537
757-468-0169
775-293-4583
800-762-9864
800-913-4915
801-241-2616
801-349-2616
801-386-7803
805-284-9506
816-332-6242
859-514-0968
864-335-7028
866-272-3041
866-367-0328
866-374-6604
866-418-3360
866-442-2693
866-499-6608
866-563-9556
866-645-6269
866-645-8525
866-645-8654
866-655-0659
866-656-5380
866-657-1658
866-657-6525
866-673-1748
866-857-3916
866-861-9257
877-213-3830
877-217-7084
877-240-5390
877-240-9350
877-241-4559
877-246-1285
877-284-6622
877-289-4690
877-298-7036
877-298-7306
877-298-7806
877-320-5615
877-326-5615
877-334-2942
877-360-1616
877-407-9274
877-507-3402
877-738-4814
888-253-9713
888-310-5679
888-413-8823
888-706-4381
949-873-2855

Individual names that CRA reportedly uses:

Donald Adair
Mark Adair
Chris Adams / Christopher Adams
Mr. Adero
Amy
Laura Angelini
Anthony
Ms. Armanchile
Charles Bambino
Ms. Beagles
Ms. Blaine
Sarah Brevard / Sara Brevard
Peter Bronson
Tracy Burman
Mr. Cagle
Mrs. Campbell
Ms. Catasin
Kirby Chapman
Vincent Cignerale
Ms. Claine
Sarah Danvers / Sara Danvers
Raymond Davis
Marion Dunham
Ms. Elder
Ellie Faircloth
Jennifer Feagles
Denise Flynn
James Fox
Gail
John Gibson
Mr. Gilam / Gillum
Mr. Gilbert
Bert Glenn
Laura Glenn
Sidney Albert Glenn
Conrad Gray / Conrad Grey
Paul Gowl
Christy Hartman
Mr. Hartman
Miss Howard
Jane
Mrs. Jenkins
Ms. Jewel
James Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Perry Johnson
Mrs. Jones
Josh
Jay Lamb / J Lamb
Mr. Lane
Tyler Lang
Mr. Ludwig
Kelly
Ms. Kitchens
Ms. Kitchum
Kristen / Kristin
Lindsay / Lindsey
Lisa
Marisa / Marisha
Stephanie Martin
Melissa
Monica
Chad Miller / Chat Miller
Dirk Miller
Gary Miller
Sherri Morse / Sherry Morse
Mr. Parker
Jack Polanski
Rebecca
Gary Reece
Gary Reison / Gary Reasons
George Reasons
Ricky Royster
Jennifer Segal
Liz Segal
Tonya Sells
Scott
Eric Scott
K C Scott
Randall Scott
Richard Scott
John Sheldon / John Shelton
Ms. Silva / Silvia / Sylvia
Michelle Silver
Mr. Sitton
Liz Spiegel / Spiegle
Christine Spruill
Stacy / Stacey
Jim Stewart
Curtis Taylor / Curtis R. Taylor
Mrs. Thompson
Tony
Vivian
Mr. Wang
Mr. Weippert
Ms. Wells
Maranda Whiten / Miranda Whitten
Gina Williams
Mrs. Yelder

If you want to take positive action:
* Report them to the Virginia Attorney General:
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/forms-pdf/cp/oca/complaint/oca1complaint.pdf
* Call the Federal Trade Commission at +1.877.382.4357 and file a complaint

If you receive a call from this number, you have been called by junk debt / collection agency that buys debt from original creditors that has been written off or settled and is beyond the statute of limitations in most states. They are trying get the money for themselves, not the original creditor.

They are reportedly a serial violator of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). They may be illegally using credit information obtained from Experian or other credit reporting agencies.

This company has been known to contact and harass people they believe may know the person they are trying to reach including distant relatives, ex-spouses and possible former co-workers.

NEVER answer these calls if you see this as a caller ID. NEVER return these calls. NEVER give them ANY information about the person they are seeking or refer them to others.

Any "positive" comments you read in these notes about the company may have been written by employees of the company.

