LOL! ppl will do anything to try to scam you.

I got  call from this number they don't leave messages.. fraudaluent scam artist and they just randomly dial numbers and continue to harrass you with these dum calls. the best bet don't pick up let it ring. eventually they will stop!

They call my best friend at all hrs ,leaving a message asking if she is me or representng me, then says it is extremely important that i contact them ASAP.... after reading these post ....I DNT THINK SO !!!

Lady left voicemail to call or my Rep call TODAY.  The name she mentioned. Wasn't even me.  Sounded fishy. Called FTC, indeed its a scam.  If they call,  REPORT THEM ASAP.

This number apparently belongs to Consumer Recovery Associates, and they are continually calling my home and leaving messages asking for a person who I do not know. When I call back to discuss the matter with them they are abrupt and rude, and will not let me finish my sentence. When I try to talk they say I am being rude and tell me to "cease and desist" calling their number. I believe this is a scam, and I am trying to track down their physical location so I can contact the appropriate authorities

call back urgent, its not even for me,

These people called me, too (CRA), and they like to sound like they are some sortof Law Enforcement AGency, and I think thats very shady and unethical.

cra called me too and mad it sound really serious and when i call back they dont want to tell me anything

I started receiving these calls about 1 year ago on my house phone when I turned my house phone off now they are calling me on my cell phone. I do not know who they are or what they what but they do have my name and now my cell phone. I do not response to any collection agency if that who they are I will deal only with whom I owe. I would like to know who they are so I can file a complaint against them

This is a number from Consumer Recovery Associates. They called my dad looking for me for I don't know what since it's been years since I've opened any lines of credit or had a credit card. i use cash for everything now. Most likely it's a debt for something beyond the statute of limitations if it's even mine at all.

WHO ARE THES PEOPLE AND HOW DID THEY GET MY CELL NUMBER.  AND TELLING ME TO CALL ASAP OR WHO REPRESENTS ME VERY VERY IMPORTANT

WHO ARE THES PEOPLE AND HOW DID THEY GET MY CELL NUMBER.  AND TELLING ME TO CALL ASAP OR WHO REPRESENTS ME VERY VERY IMPORTANT

Debt collection agency! It's a scare tactic the female use...stating she needs for me or my personal rep to contact her. I am my own rep.....and get the heck away!

If you get a call from these people, call the Federal Trade Commission ASAP at 877-382-4357.
This company appears to be attempting identity theft and fraud.

received calls from these morons. said to call back asap. the reps were very rude and even hung up. they even asked for banking info which i did not give them. this is a scam.

Got a hang up call from them yesterday and then they left a message this morning saying they needed "Makeeba" (not my name, I don't know any Makeeba) or who represents her, to call back their office asap.  I was planning to call back and say they had the wrong phone number for Makeeba, but I did not call back after reading these posts.

she left a message saying her name was dotti

I got a few messages from this number, asking for a person I have never heard of, saying they need to call them back or their legal rep!! wth is this???

Wouldn't tell me who or what CRA was don't have a case or file number and are not so and so and for your. Phil answered and said well if your sake I hope you are not so and so..... Who can we call to report this?

I keep getting calls from this number. They act like they are law enforcement. I do not owe any dept, I have no idea why they keep calling and leaving  threatening messages

CRA is more than likely a scam... I called back after the "urgent" message and was on hold waiting forever, but wanted to know what they wanted. They told me there was an old debt I defaulted on in 2001 that is going to be reported to the IRS. REALLY?! The IRS doesn't deal in debt collections, plus this debt was settled over 5 years ago and I have proof... I seems as though they use old credit/debt information and try to scare you into settling for something you don't owe. I'm reporting them to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) and the BBB (Better Business Bureau)....

I called the FTC (877-382-4357) and spend about 5-10 minutes with a live person reporting the incident. She was very polite and instructed me to also file a complaint with my State Attorney General's office, which I am about to do...

I received a call from CRA for an old room-mate. I returned called to have them remove my number from their call list. The manager overseeing the initial caller answered and I made my request. He verified my number and the name on the account and began to question my relationship to the individual. I explained that it doesn't matter if I know them, lived with them or related to them...I was calling to have MY number removed from their database, so I wouldn't be hounded by their calls. He then became a bit irate and stated that I am not trying to hound you...I am not a telemarketer, a collection agency or anything like that...we have legal documents for this person, and your number was listed as an emergency contact. I explained again, that it doesn't matter if I were listed...that the phone is paid by me...and the owner is therefore requesting you to remove HER number from your database. I explained I knew the person and would relay message, but didn't want any more calls to continue. He hung up on me. Real professional...and they are a collection agency

Got this call the 1st time 2 days ago and they left a vm. when you call to pick your vm it dials back to them somehow. Then yesterday i got the message "URGENT" I MUST call or have my representative call immediatley? WTH? What is this all about???

Im tired of these rude people calling!they dont want to tell you anything.And its not even my phone they are calling.

My father got a call from these people and said they needed to speak to me asap it was a very urgent matter. Tried to call back to see who it was and was placed on hold to wait for a agent. No info as to who they are. But of course its tax time so people are going to being scamming left and right  this time of year.

Please take me off this phone list.

who is this and you need to quit calling 916-663-5824 as that number is for Lori Baker

CRA was sued back in 2008 for collection activity in the state of Arizona without a valid financial license. They have since obtained a license, and thus can contact residents of the state for collection purposes.

Too bad that license doesn't free them from the federal statutes of the FDCPA; I'm sure my attorney if going to be very interested to hear the voice message they just left, which implied a potential legal matter - especially when I know for certain that any debts I have are outside the state statute of limitation for legal action.

Got a call for my old room mate who I tried contacting but her phone number has been shut off. BUT??? Since I was only listed as an emergency contact, how was this (what I believe to be a collection agency) agency able to attain my old room mates personal medical record to pull the "In case of emergency" contact info? Are there no laws that protect our private information? Watch out CRA. I will take action against you if I find out you tapped into personal medical record for collection information and I and the courts will bring you up on charges and hold you accountable for your underhanded business ethics. I will be doing an investigation so I hope your ducks are in a row...Mine are.

Betty Jenkins