how

This number has called for a few days now. Tonight, I finally answered. When I told them they had the wrong number, they hung up. I called back, and they couldn't even speak English. Not only that, they kept hanging uponme! I know they can't be looking for me because this is a brand new number! These people don't even have the courtesy to listen to me explain that!

I got the same thing! Who the hell calls me and then there is nobody on the other side!?

Received a call from this number, but no message was left. When I called back it went to a company called NCC. Seemed like a collection agency to me

this number calls me every day at 3:00pm sayn the same thing i told them to stop stop calling this number because i dont no ay thig about there company n sumtimes i GIVE THEM A PIECE OF MI MIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keep getting calls from 213-550-4613. They never leave a message.
I am reporting them to the FTC.

Keep getting calls from 213-550-4613.  They never leave messages.

The person you are looking for has not had this # for 4 years+. It has been our #. I have asked 3 times + to be removed from your list!! So will you please do it. Now I have a written request so will you PLEASE honor it.I believe your looking for a Jason?? No one here by that name.

Got a call from 213-550-4613. They hung up.

I got the call too.  I didn't have to hold too long.  I think it's a collection agency, but they were looking for a different person than me so they said they'd take me off the list.

received an automated call last night on my land line requesting to press 1 for english.
I did, then was on hold for about 2 minutes at which time a man answered and said " How can I help you"  I said "I dont know you called me!"  there was a pause then he said "what" another short pause and he hung up....There was no attempt in the recording to state who they were or who they were calling and yes I have been on the dnc list for years

I just received a call on my caller ID from this number.  I didn't pick up.  If it is indeed a company that says they are NCC Financial (as other call recipients have stated), than the following post from the FCC is interesting...  I am on the Do Not Call Registry...


For Release:  May 5, 2004
FTC: Bogus "Nonprofit" Debt Negotiation Companies Misled Consumers in Financial Trouble and Violated Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against a group of defendants masquerading as a nonprofit debt negotiation organization that has made millions of dollars deceiving consumers into enrolling in their debt negotiation program by promising to reduce their debts. The FTC alleges that National Consumer Council's (NCC) business practices violate the FTC Act, which bars deceptive practices, and have harmed consumers throughout the country. The FTC also charges that the defendants violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by calling consumers who placed their phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. At the FTC's request, a U.S. district court judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring the defendants' illegal activities.

"These defendants demonstrate contempt for consumer privacy and the law," said FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris. "The National Do Not Call Registry empowers American consumers to control the volume of calls they receive at home. We're pleased that the overwhelming majority of legitimate companies are complying with the Do Not Call Registry. Nonetheless, we will continue to pursue those that ignore consumers' wishes not to be called."

The FTC alleges that the defendants, operating a complex web of companies advertised as National Consumer Council, leave pre-recorded messages on consumers' home answering machines claiming NCC is a nonprofit organization that will stop creditors' collection efforts and significantly reduce consumers' debt. Consumers responding to these solicitations allegedly are encouraged to enroll in a debt negotiation program. In reality, the FTC contends, the defendants' "program" is, in many cases, ineffective in reducing consumers' debt and has inflicted severe harm on consumers. According to papers filed with the court, the defendants' program worsened the financial situation of many consumers so that they had little choice but to file for bankruptcy.

According to the FTC, the defendants fail to tell consumers that in the debt negotiation program, defendants often will not begin negotiating a consumer's debts for six months or longer, and that creditors' collection efforts not only do not stop, but often become more aggressive. The FTC also alleges that the defendants fail to disclose other negative consequences, including that: a) consumers' accounts will become delinquent; b) late fees, penalties, and interest may accrue on their debt; c) consumers' creditors may sue to collect on debts, and if a judgment is obtained, may garnish consumers' wages; d) creditors may raise the interest rates applicable to accounts because no one is making minimum monthly payments on the accounts; e) in those instances where defendants negotiate a reduced debt amount, consumers may be liable for federal and state taxes on the amount their debt is reduced; and f) in those instances when defendants negotiate a reduced debt amount, a negative "settled for less than full amount" notation may appear on their credit reports.

The FTC further alleges that the defendants take hundreds of dollars from consumers' monthly payments as fees, which they do not always disclose, and that consumers' monthly payments will not be applied to their trust accounts until these fees are paid in full. As a consequence, many consumers are shocked to see that after making hundreds of dollars in monthly payments to defendants, their debts actually have increased.

"NCC was calling people they shouldn't have been calling, and claiming things they shouldn't have been claiming," said Howard Beales, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "These defendants lied about their nonprofit status, and intentionally put consumers in harm's way financially. Stopping this kind of illegal activity is what the FTC is all about."

According to the FTC, the defendants also violated the TSR by calling consumers who have registered their telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry and by continuing to call consumers who previously have stated that they do not wish to receive calls from the defendants. The FTC also alleges that the defendants have called phone numbers in area codes throughout the country without first paying the access fee for the Registry and without removing from their call lists those phone numbers that appear on the Registry. This is the FTC's first case alleging violations involving the Do Not Call Registry.

