The call is definitely from Portfolio Recovery. If you keep hanging-up, they will call back. They also have DOZENS and DOZENS of other numbers to call you from. Good luck trying to get rid of them or cease their calling.

ITS A BILL COLLECTOR

this number has called me several times without leaving a message

it's a debt collector! they call all the time i just dont pick up! if you try and call back they will anwser as portfolio recovery!

Several calls---never leaves a message---Called it back got a recording that says-- U reached the desk of so & so at Corporate Facilities---All I know is they are out of Norfolk,VA--no other information

The caller did not leave a message.

ITS A BILL COLLECTOR

Called. My wife answered. They wouldn't talk to her

they call my 13 yr old son

never leaves message. when I called the number back the recording says it is a debt collector

They do not stop calling and do not leave messages!  When I call back there is an answering voice mail that tell's you if you are an attorney to hit Number 2 and leave a message!

It does seem to be the portfolio recovfery folks, its odd though... every time I call them they transfer me and keep me on hold... if they want to talk, it might help they would try speaking.
I feel so sorry for people that work on comission sometimes.

Perhaps rather than harassment or rudeness, they are employing sign language users, and are just too cheap to place video phone calls.

They keep calling me and asking for Chrispoher.  I have told them Christopher is 12 years old and I take all phone calls.   My 12 year old son's name is Christopher--so
is my ex-husband's whom I divorced 10 years ago.  They will not say what they want, only  it is "person business".  I am sure it is a bill collector but I just got this phone number and it does not have Christopher's name on it.   They ask me to verify my address--which is not what they have--but they just keep calling.   Many times they just hang up when I answer the phone

Thank you for all the helpful information. I appreciate it.

I don't know who this company is or why they are calling. The location on caller id is Norfolk, VA. They call constantly and never leave any messages. I am on the do not call list. How does one go about reporting these parasite companies to the authorities?

I do a 'Old Folk' answering the phone routine.
Hello??? Hello??? You want who? Who? Hello, hello?
You want who? Who?
After a minute of that, they hang up.
Hey Im gonna have some fun with them if they are going to keep calling. I too am on SS Disability so screw them with any suit threats.

same

Have received calls from this number & a different number. The other number that calls tells you it's a place called Portfolio Recovery calling, but this number just says "Virginia call" on the Caller ID. Damn cutthroats always looking for a quick buck!

Legally, they are not allowed to pursue any old debt that was written off by another company.  There is little to nothing they can do to your son.  File a counter claim and add harrassement in it, they will go away.

or better yet PAY YOUR BILLL!!!!

wow yeah steal money & dont pay what you know you owe, one of the reasons this economy is were its at dead beats choosing not to pay what they owe.

either pay your bill because you know you owe it or send them a cease & desist letter

Hey you smart person tell them its just that simple!!!

its called a certified cease & desist letter. ask the what company is calling they have to tell you & demand their address by law they nust honor that.

Nope, sorry...but the DNC laws DO apply to third party debt collectors if they harass non-debtors:

Generally, the TCPA does not apply to debt collectors making collection calls to debtors. However, if you are subjected to calls from a debt collector and you are not the debtor, you may file a lawsuit against the debt collector under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and the TCPA.

This right was recently recognized by Judge Legrome D. Davis in a case called Watson v. NCO Group, Inc.  NCO Group is a debt collector that uses automated prerecorded collection calls.  In this case, Mr. Watson alleged he was getting hundreds of calls from NCO Group after he got a new phone number. Mr. Watson claimed he owed no debt to NCO Group, Inc.  Mr. Watson filed suit under both the FDCPA and TCPA.

David Israel, defense lawyer for NCO, argued that the TCPA should not apply to debt collectors.  Judge Davis rejected the argument made by David Israel. The judge ruled that Mr. Watson had a right to sue NCO Group Inc under the TCPA for $500 for each call.  Judge Davis wrote;

[The] Court is convinced that a non-debtor's rights are in fact violated when he is subjected to repeated annoying and abusive debt collection calls that he remains powerless to stop.

Judge Davis' ruling was based upon his interpretation that collection calls to non-debtors violate the privacy rights provided by the TCPA.  

So what can you do if you receive "wrong number" calls from debt collectors?

1. Sign up for the Do-Not-Call registry.
2. Save the calls captured by your voice mail or answering machine.
3. Contact a consumer lawyer.

http://consumerlawyer.typepad.com/blog/2008/02/the-do-not-call.html

Collections
TCPA: What Is It & How Does It Affect You?

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (TCPA) does many things - including prohibiting debt collectors from calling your cell phone without your permission. Each unauthorized call could result in the debt collector paying you up to $1,500. Here's some helpful information on the Act and how it might affect you.
What is the TCPA?

The TCPA, which was signed into law in 1991 under the first Bush Administration and codified under 47 U.S.C. 227, prohibits calls using any automatic telephone dialing system or artificial or prerecorded voices to:

?Emergency telephone lines
?Telephone lines of any guest room or patient room at a hospital, health care facility, elderly home or similar establishment
?Telephone numbers assigned to paging services, cellular telephone services, specialized mobile radio services, other radio common carrier services or any service for which the called party is charged for the call
?Any telephone call to a residential telephone line
?Send unauthorized faxes
The only way that a caller won't violate the statute is if express consent has been given - and violations of the TCPA are steep. An unintentional call carries a damage amount of $500; an intentional call carries a damage amount of $1,500. That's per call and regardless of the purpose of the call. In other words, if they call you using an automated dialing system without your consent, they've violated the Act and you are entitled to damages.

How does it affect you?

Most debt collectors use automatic telephone dialing systems to contact debtors. You'll recognize this when you go to pick up the phone and there is a slight hesitation on the other end. In fact, most debt collectors are calling nearly 100 people at a time just waiting for someone to answer. Although many have stopped calling landlines, cell phones are another story. Since more and more people are using cell phones either instead of, or in addition to, traditional landlines, debt collectors are finding their cell phone numbers using skip tracers, calling them and hoping that they don't realize that the TCPA has been violated.

http://bankruptcy-law.freeadvice.com/collections/tcpa_how_it_works.html

BTW, the fines for violating the DNC laws went up to $11,000 PER violation on January 1st, 2010:

http://www.callcompliance.com/regulations/statelist.html

the smatest person so far

debt collectors look @ your caller i-d write the number down then either police report it, call your service provider to block that #

That dont work..demand their address send certified  cease & desist letter & 1st & foremost find out why they are calling YOU more than likely you owe money you theif...

pick up & they dont answer document the phone # & complain about it to the cops or attorney general, practice your rights & if push comes to shove change your damm phone number or call your service provider they can tell you what you need to do to block the ph #.

do not call list is ONLY for telemarketers NOT for collections so if you owe thats you, pay your debt & they wont call...