Asked for my husband, asked who was calling?  Who are you? Was the reply, I said, Wife, he asked to verify our address, I said NO, he asked again and I told him I was not about to verify any address until he identified who he was and what this was regarding,, His reply?  Let me talk to your husband, he is the one who probably wears the pants in the family!  I hug up!

No idea who it is but they call everyday looking for a Lisa Sandberg. This has been going on for a couple of years, I don't know anyone named Lisa Sandberg, she must of had this number back in 2008 before I got it. They also keep changing phone numbers and the business is not identified on my caller ID.

Numerous Calls For Someone We don't Know. Demanded To Cease Calls. They Continue To Call.
Now, I Tell Them About My Religion,Mormon, Ignore What They Say Andask If They Have Questions About How They Too Can Come To Know Our Savior, Jesus Christ!Some Hang Up, Others Actually Have Questions.To All I Give The Church Phone Number As The Fictitious Person They KeepAsking For
Maybe They Will Find More Than They Could Imagine! Lol.
In Either Case, Keep Them On The Phone,Make Them Pay! Ask If They Need A Good Diet Plan, Or If They Can Help With Your Dinner Menu, Ask About Their Personal Life, Etc.Talk About Completely Irrelevant Things, It Totally Catches Them Off Guard And They WILLStop Calling! Lol
Old Trick I Learned Many Years Ago!
Also, When ANY debt Collector Or Telemarketer Calls, Answer With " Hello, Is Dave There?"  Confuse The Heck Out Of Them!

jrozansky@rjmacq.com, smatte@rjmacq.com this jerks tried the same thing with the same bank Wachovia Bank Checking I told them send me the proof and I also told them that I had not been in the USA in over 11 yrs so the statute of limitations had run out even if I did owe them (which I did not) I also told them
If they did not stop I would contact the F.T.C. they stopped and more then likely
they sold this Piece of Garbage to CPC and the phone I got is 1 800 280 1565
to pay by Phone

http://cpcpayments.com/frameDefault.asp?p=getanswers

Here is website, on how to pay them if your stupid. Basically hand over your credit or any means necessary to pay.

Contact the original debtor and ask to settle the account; or you have to pay collections fees which basically is the debt collector's commission. This opens the doors to identity theft, never disclose information over the phone.

Central Portfolio Control "they handle business matters" they cant disclose in further information. They sure want to know if you know the irresponsible debtor that but you down as a conact. That is simply called fishing.

Yet another call from the a-holes at CPC Debt collection looking for people that don't work here.

They must have a heck of a phone bill with all the different phone numbers they use to make calls. Thanks for nothing FCC and the Do Not Call list...

Too bad we can't get a list of all the numbers these sorts of companies use and just blacklist the lot of them. It must be too easy to fake their caller id or just get a new number.

Another call for someone I have never heard of. It starts with the robo voice "This is not a sales or telemarketing call. If you are ... please press 1".  We get numerous calls like this all for the same person, but that person doesn't work here.

From the other posts here, it sounds like some bogus debt collection service that bought bad debt from a credit card company and is harrassing people to try to get them to pay.

Guess they would have better luck if they actually called the right number for whoever they are looking for.

calls regulary wanting some one I've never heard of to get back with them ! "If this is an incorrect number press 8 for a rep" when I press 8 the man hangs up when i say I'm not ***** ****  (the person I've never heard of) stop harrasing me ! P O S !
probably a collection agency ! been going on since 7-'10 !
reg. w/ donotcall.gov & it got worse !

after I called & registered my number with "do-not call" it got worse !!

Receeived a call did not answer. no message on machine.

First, a Robot -- "this call is for XX - If you are XX, push 1..."  It was for my adult son, but I hit it anyhow, just out of curiosity.  30 second wait on hold - Dumb lady -- "is this [badly garbled first/last name] - (the computer did it better).  I asked who's calling - gave only her own odd  name.  I asked what it is about -- wouldn't say until I told her who I was -- went back and forth a couple of times, but if this is indeed a bill collector, they';re not going to get anybody with their rudeness...