The company is:

Consumer Recovery Associates
2697 International Parkway #4
Suite 270
PO Box 2916
Virginia Beach, VA 23450-2916

The following is the most comprehensive information gathered about this company from various sources on the Internet.

***If you've been called by a number not on this list or by someone using a different name, please copy this list, add the number/name in the correct order and repost it in its entirety.

Company Names that CRA reportedly uses:

CIA and Associates
CC Associates
Consumer Credit Association
Consumer Recovery Associates
Court Company
CR Associates
CRA Associates
C&R Associates
C & R Associates
Farm CIA & Associates
J Lamb and Associates
and possibly GC Services

Phone numbers that CRA reportedly uses:
215-325-1354
234-542-2874
310-601-7244
310-734-6338
310-855-3688
310-860-6293
317-536-5458
319-892-0349
323-319-5178
404-474-4884
404-963-8760
430-200-0007
505-349-0354
505-718-4945
517-879-4821
615-469-5268
617-674-2967
619-564-4447
619-564-4473
620-273-4256
702-946-0389
703-280-1121
706-417-9193
713-518-1966
757-271-6637
757-271-8786
757-271-8787
757-271-8788
757-271-8789
757-271-8888
757-271-8889
757-368-3622
757-368-3623
757-368-3627
757-368-8004
757-368-8331
757-368-8337
757-368-8537
757-468-0169
775-293-4583
800-762-9864
800-913-4915
801-241-2616
801-349-2616
801-386-7803
805-284-9506
816-332-6242
859-514-0968
864-335-7028
866-272-3041
866-367-0328
866-374-6604
866-418-3360
866-442-2693
866-499-6608
866-563-9556
866-645-6269
866-645-8525
866-645-8654
866-655-0659
866-656-5380
866-657-1658
866-657-6525
866-673-1748
866-857-3916
866-861-9257
877-213-3830
877-217-7084
877-240-5390
877-240-9350
877-241-4559
877-284-6622
877-289-4690
877-298-7036
877-298-7306
877-298-7806
877-320-5615
877-326-5615
877-334-2942
877-360-1616
877-407-9274
877-507-3402
877-738-4814
888-253-9713
888-310-5679
888-413-8823
888-706-4381
949-873-2855

Individual names that CRA reportedly uses:

Donald Adair
Mark Adair
Chris Adams / Christopher Adams
Amy
Laura Angelini
Charles Bambino
Ms. Beagles
Ms. Blaine
Sarah Brevard / Sara Brevard
Peter Bronson
Tracy Burman
Mr. Cagle
Mrs. Campbell
Ms. Catasin
Kirby Chapman
Vincent Cignerale
Ms. Claine
Sarah Danvers / Sara Danvers
Raymond Davis
Marion Dunham
Ms. Elder
Ellie Faircloth
Jennifer Feagles
Denise Flynn
James Fox
Gail
John Gibson
Mr. Gilam / Gillum
Bert Glenn
Laura Glenn
Sidney Albert Glenn
Conrad Gray / Conrad Grey
Paul Gowl
Christy Hartman
Mr. Hartman
Miss Howard
Jane
Mrs. Jenkins
Ms. Jewel
James Johnson
Mrs. Johnson
Perry Johnson
Mrs. Jones
Jay Lamb / J Lamb
Mr. Lane
Tyler Lang
Mr. Ludwig
Kelly
Ms. Kitchens
Ms. Kitchum
Kristen / Kristin
Lindsay / Lindsey
Lisa
Marisa / Marisha
Stephanie Martin
Melissa
Monica
Chad Miller / Chat Miller
Gary Miller
Sherri Morse / Sherry Morse
Mr. Parker
Rebecca
Gary Reison / Gary Reasons
George Reasons
Jennifer Segal
Liz Segal
Tonya Sells
Scott
Eric Scott
K C Scott
Randall Scott
Richard Scott
John Sheldon / John Shelton
Ms. Silva / Silvia / Sylvia
Michelle Silver
Mr. Sitton
Liz Spiegel / Spiegle
Christine Spruill
Stacy / Stacey
Jim Stewart
Curtis Taylor / Curtis R. Taylor
Mrs. Thompson
Tony
Vivian
Mr. Wang
Mr. Weippert
Ms. Wells
Maranda Whiten / Miranda Whitten
Gina Williams
Mrs. Yelder

