888-228-4840
| Pat 2013-07-15 15:40:35 Debt Collector |
I get calls from this number for other people. I have had my number for over 3 years and they say they will remove my number from their list, but I guess not.
| Call your Congressman 2013-04-05 10:01:53 Debt Collector |
I get calls from over 15 collectors asking for someone else--months and months and months of calls all day long. I sent certified cease and desist letters. I took photographs of the calls, got an attorney, notified the ftc., the calls continue. People need to get fed up enough and call their Congressman or e-mail their Congressman to do something about this, what I call, domestic terrorism. The only thing that stops these calls is disconnecting the phone wire. I have read online where some people who have settled with debt collectors found charges on their bank accounts from unknown sources months later. Don't talk to these collectors, period. If you owe money, talk to the original creditor.
| Here we go again 2013-03-26 23:45:10 Debt Collector |
THEIR BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
| Travis 2012-11-07 21:32:40 Unknown |
by holding and talking to them
| R 2012-05-22 12:34:26 Unknown |
A cease communications letter does not have to be signed. I would sign the original copy then send a copy of that document signed "signature on original". Sometimes the signature is 'accidentally' copied on to the CA documents regarding the debt.
Also send the notice return receipt requested. Place the return receipt ID on the original document.
Also, record any phones (check your states laws regarding recording phone conversations). When the CA violates the cease communications request, file a law suit in federal court for the maximum penalties.
Collection agencies are required to follow the law.
| Daddy 2012-05-22 11:03:43 Unknown |
Just so you know your wrong, you have to cease contact via writing and must the consumers full name both printed and signed, Also some ER's bill the doctor and the hospital separate and it is legally the consumers responsibility to make sure all insurance info including medicare and medicaid is given within a timely filing period ( 6months in most states) If you turned in a frivolous complaint we will take legal action and get a judgement placed upon you. So f*** yourself douche-f**
- Daddy
| LAorBust2011 2011-08-15 13:55:24 Unknown |
If they are calling on your cell phone and you have Sprint, you can just add them to the block list for voice calls and they won't be able to call again from that number. You may have to add several of their numbers for a while, but eventually they run out. I believe that Verizon has the same feature. Good luck!
| Cyndi 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
They call and want you to hold - on my dime!!
| PS 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
Pinnacle Financial Group phone numbers are: 763-746-9049, 877-796-2497, 651-379-0579 and 888-228-4840. I have received calls from all four numbers and report them immediately. Also my voice box is full so they cannot leave a message. Maybe they will get the message after a while.
| John 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
I've received over a dozen calls from this number over the last 2 months and it is annoying! When you answer a recorded voice says, "all our operators are helping other customers" and they put you on hold! I just hang up the phone, but they continually call - and at all hours of the day.
| LD 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
I have received 3 calls already on my prepaid phone. my minutes!!
| ***** 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
collection agencies cant call your cell phone by law tell them it is a cell phone and they are charging you minutes
| Chery W 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
Receiving calls looking for someone else on my pre-payed phone. I indicated that I didn't know the person, but the calls continue.
| Sgt. B. 2011-06-06 21:05:14 Unknown |
I'm on active duty, owe no one anything, and started receiving calls at all hours of the day and night from 888-228-4840. I have filed a formal complaint with ACA International [Association of Credit & Collection Professionals] of which Pinnacle Financial Group supposedly is a member of [although they are not professional in my evaluation]. I am also contacting the A.G. of Nevada concerning the "Do Not Call Registry" and advising them of this company's practices. I would suggest each person offended by this company do the same.
Sgt. B. - USAF
| Mark Hollingsworth 2011-02-03 16:04:01 Debt Collector |
This is Pentacle Financial Group a collection agency. NEVER return a call because they use caller ID (you can't block your telephone number from 800, 888 or 877 numbers) to verify who you are and that they have the right telephone number. They also use this information in case you return their call from your job - they now have your job information and will just start to call you there.
