The same thing happened to me!

I called back this number from my cell phone, couldn't understand what company they said but asked for the phone number and they had my name. They wanted to verify the last 4 of my ssn and when I told them I didn't know it, they said they'd try again later...shoulda just told them it was the wrong number.

} "SOME ONE NEEDS TO NAIL THESE JERKS TO WALL!"

I would agree, but you are the one who needs to swing the hammer. You cannot expect your AG or any regulator to slide down a fire pole and fight your personal battles. Someone might only if by chance your case shows a sufficient amount of shocking behavior to attract media attention and/or votes.

Vulture collection has been a growing problem in a tanking economy. Debt collectors have to stand in the probate line like everyone else and cannot go around trying to run guilt trips on surviving family members. For less than six dollars you can lock this bunch under a cease-comm notice, sent via USPS Certified with return card. The FTC and many consumer watchdogs explain how to draft one. This will set a legal landmine, as such a notice is ignored at their peril.

Learn more of how to exercise your FDCPA rights as an alleged debtor at FTC-dot-gov.
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fdcpajump.shtm

Thanks so much for parroting what you were told in Compliance Training in your barely comprehensible thumb-talk. What "the law states", namely the FDCPA, is that collection reps cannot discuss a debt account with someone not considered the "consumer", or alleged debtor. This ridiculous dance you agencies all do around privacy, where each end of the phone is trying to get the other to reveal an identity and call purpose, is mostly due to the Foti-NCO case.

A collector must make ''meaningful disclosure'' of its identity yet respect the privacy of whoever is named on a debt account. Collectors are thus in constant danger of breaking one law to satisfy the other, and many do willingly. They may feel entitled to information from a call recipient, but no one they call is required to respond.

As for what you consider "helping people", there is no compelling evidence that paying an uncontested debt claim does anything to improve credit ranking. Suggesting as much in a collections effort is unlawful per the Credit Repair Organizations Act. A collections trade line reading "paid" often drags *down* a credit score in our wonderful credit system.

Furthermore, Plaza has a history of lawbreaking behavior which will not be erased by a halfway name change. It was bought out in November by United Recovery Systems, (aka URS Limited and Unipoint Holding) possibly the worst junk debt buyer and collector in existence in terms of ridiculous claims and legal violations.

888-661-2366   is the call back number to plaza recovery inc.  


That is a legitimate company known as Plaza Recovery Inc. earlier  plaza associates.    

The lawstates they need to verify the identity of the cnsmr, No one would like her/his
financial information to be shared with any one else.   moreover,  last  4  digits of  SSN  can not be misused,  as,  it wont give out   the complete social Security nbr|.

Yes,  they are helping people takng care of their bad credits agnst their name, else,    in turn bad credit might cause you to pay costly loans / credit cards. if you have bad credit agnst your name you'll
be payng highr intrst chrgs or even you might be a denied a crdt approval in your name.

You can visit    http:// plazarecovery.com ,  It is a ISO2005  certified company ,

Call here all the time.  Most of the time they hang up when someone answers the phone.  They are a scam, plain and simple.

received call from this number at 3:31pm, let it go to voicemail but they just hung up not leaving a message

I usually don't answer these calls, but felt like having fun today.  I answered with a strange accent and broken english.  They asked for Sarah and I told them I was not that person (because I'm not).  She asked me how long I had this number and I told her 32 years (which is true).  She said she would not call me again.  Yeah, right!  Like I believe that.

I received a call, didn't answer. I call back and for me it said it was: Plaza Recovery. I hanged up.

Plaza Associates, debt collection agency

Very annooying - verifying our phone # and looking for an Alexander something.  Could barelly understand him but called 3 times!  Some company called something Recovery. Asked how long we had this phone # - told him  a very long time then he called again.  Husband got on the phone and told him simply stop calling and hung up.  Very rude.

some foreign speaking dude called here asked my name wanted my middle initial asked for my social security number and address I refused to verify any of this.  I told them they called a place of business and to never call this number again.   If they have a issue with me then they can mail me something.  
Really why would I give anyone who calls me any personal information like that.