If you want to take positive action:
* Report them to the Virginia Attorney General:
http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/forms-pdf/cp/oca/complaint/oca1complaint.pdf
* Call the Federal Trade Commission at +1.877.382.4357 and file a complaint

Received a call from 619.564.4473, Ms. Kitchens, stating that I was involved in an investigation.  She then forwarded me to "Gary Miller." When Gary came on the line he asked me for my name, which should have been a red flag, I mean, they called me right? Gary proceeded to tell me that I was in financial trouble due to a defaulted credit card from 6 years previous.  He said that I could start some kind of payment plan, I could pay the entire amount, which he could minimize, removing some of the interest & late fees that have accrued.  I told him there was no way I could pay the suggested $2800.  He said that if I didn't start some kind of pmt plan, they would have to report it to the IRS, who would then garnish my wages for the amount.  Freaked out and thinking I was in some serious trouble, I am embarrassed to say, I gave him my information, bank account number & routing number.  They already had my Social and address so I figured it was legit. After giving the info, I felt extremely uneasy as "Gary" tried to quickly wrap up the call and was very short in answering any of my questions.  He gave me "his number" (1-877-240-9350) to call if I had any questions later.
I tried to call the number as well as Ms. Kitchens number  when I got home from work to further discuss the issue, but there was no answeron either line.  
Scared and totally confused, I mustered the courage to tell my fiance, the man about to assume all of my financial woes along with whatever he's bringing to the table, about the call and about my irresponsibility as an early twenty-something.  I started with, honey, I got a call today about a credit card I may have defaulted on when I was in college.  For the next year or so, I am going to have to make payments to take care of it so that it doesn't get reported to the IRS.  He said, "Woe, woe, woe! Wait a minute.  The IRS?  Who called you? What did they say?"  I got to the part about being transferred to the "officer, Gary Miller" asking me my name, and my fiance said,"Please tell me you DID NOT give them any of your bank information!"  The conversation lasted for a while and I started making calls to my bank and locked my credit.  
Needless to say,the info I provided is moot, as I have changed everything, however, in a last attempt to reach them this morning, I called 1-877-240-5390 and asked for Gary Miller when the gentleman answered the phone.  He asked for my name and I told him I didn't want to give out my name, I just needed to talk to Gary about my case.  He told me to call back when I didn't  want to be so evasive.

I received a call 9/23/2008 that a Michelle Soval from C.R. Associates wanted me or my representative to call back about an urgent matter reguarding #721552. Her # was 1877-241-4559. I returned the call. I did not give the case #, instead I inquired what type of business this was and that I was a referal to them. The guy said they do alot of different things but insisted I have a case #. I said I just wanted to do business with them but I wouldn't if he was going to act that way. He got mad and told me he needed the # and didn't care if I did business or not then hung up. My husband then called and referenced the # while I immediaetly went and googled their name. I then called my sister and warned her about them. Thank you to all who have replyed to this and other sights about this company. The first thing is to report them to the Attorney General, Better Business Bureau, FTC, All web sites to inform Consumers and and your local TV and newspaper.
Caller: C. R. A**-ociates

Keli Kendall - a few seconds ago
I received a call 9/23/2008 that a Michelle Soval from C.R. Associates wanted me or my representative to call back about an urgent matter reguarding #721552. Her # was 1877-241-4559. I returned the call. I did not give the case #, instead I inquired what type of business this was and that I was a referal to them. The guy said they do alot of different things but insisted I have a case #. I said I just wanted to do business with them but I wouldn't if he was going to act that way. He got mad and told me he needed the # and didn't care if I did business or not then hung up. My husband then called and referenced the # while I immediaetly went and googled their name. I then called my sister and warned her about them. Thank you to all who have replyed to this and other sights about this company. The first thing is to report them to the Attorney General, Better Business Bureau, FTC, All web sites to inform Consumers and and your local TV and newspaper.

