Alert!!!!! For the past several months I have been receiving phone calls from this toll free number: 1-800-360-4319 which usually begin by a digital voice saying "Please stay on the line for our next available operator." I usually hang up immediately because if a live person cannot dial my number, I'm not going to waste my time until a live person speaks.
We receive these phone calls early in the morning before 8 am, in the afternoon, the evening, and very late at night. Always with the same prerecorded message. One day last week, I stayed on the line so I could learn the nature of this important call. A very rude young lady asked me if I knew so and so. When I asked her why she was calling my number and to identify herself, she hung up.
Still the calls kept coming. I even dialed it back this evening to tell them I wanted off their call list only to be rudely told by the live person, she could not hear me and hung up. I called again, this time a man answered the phone wanting to know if I had received their letter. I asked him to identify himself and what company he represented. He told me his name but not the company. Then, he proceeded to ask me if I knew so and so. I told him to remove my name from their call list. I doubt if they will.
I Googled the number and found 5 pages of responses from people who have had the same kind of treatment from 800-360-4319. Some indicated it is National Recovery, a collection agency but that the NR folks do not have current or accurate information. Everyone of the responses referred to the rudeness of the callers and the lack of information provided.
So, if you should get a call from 800-360-4319 don't answer it and most of all do not give them any information whatsoever.
I publish this on my blog as a means of educating the public to this unethical "collection agency." I'm not sure it is even a collection agency as I tend to believe it is a scam operation. I could be wrong.
Have a great and wonderful day.
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I have to agree that this has to be in someway a sacm. A legit company would answer with there comapny name & leave the company name when they call & leave a message.
I've been dealing with these people now for 3 months. They're telling me I owe $32 to BMG Music. I've NEVER had an account with them. They're telling me the account is from 2003. I had a Columbia house account in like 1998. When I told this lady "Jackie" that, she said "Maybe the companies merged, I don't know. But you need to take care of this" I've told them twice now that I'm disputing it, sent them 2 letters stating the fact, which they claim to have never received. Now just tonight, I spoke with "Jackie" again, and she says if I'm disputing it, I need to contact all 3 credit bureaus. Well, if that's the case why did I have to send you 2 damn letters?
Steer clear of these people. Something isn't right with them.
When they answered the phone, it was "Hello?" I replied, then she said "We're trying to reach so and so (Not me, I was calling from work) I said I wasn't them. She said she'll remove my number. I said "Ma'am... I haven't told you my number" Oh I'm Sorry! What's your number!? I told her, then she got my name right.
Anyway, sorry. Had to rant a little. Avoid these morons
Thank you! I got an email from these people. I have a prepaid debit card that you can get at Wal-Mart and the email said that my new card was returned and I needed to call that number to give them my correct address. Yeah right. I went to the website and logged into my account. I checked my cards issued area, and I didn't get a new card. Looks like they are fishing for info.
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