The best thing to do is to just answer the call and tell them they have the wrong telephone number and they will remove your number from their lists.
| A. M. 2011-01-21 00:02:57 Unknown |
I have a wrongful charge from Chase bank which I have thoroughly disputed. They've hired these folks to begin harrasing me over a false $15.00 (yes, fifteen dollar) bill. THe operators refuse to spell the name which is thoroughly garbled whenever it's given by them. They also refuse to give an addres... Dave Ramsey has a great radio show on KFWB (980 am, Los Angeles) - he's a multi-millionaire who was once flat broke who give great advice on how to get out of debt and stay out. He calls these people the scum of the earth, total liars.
| Ms KM 2010-11-03 17:46:46 Debt Collector |
I recieved a call from them about a bank account that i owed and i paid it off and its been 3 weeks and they still havent sent me a letter saying that i paid it off ive been calling everyday and asking them can they fax it or get it to me asap but they are being very rude and disrespectful and keep sending me to someones voicemail I think I just got ripped off i think it was a total scam: i wonder if its a way to report them? well DONT PAY THEM NOTHING CURSE THEY A** OUT WHEN THEY CALL
| todd 2010-07-07 21:24:52 Debt Collector |
Pinnacle financial can kiss my a**.... they call every day and 98% of the time there is no one on the other end. I hang up on them when they do get through... There not going to intimidate me..
| sukala 2010-06-09 05:36:40 Debt Collector |
Calls numerous times each day & I have an unlisted phone #.
| ge 2010-03-31 20:20:26 Debt Collector |
debt collector
| LAMET 2010-03-02 18:56:22 Unknown |
junk debt buyer - KNOWN FOR FILING PERJURED COURT DOCUMENTS when they ILLEGALLY FILE LAWSUITS on the worthless legally uncollectable debt. (debts they know they cannot sue for)
Perjured court documents -means that they have an employee who SWEARS she KNOWS about the debt and YOU when all she is doing is reading incomplete data off a computer screen. IF YOU ARE EVER SUED by them - QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF THE DOCS - THEY WON'T STAND UP IN COURT - BUT YOU HAVE TO QUESTION THEM
THEY HAVE NO PROOF TO VALIDATE THAT ANYONE OWES THEM ANYTHING.
http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/LVNV.htm
LVNV Funding, LLC
DBA/ Resurgent Capital Services, LP
Dba/ Alegis Group, LLC
Aka/ Sherman Financial Group, LLC
aka/Pinnacle Financial Group
Fka/ Sherman Acquisitions
Aka/FNBM, LLC
Aka/Ascent Card Services
Aka/Ventus Capital Services
Aka/Performance Recovery Group
Aka/Receivables Management Solutions
Don't Fall for Resurgent Capital Credit Card Scam ...» more.
SUE ARGENTIERI IS A LIAR! DOCUMENT
SIGNOR LIES ON AFFIDAVITS,
COMMITS PERJURY? (SEE BELOW)
Bank of America Building
200 Meeting St., Suite #206
Charleston, SC 29401-3187
15 South Main Street, #600
Greenville, SC 29601
(Caution: Phone numbers are disconnected on a regular basis)
Phone: 888-665-0374 864-678-8421 877-264-5884
Fax: 888-546-7697 864-370-4998
(Phones ring at Resurgent Capital, Greenville, SC)
Kevin Branigan, Charleston, SC, Officer
Leslie Gutierre, Charleston, SC, Officer
Scott Silver, Charleston, SC, Officer
Websites:
http://www.lvnvfunding.com/
http://www.rcap.com/
http://www.resurgent.com/
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Bud Says Consumer Comments Below
SUE ARGENTIERI IS A LIAR!
Anyone receiving court papers with affidavits by Sue Argentieri are warned her affidavits may be false, bogus, full of hearsay and perjury. Sue claims to have knowledge on accounts by stating she has care, custody and control of all records concerning account of...
Sue's a LIAR!
She's employed by LVNV Funding - they acquired the account after charge off. Her statements are hearsay and blatantly false, yet they plead as true in court filings. This is just another example of lying and using the courts to extort money from consumers. Sue Argentieri should face criminal prosecution for lying on court papers.