The company is CPC debt collection.  The guy was so rude today and hung up on me 3 times.  He refused to transfer me to manager.  I'm filing a complaint with the ftc.

they keep on calling and they do not leave a message,  when I call back they do not want to tell me what their business is.

Everytime I get a called from these people I TRANSFER the call to a sex Hotline.  They stop calling after a week or two

debt collector for expired debt of my former roommate's sister (skip trace)

Bill collector, and super rude, I have been trying to get them to take the persons name off my number, then the "gentleman had the nerve to tell me he had just gotten the account. Whatever... I have caller ID jerk!

What really works with these people ask them if they called to have telephone sex. Have had no calls for weeks now..

Do not answer this number - just hang up - or better yet -

lay the phone down and walk away and let their phone bill go up....

No idea who it is but they call everyday looking for a Sabha Vinka. today when i said wrong number i got the comment "thank you very little". Very rude!

Have no idea who it is.

just got a call from them very rude and told them i filled chapter 7  and still asked me for money.

Still not sure, called me on a monday afternoon. Didn't leave a message. I called back a few minutes later and it didn't even ring once, some girl with an accent answered and didn't even say the company or anything but answered as "This is valerie" and that was it. I hung up the phone.

If you?re receiving calls for a debt you don?t owe, it could be a case of mistaken identity. Perhaps you share the same name, or even inherited an old phone number of the person who actually owes the debt.
You could also be the victim of zombie debt - it could be that you paid the original debt off but it wasn?t recorded as paid, or the statute of limitations on the debt has expired and the debt collector is trying to get you to pay for a debt you can no longer be taken to court over.
A final common cause of being hounded for a debt you don?t owe is fraud. It could be that you have become a victim of identity theft and someone is opening up new lines of credit or buying items using your good name. Additionally, the ?debt collector? calling could actually be an identity thief who is trying to get you to divulge personal financial information such as Social Security, bank and credit card numbers.
If you?re being pursued for a debt you don?t think you owe, the BBB recommends taking the following five steps:

1. Request written proof of the debt. By law, a debt collection agency must provide you with a validation notice within five days of contacting you about the debt. If you would like to get verification of the debt, send a written request to the debt collector within 30 days after you receive the validation notice. This written proof can help you determine if the callers are actually identity thieves, or if you really do owe the debt. Once you have the name and contact information for the agency, confirm they are a legitimate debt collector with your BBB at www.bbb.org. After you confirm that you don?t owe the debt, advise the debt collector you do not owe the debt and advise them to stop contacting you (see step 4).
2. Correct any errors. After confirming you do not owe the debt, you may want to correct any incorrect submission related to the debt captured on your credit report. Contact the company that has provided the information to the reporting bureau by writing a detailed letter and include copies of pertinent documents which back your case. The FTC provides additional information on how to report errors at www.ftc.gov.
3. Weed out fraud and errors. Check your credit report with the three major credit reporting bureaus, Experian, Equifax and Transunion every year by visiting www.annualcreditreport.com. If you?ve been the victim of fraud or identity theft, you may also be eligible to view your reports for free. By keeping a close eye on your credit reports, you?ll be able to more quickly identify fraudulent activity or mistakes and make corrections before the debt collector calls.
4. Tell them to stop contacting you. According to federal law, a debt collector cannot continue to contact you - at work or home - if you tell them to stop. After confirming you do not owe the debt in question, you may cease all contact from the debt collection company by sending a letter (via certified mail) to the debt collector advising them to cease contact. Keep a copy of the letter and the return receipt for verification purposes. Any further contact to you from the debt collector except to advise you there will be no further contact, or to inform you that the agency is filing legal action, is a violation of the FDCPA.
5. File a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. Familiarize yourself with the consumer protections provided under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Included are rules that debt collectors may not make false or deceptive claims and must investigate the validity of a dispute over a debt. If a debt collector violates the law, report them to the FTC - the federal government?s agency overseeing fair debt collection practices. You should also file a complaint with your BBB at www.bbb.org.