The Do Not Call Registry was launched on June 27, 2003, and currently contains nearly 60 million phone numbers. The FTC staff had predicted that the Registry would reach 60 million registrations in June 2004.

Finally, the FTC's complaint alleges that four corporate defendants, London Financial Group; National Consumer Council, a Nevada corporation; National Consumer Debt Council, LLC; and Solidium, LLC, violated the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by failing to provide consumers with required written privacy notices.

The FTC received invaluable assistance on this case from the California Department of Corporations and the Better Business Bureau of the Southland.

The agency's complaint names as defendants National Consumer Council, an Arizona corporation; National Consumer Council, a California corporation; National Consumer Council, a Nevada corporation; London Financial Group; National Consumer Debt Council, LLC; Solidium, LLC d/b/a Solidium Credit Recovery Services; United Consumers Law Group; J.P. Landis, LLC; Financial Rescue Services, Inc.; Signature Equities, LLC; M&L Springfield Trust; PC Hailey Trust; Via Lido Trust; Walter L. Haines a/k/a Walter L. Hainowitz; Paul Kardos; Walter Joseph Ledda a/k/a Walter W. Ledda; Harvey Warren a/k/a Harvey W. Zvansky; Martha K. Levitsky a/k/a Martha E. Kerchen; and Mary Beth Harper a/k/a Mary Beth Scholz. On May 3, 2004, a U.S. district court judge issued a temporary restraining order that imposed an asset freeze on all but one corporate defendant, United Consumers Law Group, and appointed a temporary receiver as to all but defendant United Consumers Law Group and the six individual defendants.

The Commission vote to authorize staff to file the complaint was 5-0.

The FTC recently established a hotline to provide consumers with the most current information on this case. Consumers may call 202-326-3435.

NOTE:  The Commission files a complaint when it has "reason to believe" that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendant has actually violated the law. The case will be decided by the court.

Copies of the Commission's complaint are available from the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC's Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. 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 any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1 877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

Media Contact:
   Jen Schwartzman
   Office of Public Affairs
   202-326-2674
Staff Contact:
   Jennifer Larabee or Faye Chen-Barnouw
   FTC Western Region - Los Angeles
   310-824-4343

(FTC File No. 032-3185)
(Civ. No. SACV04-0474CJC(JWJX))

I just received a call on my caller ID from this number.  I didn't pick up.  If it is indeed a company that says they are NCC Financial, than the following post from the FCC is interesting...  I am on the Do Not Call Registry...


For Release:  May 5, 2004
FTC: Bogus "Nonprofit" Debt Negotiation Companies Misled Consumers in Financial Trouble and Violated Do Not Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against a group of defendants masquerading as a nonprofit debt negotiation organization that has made millions of dollars deceiving consumers into enrolling in their debt negotiation program by promising to reduce their debts. The FTC alleges that National Consumer Council's (NCC) business practices violate the FTC Act, which bars deceptive practices, and have harmed consumers throughout the country. The FTC also charges that the defendants violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) by calling consumers who placed their phone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry. At the FTC's request, a U.S. district court judge has issued a temporary restraining order barring the defendants' illegal activities.

"These defendants demonstrate contempt for consumer privacy and the law," said FTC Chairman Timothy J. Muris. "The National Do Not Call Registry empowers American consumers to control the volume of calls they receive at home. We're pleased that the overwhelming majority of legitimate companies are complying with the Do Not Call Registry. Nonetheless, we will continue to pursue those that ignore consumers' wishes not to be called."

The FTC alleges that the defendants, operating a complex web of companies advertised as National Consumer Council, leave pre-recorded messages on consumers' home answering machines claiming NCC is a nonprofit organization that will stop creditors' collection efforts and significantly reduce consumers' debt. Consumers responding to these solicitations allegedly are encouraged to enroll in a debt negotiation program. In reality, the FTC contends, the defendants' "program" is, in many cases, ineffective in reducing consumers' debt and has inflicted severe harm on consumers. According to papers filed with the court, the defendants' program worsened the financial situation of many consumers so that they had little choice but to file for bankruptcy.

According to the FTC, the defendants fail to tell consumers that in the debt negotiation program, defendants often will not begin negotiating a consumer's debts for six months or longer, and that creditors' collection efforts not only do not stop, but often become more aggressive. The FTC also alleges that the defendants fail to disclose other negative consequences, including that: a) consumers' accounts will become delinquent; b) late fees, penalties, and interest may accrue on their debt; c) consumers' creditors may sue to collect on debts, and if a judgment is obtained, may garnish consumers' wages; d) creditors may raise the interest rates applicable to accounts because no one is making minimum monthly payments on the accounts; e) in those instances where defendants negotiate a reduced debt amount, consumers may be liable for federal and state taxes on the amount their debt is reduced; and f) in those instances when defendants negotiate a reduced debt amount, a negative "settled for less than full amount" notation may appear on their credit reports.