To see how these organizations are structured go to:
http://settlementscams.com/debtcollector.pdf
All of these bottom-feeders started from the same mold, Sherman/Alegis out of Houston was originally started by Frank S. Russo, Tony M. Ettinger, Thomas E. Upton, Samuel Bergman and Richard Dunn all of Houston, Texas. They purchased old debts for pennies, and then set up collection agencies to collect on them at inflated prices.
As with most bottom-feeders, they have had to resort to placing all accounts on consumer credit reports, inflate the balances and demand settlements. Alegis became Sherman, which became LVNV and now Resurgent and Ventus are all in the bottom-feeder business. They do file lawsuits, most with bogus affidavits and pleadings. They use under-educated employees such as Allison Moon of Greenville, SC to sign affidavits where she lies about the authenticity of accounts (see ?Allison Moon is a Liar? below) in their attempts to give credibility to their bogus pleadings. The problem with liars like Allison B. Moon is she makes statements known to be false. Her swearing is nothing more than hearsay and an attempt to defraud consumers out of monies they may not legally owe, not to mention the fraud she and her organizations bring into the courts. Consumers dealing with these bogus filings and affidavits are urged to challenge their validity in order to avoid becoming another victim to their scam and being ripped off.
You are further urged to go after these bottom-feeders for the lies they place on your credit reports. Under provisions of the federal law, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) any item placed upon your credit bureau reports MUST be ?accurate.? In my experience, I doubt anything placed by a bottom-feeder could ever meet the legitimacy of that test. Consumers are urged to dispute any LVNV, Sherman, Alegis, Resurgent, Ventus account with the credit bureaus and make demand upon the organizations and their owners to abide by the law. They receive a fat check to lie about things that cause you misery, higher interest rates, credit denials and in most cases, don?t have the required documentation that would meet the definition of ?accurate.? All of these owners, board members, attorneys and employees can and should be held strictly responsible when that information does NOT meet the legal definition, as stated by law.
The reason the Allison B. Moons of this industry are getting away with this is because no one is going after her. That can easily change if enough consumers decide they are fed up at being taken advantage of and strike back at these bogus filings, pleadings and credit bureau placements.
We need to heed the lessons of ENRON and make sure that Allison B. Moon is held accountable when she breaks the law.
CAUTION: I recommend you NEVER disclose your bank account or credit card information to a debt collector, as you risk them emptying your account, or maxing out your credit card. If you feel they are reporting on your credit bureau files in error or need assistance in dealing with them, email the details w/your location. Assistance and referral to a consumer legal specialist may be available.
Debt Collectors DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION!
The INFORMED CONSUMER IS THE DEBT COLLECTORS WORST ENEMY!
Dealing with Debt Collectors
http://www.budhibbs.com/First.htm
Statute of Limitations by State ? always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/statute_of_limitations.htm
Recording calls from Debt Collectors - always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
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From Federal Trade Commission Website ? FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
Debt Collection FAQs: A Guide for Consumers
If you?re behind in paying your bills, or a creditor?s records mistakenly make it appear that you are, a debt collector may be contacting you.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation?s consumer protection agency, enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you.
Under the FDCPA, a debt collector is someone who regularly collects debts owed to others. This includes collection agencies, lawyers who collect debts on a regular basis, and companies that buy delinquent debts and then try to collect them.
Here are some questions and answers about your rights under the Act.
What types of debts are covered?
The Act covers personal, family, and household debts, including money you owe on a personal credit card account, an auto loan, a medical bill, and your mortgage. The FDCPA doesn?t cover debts you incurred to run a business.
Can a debt collector contact me any time or any place?
No. A debt collector may not contact you at inconvenient times or places, such as before 8 in the morning or after 9 at night, unless you agree to it. And collectors may not contact you at work if they?re told (orally or in writing) that you?re not allowed to get calls there.
How can I stop a debt collector from contacting me?
