Really nasty collection agency. Gets rude and threatening when you try and explain they're calling the wrong number looking for someone who doesn't exist..
A call from 347 689 1070. No co. name given, just a obviously a fictitious name, Gail Fisher along with reference # 65819. When anyone or prompter leaves a voicemail and does not give a Co. name or reason for calling, just some numbers, it is a scam, bill collector, telemarketer, or prank caller. Never respond, it may cost you more than a return call.
This is supposedly a company called pioneer credit recovery. They asked for me by name and then wanted me to give them my date of birth and the last 4 of my social. When I refused to give out my personal info to a stranger, another person came on the line and asked again. I still refused so she gave ME the birth year and last 4 numbers of the social of the person they were trying to reach which didn't match mine At all. Shady sounding company if you ask me.
Received this call on my cell phone; they did not leave a message, but I called back when I knew they couldn't possibly be open and found out it was this company...
http://www.pioneer-credit.com/
Pioneer Credit is a collection agency for the government. They go after people with back taxes, student loans, back rent with the GSA, or anything federal.
What's terrible is they call every two hours to my home looking for someone who USED to have my phone number. I kept getting the calls and then, when I answered and DEMANDED to know who they were, why they were making the calls, and disturbing my sleep, the woman got rude and said, "Well, if you paid your bills, I wouldn't be calling!" I told her I wasn't the person she was looking for, but I CERTAINLY would be the person who was calling the Missouri Attorney General's Office!
She wanted to argue and then tried DEMANDING I give her the forwarding address and number for the person! I told her I had this telephone number for three months and got it from the phone company....that maybe she should stop harassing me and get ahold of them! That's when I told her, "Ma'am, I'm not joking about calling the MoAT. As soon as I get off this phone, they will be getting that phone call."
I hung up and called the MoAT's number. I left a message and then went online to leave another message on their site. I listed all the times and dates the number has been on my Caller ID and told them I intended on keeping a record of all the times since they were told to stop calling my number.
What everyone should know is once they are told to stop calling, each incident is an infraction punishable by up to one year in jail &/or a $15,000 fine. Missouri is diligent about chasing down these people and yes, they've gotten huge fines and a lot of businesses have lost their right to go after Missouri citizens using phone lines in our state.
Each state has a law. It's up to YOU to empower yourself to help the state you live in to stop YOU from being harassed. Make the call. They'll send you a piece of paper to log the dates and times so you can send it back as an infraction. Once you do, you'll see the state gladly go after the company.
Now, what YOU need to do is pointedly tell the person you do NOT want them to call your number again. You also tell them any time after that call will be considered an infraction and that you ARE contacting the Attorney General's Office in your state. Once you do that, they have 48 hours to stop the harassing calls. If they do, it's harassment...pure, plain, and simple.