The FTC further alleges that the defendants take hundreds of dollars from consumers' monthly payments as fees, which they do not always disclose, and that consumers' monthly payments will not be applied to their trust accounts until these fees are paid in full. As a consequence, many consumers are shocked to see that after making hundreds of dollars in monthly payments to defendants, their debts actually have increased.

"NCC was calling people they shouldn't have been calling, and claiming things they shouldn't have been claiming," said Howard Beales, Director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection. "These defendants lied about their nonprofit status, and intentionally put consumers in harm's way financially. Stopping this kind of illegal activity is what the FTC is all about."

According to the FTC, the defendants also violated the TSR by calling consumers who have registered their telephone numbers on the National Do Not Call Registry and by continuing to call consumers who previously have stated that they do not wish to receive calls from the defendants. The FTC also alleges that the defendants have called phone numbers in area codes throughout the country without first paying the access fee for the Registry and without removing from their call lists those phone numbers that appear on the Registry. This is the FTC's first case alleging violations involving the Do Not Call Registry.

The Do Not Call Registry was launched on June 27, 2003, and currently contains nearly 60 million phone numbers. The FTC staff had predicted that the Registry would reach 60 million registrations in June 2004.

Finally, the FTC's complaint alleges that four corporate defendants, London Financial Group; National Consumer Council, a Nevada corporation; National Consumer Debt Council, LLC; and Solidium, LLC, violated the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by failing to provide consumers with required written privacy notices.

The FTC received invaluable assistance on this case from the California Department of Corporations and the Better Business Bureau of the Southland.

The agency's complaint names as defendants National Consumer Council, an Arizona corporation; National Consumer Council, a California corporation; National Consumer Council, a Nevada corporation; London Financial Group; National Consumer Debt Council, LLC; Solidium, LLC d/b/a Solidium Credit Recovery Services; United Consumers Law Group; J.P. Landis, LLC; Financial Rescue Services, Inc.; Signature Equities, LLC; M&L Springfield Trust; PC Hailey Trust; Via Lido Trust; Walter L. Haines a/k/a Walter L. Hainowitz; Paul Kardos; Walter Joseph Ledda a/k/a Walter W. Ledda; Harvey Warren a/k/a Harvey W. Zvansky; Martha K. Levitsky a/k/a Martha E. Kerchen; and Mary Beth Harper a/k/a Mary Beth Scholz. On May 3, 2004, a U.S. district court judge issued a temporary restraining order that imposed an asset freeze on all but one corporate defendant, United Consumers Law Group, and appointed a temporary receiver as to all but defendant United Consumers Law Group and the six individual defendants.

The Commission vote to authorize staff to file the complaint was 5-0.

The FTC recently established a hotline to provide consumers with the most current information on this case. Consumers may call 202-326-3435.

NOTE:  The Commission files a complaint when it has "reason to believe" that the law has been or is being violated, and it appears to the Commission that a proceeding is in the public interest. The complaint is not a finding or ruling that the defendant has actually violated the law. The case will be decided by the court.

Copies of the Commission's complaint are available from the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC's Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580. 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 any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1 877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at http://www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft, and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad.

Media Contact:
   Jen Schwartzman
   Office of Public Affairs
   202-326-2674
Staff Contact:
   Jennifer Larabee or Faye Chen-Barnouw
   FTC Western Region - Los Angeles
   310-824-4343

(FTC File No. 032-3185)
(Civ. No. SACV04-0474CJC(JWJX))

...push and hold '0' for ten seconds. they immediatly answer and ask for a person with your last name (may or may not get the first name right). it is originated from an auto dial... you need to tell them to STOP calling. DO NOT give them any personal info even if they get your name right... if they call back report them to the state atty general @ once! call (888) 382-1222 and register your complaint. if enough ppl do this it will disrupt their illegal practices of "auto dialing for the purpose of collecting a debt" OR "telemarketing to do not call numbers". i say all of this because since pushing '1' is your only option i am led to believe this is NOT a reputable business of any type.

I get a phone call from this number everyday at @ 11:30am.  When I try to call them back and tell them I'm not the person they're looking for - they hang up. If they're really trying to collect on a debt owed them or another entity, their phone etiqite doesn't really bring results of collecting funds, does it!

Same deal. "To hear this message in English press 1" put on hold and then I hung up. I think there looking for Spanish speaking people. How do we report this anoyance and to whom? Thanks in advance.

They've started calling me again, still leaving no msg :(

Unknown caller, left no message.

I just got the same call.  On a phone that I just registered.  Said for English press 1, so I did and 4 minutes of hold time and I just hung up.

Received a call with an automated message saying "Press 1 for your message," so I pressed 1, was on hold for a few seconds and connected to someone who said, "NCC..." (couldn't really tell what the guy was saying because he was speaking very fast).

I asked what the call was about and got silence.  I asked again with no answer so I hung up.

Received voice mail fromm NCC Financial on this number

Who owns this 213 number?