If a collector contacts you about a debt, you may want to talk to them at least once to see if you can resolve the matter ? even if you don?t think you owe the debt, can?t repay it immediately, or think that the collector is contacting you by mistake. If you decide after contacting the debt collector that you don?t want the collector to contact you again, tell the collector ? in writing ? to stop contacting you. Here?s how to do that:
Make a copy of your letter. Send the original by certified mail, and pay for a ?return receipt? so you?ll be able to document what the collector received. Once the collector receives your letter, they may not contact you again, with two exceptions: a collector can contact you to tell you there will be no further contact or to let you know that they or the creditor intend to take a specific action, like filing a lawsuit. Sending such a letter to a debt collector you owe money to does not get rid of the debt, but it should stop the contact. The creditor or the debt collector still can sue you to collect the debt.
Can a debt collector contact anyone else about my debt?
If an attorney is representing you about the debt, the debt collector must contact the attorney, rather than you. If you don?t have an attorney, a collector may contact other people ? but only to find out your address, your home phone number, and where you work. Collectors usually are prohibited from contacting third parties more than once. Other than to obtain this location information about you, a debt collector generally is not permitted to discuss your debt with anyone other than you, your spouse, or your attorney.
What does the debt collector have to tell me about the debt?
Every collector must send you a written ?validation notice? telling you how much money you owe within five days after they first contact you. This notice also must include the name of the creditor to whom you owe the money, and how to proceed if you don?t think you owe the money.
Can a debt collector keep contacting me if I don?t think I owe any money?
If you send the debt collector a letter stating that you don?t owe any or all of the money, or asking for verification of the debt, that collector must stop contacting you. You have to send that letter within 30 days after you receive the validation notice. But a collector can begin contacting you again if it sends you written verification of the debt, like a copy of a bill for the amount you owe.
What practices are off limits for debt collectors?
Harassment. Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact. For example, they may not:
use threats of violence or harm;
publish a list of names of people who refuse to pay their debts (but they can give this information to the credit reporting companies);
use obscene or profane language; or
repeatedly use the phone to annoy someone.
False statements. Debt collectors may not lie when they are trying to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
falsely claim that they are attorneys or government representatives;
falsely claim that you have committed a crime;
falsely represent that they operate or work for a credit reporting company;
misrepresent the amount you owe;
indicate that papers they send you are legal forms if they aren?t; or
indicate that papers they send to you aren?t legal forms if they are.
Debt collectors also are prohibited from saying that:
you will be arrested if you don?t pay your debt;
they?ll seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages unless they are permitted by law to take the action and intend to do so; or
legal action will be taken against you, if doing so would be illegal or if they don?t intend to take the action.
Debt collectors may not:
give false credit information about you to anyone, including a credit reporting company;
send you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency if it isn?t; or
use a false company name.
Unfair practices. Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
try to collect any interest, fee, or other charge on top of the amount you owe unless the contract that created your debt ? or your state law ? allows the charge;
deposit a post-dated check early;
take or threaten to take your property unless it can be done legally; or
contact you by postcard.
Can I control which debts my payments apply to?
Yes. If a debt collector is trying to collect more than one debt from you, the collector must apply any payment you make to the debt you select. Equally important, a debt collector may not apply a payment to a debt you don?t think you owe.
Can a debt collector garnish my bank account or my wages?
If you don?t pay a debt, a creditor or its debt collector generally can sue you to collect. If they win, the court will enter a judgment against you. The judgment states the amount of money you owe, and allows the creditor or collector to get a garnishment order against you, directing a third party, like your bank, to turn over funds from your account to pay the debt.
Wage garnishment happens when your employer withholds part of your compensation to pay your debts. Your wages usually can be garnished only as the result of a court order. Don?t ignore a lawsuit summons. If you do, you lose the opportunity to fight a wage garnishment.
Can federal benefits be garnished?
Many federal benefits are exempt from garnishment, including:
Social Security Benefits
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
Veterans? Benefits
Civil Service and Federal Retirement and Disability Benefits
Service Members? Pay
Military Annuities and Survivors? Benefits
Student Assistance
Railroad Retirement Benefits
Merchant Seamen Wages
Longshoremen?s and Harbor Workers? Death and Disability Benefits
Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Benefits
Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of U.S. Contractors Outside the U.S.
Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Disaster Assistance
But federal benefits may be garnished under certain circumstances, including to pay delinquent taxes, alimony, child support, or student loans.
Do I have any recourse if I think a debt collector has violated the law?