Received a call from 602 773 6677.
A woman said her name was Ms. Thompson and that I needed to pass her call back number 877 241 4559 and file# to my brother. She said federal law prevents her from releasing any information on this urgent matter. She said she was with CR Associates. I asked if this was a collection call, she said no. I asked if this was a collection company she said no.

Well after receiveing a phone call from these folks asking for my deceased wife, and began to tell me how much trouble I was in kinda got this Retired USMC 07 a bit upset.  So I did some looking on some sites that not too many people can get on.  I then received another call and I had my battle plan.  You see there address is 2697 International Pkwy. Bldg. 4 Suite 270, Virginia Beach Va. 23452  (757) 368-3622. This building is on the corner of Sea Hawk Circle and International Pkwy.  across the street from the Lynnhaven Mall.
I told them I had there location and told them that when they saw a marked or unmarked militiary car in the area it was just for them day or night.  So, now someone is watching you all day and all night.  Now that we have more personnell coming home I can have more men deployed to there area watching and folowing them were ever they go.  So make sure you look behind you at all times.  Now I asked them is it worth it?

My LANDLORD received a call from a JOHN SHELTON (doubtfully his real name).  How ANYONE has access to my landlord's number is mind boggling.  DO NOT ANSWER THESE CALLS!!  They violate federal law by their intimidation tactics and releasing information that legally they are not allowed to realease!!  They are cyber-bounty hunters looking to make a buck!!!

THE SO-CALLED CALLER IS JOHN SHELTON!!

Received a call from my mother stating that a 310 number was calling her and my elderly grandmother looking for me regarding a certified letter. Called and spoke to Randall Scott regarding a Wells Fargo account that is just recently passed the statue or limitations. He read off information to me from my credit report, including current credit cards and the balance I have with them. I informed him this was none of his business, and asked if he would resend the certified letter he had supposedly sent out. He refused, and started talking about suing me, filing a judgement and garnishing my wages. I ended the call and filed a report with the FTC.
Mr. Scott refused to give me any company information, but after some research with the rep with FTC, we discovered who he worked for and the address. It is illegal to threaten a lawsuit over the phone, and in Texas, you cannot have wages garnished unless it is for a federal item (such as a student loan.)

Dont let these guys bully you! They are lousy and have nothing better to do!

These a***oles called my whole family with some crazy story! The question is what do they want? I dont get the whole point.

Yes, these lowlifes are the worst. They called me several times and left messages before I got fed up and called them to tell them to STOP calling me. They were looking for my ex-husband. They refused to give me thier names just said it was a legal dept???  I refused any info to them.
I found out that  Tyler Lang @ 866-645-6269 had called my Daughter in Ohio and a Son in La (These were his stepchildren) Saying it was an urgent legal matter, even told my daughter that she was a signer on the account in question!! NEVER  Now I find out they are calling MY tenants in Az with the same story about a urgent legal matter. I was pissed. This had nothing to do with me.
I calledd the Ffederal Trade Comm 877-382-4357 They are very helpful please call and report them. They will give you a reference number so you can call and advise of every phone call they make. These SCUMBAGS need to be taken down.  Also call your State Attorney General Office  and the local Cousmer Protection @ 800-352-8431 Everyone call and report to all lets take them down.

These reports are pulled by the owner of the consumer account.

I like your idea of calling them.  I think I am going to follow up with that.  I'm curious if the "CR" stands for Cranial-Rectal Associates since most of them have their heads up their a***s!!! I may have to ask them that when I call.  Have you had any luck with annoying them?  I assume you have since you say they ask you the kind of questions they do.  Have you done any good ones lately?  I'm looking for pointers cause I plan to have fun also, and it's nice to know what works.

