I called them back because I got so many calls...gave them my name, home and cell number...they checked my number and apparently my cell number used to belong to someone who has a debt...I cleared that up and they said they would take my number off their list.
we have also been getting calls from this company lately over a 16 yr old fine that was paid off we have no proof from that long ago and we have also lived in the same area for this amount of time all of a sudden we have a pps person calling without any other communication from the business trying to collect. we also have a do not call number how the heck did they get a hold of us now and why its been paid why do we have to pay twice? i really wish there was something we could do to get these people in trouble.
Indeed, this is Professional (sic) Placement Services from Wisconsin who buy debt both satisfied and unsatisfied from Wisconsin courts, speed traps and municipalities. Chances are if you have Illinois plates on your car, you WILL get ticketed in Wisconsin, and you WILL have your fine sold to these scammers long after you pay your fine. They refuse to communicate with the issuing Court, maintaining that the obligation is now to them, and that there is no communication from the Court that would change that fact, even a statement that the obligation has been settled in full.
They have an aggressive telemarketing harassment crew, most of whom have difficulty pronouncing their own fake names, and display the full extent of their poor education and limited intelligence with every conversation. I have been asking them, in fact begging them, to take me to Court for the past eight years over a ticket I received in northern Wisconsin in 2000. All they ever reply with is that they will "[***] up your credit" and "make everything go badly when you need a loan". Well, they seem to be hollow threats, because they have yet to place anything on any credit bureau report, have refused to take the matter to Court, and have had exactly zero impact in hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of loans that I have applied for, obtained, and maintained an exceptional payment history on since that time.
They are all bluff and no power. They violate several collection laws with every call, and could not press any issue legally without coming under significant penalties for violations of both State and Federal law. Their automated dialing system is so flawed that they don't even have a link to who they have contacted, and they try to maintain all their outgoing lines as "wireless" or "Wisconsin cellular" while keeping the numbers non-published. Just ignore them, or use them to vent your frustration with life on. They are powerless, uneducated, simple minded creatures with no ability to affect your life, they are trying to earn a commission on debt that the Court ripped them off on.
collectoin agencies don`t fall under the same guidelines as a telemarketer so if your on a do not call list or not they can still call you all up until you pay settle of provide proof that the debt is paid so filing a complaint against a collection agency for calling you is pointless.