For Consumers:

Subscribers may register their residential telephone number, including wireless numbers, on the national Do-Not-Call registry by telephone or by Internet at no cost.

Consumers can register on-line for the national do-not-call registry by going to www.donotcall.gov. To register by telephone, consumers may call 1-888-382-1222: for TTY call 1-866-290-4236.  You must call from the phone number you wish to register.  

Related Rules

In addition to the establishment of a national Do-Not-Call Registry, there are other amendments to the Commission's rules implementing the TCPA that may reduce the number of telemarketing calls to your home:

If you subscribe to CALLER ID, you should know when a telemarketer is calling you: telemarketers are required to transmit Caller ID information and may not block their numbers.

Telemarketers must ensure that predictive dialers abandon no more than three percent of all calls placed and answered by a person. A call will be considered "abandoned" if it is not transferred to a live sales agent within two seconds of the recipient's greeting. As a result, you are less likely to run to answer the phone only to find silence or the "click" of the calling party disconnecting the line.

In addition to these changes the rules provide:

Telephone solicitation calls to your home before 8 am or after 9 pm are prohibited.

Anyone making a telephone solicitation call to your home must provide his/her name, the name of the entity on whose behalf the call is being made, and a telephone number or address at which you may contact that entity.

Company-specific do-not-call lists are available to consumers who wish to avoid telemarketing calls only from specific companies. For more information see our Unwanted Telephone Marketing Calls Factsheet

How to Complain

Filing a Do-Not-Call Complaint

In addition to complaints alleging violations of the national do-not-call list, you may also file a complaint against a telemarketer who is calling for a commercial purpose (e.g., not charitable organizations) IF:  The telemarketer calls before 8 AM or after 9 PM; OR
The telemarketer leaves a message, but fails to leave a phone number that you can call to sign up for their company specific do-not-call list; OR You receive a telemarketing call from a company that you have previously requested not call you; OR The telemarketing firm fails to identify itself; OR
You receive a pre-recorded commercial message from someone with whom you do not have an established business relationship and to whom you have not given permission to call you.

Has your evening or weekend been disrupted by a call from a telemarketer? If so, you?re not alone. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been receiving complaints in increasing numbers from consumers throughout the nation about unwanted and uninvited calls to their homes from telemarketers.

Pursuant to its authority under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), the FCC established, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a national Do-Not-Call Registry. The registry is nationwide in scope, applies to all telemarketers (with the exception of certain non-profit organizations), and covers both interstate and intrastate telemarketing calls. Commercial telemarketers are not allowed to call you if your number is on the registry, subject to certain exceptions. As a result, consumers can, if they choose, reduce the number of unwanted phone calls to their homes.

Do-Not-Call Registry

You can register your phone numbers for free, and they will remain on the list until you remove them or discontinue service ? there is no need to re-register numbers.

The Do-Not-Call registry does not prevent all unwanted calls. It does not cover the following:
calls from organizations with which you have established a business relationship;
calls for which you have given prior written permission;
calls which are not commercial or do not include unsolicited advertisements;
calls by or on behalf of tax-exempt non-profit organizations.

Subscribers may register their residential telephone number, including wireless numbers, on the national Do-Not-Call registry by telephone or by Internet at no cost.

Consumers can register on-line for the national do-not-call registry by going to www.donotcall.gov. To register by telephone, consumers may call 1-888-382-1222: for TTY call 1-866-290-4236.  You must call from the phone number you wish to register.

its CPC debt collection.

some obnoxious male collector at co. that bought advanta portfolio...d*ck head pretty much....sts or something....just tell cannot call at work and to put all in writing...don't know this company...yet...

o./

Keeps calling, no message left.