Additional Information for those wanting to stop these low-lifes.  The FTC has a very simple process for filing a complaint online.  It is even better if you're a member of the military or a military family memeber.  The FTC has a special section called Military Sentinal that addresses issues for the military.  Duty has it's privledges!  They apparantly take it pretty seriously and report the information in a national database that is accessible by law enforcement and civil enforcement agencies.  Be sure to report these scumbags!!!  Let's get them held responsible for their actions.

Got a call from these low-lifes also.  They have several numbers they use.  The one I got was 866-563-9556, here in Pennsylvania.  Names to watch out for are Gary Reison, who claims to be the boss there, Mrs. Campbell, and John Shelton.  They weren't even calling for me.  They were calling for my deceased mother's ex-husband who she's been divorced from for over 10 years!!!  I don't know where they get their information from, but they called me because her mail was coming to me as her executor.  Some of it was still in her married last name.  But they claimed I was a contact person for him.  YEAH, right!!!  I got into an arguement with the boss and told him the he was in violation of the FDCPA, and he told me they can do what they want to.  He absolutely refused to give me their mailing address, which I would have loved to have to pursue this legally.  They also contacted my sister, who's father it is they are looking for and she has no contact with, and when she called them back, they harassed her, insinuating she was lying to them.

My dad got a call today on his answering machine asking for me by my full name, referenced a "case file #" and said her name was Tracy Berman and to call her at 866-563-9556. So I call and am told Tracy is gone for the day but would be "more than happy to try to help" me. Here's the conversation:
Me: I was left a message on my father's phone asking to call and referencing a file #
A-hole: what is the number maam maybe I can help
Me: 615-070
A-Hole: I'm calling to get a statement from you in regards to a case pending against you with MasterCard. Seems you stopped making payments back in 1999 and although the statute of limitations has run out and you cannot be persecuted in the state of California, I have to inform you that you will have to report that amount of unpaid debt to the IRS as "unreported income" so now you will owe taxes on $5200.00.
**at this point I'm a little confused because if I owed the IRS anything they would NOT have sent me a refund check AND I'm not sure if he is implying that MasterCard is up to something illegal**
Me: how did you come up with that figure?
A-Hole: That was your line of credit (at the time I was making $7 an hour and never had a line of credit for that much)
Me: What company are you with?
A-Hole: C.R.Associates
Me: What kind of company is that?
A-Hole: Maam I will not tolerate your hostility and will refuse to speak with you any further. If you try to contact this office again I will have you arrested.
Me: (knowing at this point it is all BS) I never wanted to call you in the first place...YOU called ME! He hung up.
So now I have resigned myself to calling him every 20-30 minutes or so. The last time I called he said, "Don't you have anything better to do than to call repeatedly and harass me?"
Me: No, not really.
The last time I called just to ask how the weather was in Virginia.

Since he used the IRS' name in threatening me, I plan on calling the IRS tomorrow and letting them know and also giving them all the infomation I have on them. Also, I will follow the advice on this thread and do whatever I have to to help bring these people down.

I think in my next call I'll ask how his family is doing...LOL. I'm having a really good time with this.

The owner of the company is James Fox..
CR Associates (Consumer Recovery Associates)
2697 International Parkway  suite 260
VA Beach, VA 23452-7803
(757) 368-3622

John Gibson called me again.  He wanted my husband and still refused to tell me what it was for.  He could still be reached at 866-657-1658.  My husband was out of town for work.  I told him as much and he got testy with me asking if he didn't have access to a phone.  My husband is in a truck all day.  He said they answer the phones until 7pm but somehow I doubt if that is Mountain Central Time.  Idiot!!!  Getting smart with me will only make me hang up and not answer again.  That was a week later and now I haven't heard from in over week I am hoping for the best!!!

I have no idea if this is a collections agency, but they called my mother who lives cross country, as well as my 80 year old grandfather trying to get a hold of me. When I contacted them I simply got an after hours machine. I left them a message with my phone number and so far I have gotten calls every other day from a Mr.Parker and Mr.Adair, stating that it is imperative that me or my lawyer call by the end of the day. I again called and left a message asking for written documentation of what they were talking about and mentioned the Fair Credit Act. This is when things got ugly... Mr.Parker called and told me that I had a lot of nerve for my age and that he was recording my calls and that I have till the a.m. to call or else!!! What can be done about these psychos?