You have the right to sue a collector in a state or federal court within one year from the date the law was violated. If you win, the judge can require the collector to pay you for any damages you can prove you suffered because of the illegal collection practices, like lost wages and medical bills. The judge can require the debt collector to pay you up to $1,000, even if you can?t prove that you suffered actual damages. You also can be reimbursed for your attorney?s fees and court costs. A group of people also may sue a debt collector as part of a class action lawsuit and recover money for damages up to $500,000, or one percent of the collector?s net worth, whichever amount is lower. Even if a debt collector violates the FDCPA in trying to collect a debt, the debt does not go away if you owe it.
What should I do if a debt collector sues me?
If a debt collector files a lawsuit against you to collect a debt, respond to the lawsuit, either personally or through your lawyer, by the date specified in the court papers to preserve your rights.
Where do I report a debt collector for an alleged violation?
Report any problems you have with a debt collector to your state Attorney General?s office (www.naag.org) and the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov). Many states have their own debt collection laws that are different from the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Your Attorney General?s office can help you determine your rights under your state?s law.
For More Information
To learn more about debt collection and other credit-related issues, visit www.ftc.gov/credit and MyMoney.gov, the U.S. government?s portal to financial education.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad
February 2009
File complaints with
Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
Your State Attorney General
State Attorney General is every state they have offices
Link to all State Attorney General Websites www.naag.org
If you or they are located in NY ? use this SPECIAL Link www.NYDebtHelp.com
This special website was created by NY AG Andrew Cuomo specifically for reporting illegal debt collection practices. HE?S CRACKING DOWN AND SHUTTING THEM DOWN!
Also report your calls and contacts with debt collectors at http://www.budhibbs.com/index.html If the company is listed under agencies ? report there. If not on the list YET, click on Watchlist! and add to the list. You can also post here http://www.collectorsexposed.com/forum2/index.php?board=2.0
| Delighted 2010-03-02 18:29:33 Debt Collector |
We got a call from 888-228-4840 on my husband's cell phone number that is paid for by his son in another state. The call was for my husband's EX wife .....35 years EX. We are on the do not call list....and we are certainly NOT responsible for her debts; neither are we one of her contacts since she lives in a NURSING HOME.
| Sam 2010-02-12 06:05:25 Unknown |
I have a terminally ill husband, and I have been to court over these issues before, AND WON!! YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT NUMBERS YOU ARE CALLING, SO STOP, OR THERE WILL BE FURTHER ACTION!!!
| Tired of it! 2010-02-10 23:40:41 Debt Collector |
This is a collection agency. They use other numbers 786-837-7312 and a computer generated machine to harrass with. The debt they want is a relatives and not mine, yet we get the daily, sometimes twice a day calls. The humans have told me that i am harrassing them when I call back.....go figure. Contacted the attorney general of my state and am contacting the one in Minnesota next! Mrs. Halverson won't leave us alone. "Pinnacle, It's not my debt!!! Leave us alone!"
| tina 2009-08-14 22:30:22 Debt Collector |
annoying !!!!!!!!!!! im NOT Nathan or Harold Sheilds.
| Chris 2009-06-22 20:48:18 Unknown |
Phone call from 888-228-4840 with a recorded message telling me to "stay on the line because all their representatives are busy" but offering no explanation as to the call. I hung up. The call is listed as "Not Provided". I am on a "Do Not Call" list. I do not have any financial difficulties and do not know why this place has called me.
| annoyed 2009-02-20 03:50:20 Unknown |
I also recieved a call but from a different number. I was told to call 877 540 3704. an obnxious recording repeating : thank u for calling pentacle financial group someone will be with u shortly" but no one shows up. No answer nothing. this is rediculous
| Dont Understand This 2009-02-18 16:10:49 Unknown |
This is the company calling you .I recieved a horrible call from them and went online to find out to contact the Co.My number was given out by someone as a false contact.
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| Stop calling me 2009-01-21 19:39:02 Unknown |
This company keeps calling me and when I call back there is no one there. I want them to stop calling.
| Heather Phillips 2008-12-18 20:48:28 Unknown |
I have recently posted on this same issue, have you had any luck??