They called me and i picked up and there was 30 seconds of jazz music.. i put it on speaker and started dancing then i heard a person say like 1.5 words and then nothing... huh

I called this number and they were looking for someone who does not own this number to collect a debt. I asked them to remove my number and they said they would. end of story.

Just got a call from these losers saying they are calling from Plaza Associates or something like that.  The guy had a middle eastern accent and quickly asked me for my last 4 numbers of my social security. Total scam.  The guy said I had some association with them and he needed my digits before proceeding.  I hug up on him and told them I had no association with them and would not give them a thing.  I hung up.

They call me through all the time but never leave a message.

Got a call from them looking for someone not assocaited with my number. My number is unlisted, and I am a COP. I demaned to speak to their supervisor on how they got my unlisted number I have had for 8 years.  The first time they hung up on me, I called back and demaned to speak to a supervisor, and advised them to wait for my lawyer to contact them, because I know who they are!!!!! and they will advise how they got my number.

they called again, within minutes of me hanging up on them. However, after blowing a whistle in their ear I do not think they will call again

they can barely speak English and want me to give my social security number RIGHT!

I had a Suntrust account also with a balance.  Must be same thing.

they are calling a person at my office who would never have left a debt unpaid.  the lady's name changed 4 years agao and they are asking for her old name. This person pays her bills and has plenty of money to spare so I know it's a fake debt.

These people ( supposedly Troy and Anna) actually came by the office and left this phone number. Knew they were scammers right off the bat as they asked who handles our ComEd account. Rang the telephone number they left and it was a prerecorded 'debt-collector' message. Contacting ComEd and if they come back again I will be calling the police.

A call from an unknown number.  Didn't answer.  Will report to national do not call register.  https://www.donotcall.gov/

Caller ID:  Unavailable

They call me for a guy named Mike something. I don't even know him. They said he owes money do I know where he is. Again I tell them I do not know him and he doesnot and has not ever lived here! They continued to call me on a daily basis on my Cell phone! They told me they would take me of the calling list, but would take 48 hours! I had 2 more calls in that 48 hour time.Then again the following week! I told them I was going to take them to court for harrazement! Then they stopped calling!

They were looking for the person who had this number before us.  I asked them to put us on a do not call list.  I explained that the person they were looking for turned in this number, and we were later assigned it.  They wanted to know how long ago...I replied over six months.  Now I understand why we keep getting calls for this person.  They probably dropped this number because of all the collection calls they were getting...therefore we now get them for her.  :(

CALL BACK TO BACK VIOLATING FCC REGULATIONS!!!!

I just received a call from this number. I am the only one in the household and they kept asking for someone named Robert. I told them they have the wrong number. Then the man asked if the street I lived on was **** Drive, well I told him yes cuz it was. Then he asked me for my address #, I then got angry and told him I will not give out my information. So pretty much, they have my information correct with phone number and address but who the hell is Robert!
I have no debt so don't waste my time!

Received a call from this number asking for a Michael C. Smith. I informed this person that there are a million Michael Smiths and I wanted to know what the call was regarding. I was informed that he was not allowed to give that information because it was a personal matter. I said, yes, it is. This is my phone number you are calling. So I asked them not to call my number again. I hung up and called the number back to find out it is a debt collection agency called Plaza Associates. I am a little concerned.

If your cell phone is based on ANDROID ( I HAVE ONE ) you can go to market, download a free application called SUPER CALL BLOCKER then you can block all these numbers, I just did that 3 days ago and it works great so far. GOOD LUCK.

It is the Governments fault that these leeches do what they do, GOV. wants NOTHING to do with them, and they refuse to stop them from annoying innocent people,  but if we take matters into our own hands then the F__CKing GOV. comes in and PROTECTS these SCUM SUCKERS and we end up in trouble for something some other b*****d started.