These people called MY ex in-laws looking for my sister!?! When I called them back they were extremely vague and just said it was an ongoing criminal investigation that they needed a statement from her about. Of course I was concerned so I let our mom know. She called, got the run around from some very ruthless wannabe Tony Soprano who probably couldn't even get his GED. My mom ended up hanging up on him and they have caller id so he immediately called her back on her cell phone to further harass her and let her know that "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". Ummm, good one. Plus, if it is about anything, it may be a debt from years ago way past the statute of limitations anyhow. Get a life, seriously.

Denise Flynn 866 655 0659 and what came up on caller id was 757 368 3624. Sadly unprofessional at BEING unprofessional. Not after debts that are worrisome but ones that have already passed the statutes of limitations. At least I believe in our case. Creepy people. There needs to be something done about this CR and CC Associates!!

I received a message from "Miss Scott" for a person whose name is similar to my sister's, doesn't live with me.  She said it was about "a serious situation" and she needed the person or her "registered representative or attorney" to call (866) 655-0659 to discuss the matter and "give an interview."  It sounded like bogus collection agency stuff to me.  When I called back, the people would not say what business they are in, identified the company only at "CR Associates," and got testy, belligerent, and bullying to me.  They hung up when I responded in kind.  I suggest that you do not give any information, including names and phone numbers, to any of these jerks.  If you owe somone money, they can sue you.  If you give any information out, these drips will just use it to continue to harass you.  Thanks to Jules (March 22, 2008) for posting the detailed information about CR Associates.  I am going to report them to as many agencies as I can find.

I received what sounded like an urgent plea to respond to a voicemail left behind by a person that did not leave their name, (first clue) , just a case number (2nd clue), and a toll free number (3rd clue). If they don't state the obvious reason as to the nature of their call you can be sure that this type of call is designed to make you wonder, worry and ultimately call so that they can make their strong arm threats against a debt that they have are privy to. I called the number back so I could get a company name and after being hung up on, I continued to make calls until I got a voicemail. They identify themselves as Cr & CC Associates. No legitimate debt collector will not identify themselves in a voicemail, and they will leave a name for you to call back and speak with. These people are NOT legitimate... they seem to be the redheaded stepchildren of an otherwise legitimate debt agency.

I got a message left on my answering machine stating that it was imparative that a Rick Dingman call this lady back regarding case # 620655 at 1-866-655-0659.  I called back and told her she had the wrong number and she tried telling me he might of had that number once before and I explained that we are not even located in the city she was saying HE was in. Then I found out my daughter got a call on her CELL PHONE 4 mins. prior to them calling the landline stating they were looking for a Rick Dingman and then asked her if she knew me!!!!  What the F?  She said NO.  I called back and there answering machine said cr & cc associates, cause my caller ID said Private number, but the lady left her number with the orginial message I received.  So this moring I called back and a man answered, "HELLO"  I asked if this is a business he said yes, I said is this cr & cc a**. he said yes, I then asked What type of business is this?  He refused to answer, things got huffy and he hung up on me.

Boy they surer seem to be covering a wide area.  I see Texas clean up here to rural MT. Over to Virginia.  They must really want money!!!
They called us looking for my husband.  Only he or his legal rep. could call and deal with this.  He might not even be aware of this.  I needed to call him asap and let him know they had called before this was filed.  My husband was out of town so there was no way that was going to happen.  They gave me a number to have him call back 866-657-1658 and to ask for a Mr. John Gibson.  He would need the file number.  This scared me to death.  If we got sued we would loose everything we have.  Which isn't much.  He made it sound like my husband was a wanted man.  I am his wife and in any other situation that makes it so that they can talk to me about any debts he has as I am liable for them too.  So I googled them and it got me here where I found all of you with the same problem.  How are they choosing their victims I wonder?  Is there some pattern we can find?