Recorded message from a debt collector telling you to call another number. More than 50 people work here, so a recorded message that doesn't say who it is calling about is a waste of my time and I get this call three times a day. So, after a week, I have started calling it back three times every time it calls and after a fairly short wait, a live person answers. My phone is already on mute however so I just let them talk until they hang up. I got the same guy three consecutive times this morning (he was annoyed, which pleased me to no end) and two different women on three calls late this morning. I can't stop them from calling so all I can do is waste their time as a thank you.
You need to send them a certified, return receipt cease and desist calling letter. You also need to report them to the proper agencies to which I have provided links to. Then you need to go out and get a consumer lawyer to sue them on a contingency basis (no money out of your pocket) and let them pay you for the harassment. If everyone did these three things, these crooks would be bankrupt and we would all be the richer for it.
Web site says they are in Wisconsin: http://paypps.com/contact/
BBB gives them an accredited A+ with 18 complaints and 5 negative reviews: http://www.bbb.org/wisconsin/business-reviews ... ee-wi-29000431/
LinkedIn page stating they leave unattended messages: https://www.linkedin.com/company/professional-placement-services-llc
Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institution Info:
Vital Statistics
Entity ID P034304
Registered
Effective Date 05/14/1998
Period of Existence PER
Status Organized Request a Certificate of Status
Status Date 05/14/1998
Entity Type Domestic Limited Liability Company
Annual Report
Requirements Limited Liability Companies are required to file an Annual Report under s. 183.0120, WI Statutes.
Addresses
Registered Agent
Office CRAIG JOHNSON
272 N 12TH ST
MILWAUKEE , WI 53233
File a Registered Agent/Office Update Form
Principal Office 272 N 12TH ST
MILWAUKEE , WI 53233
United States of America
Looks like they were sued:
https://dockets.justia.com/docket/wisconsin/wiwdc/3:2015cv00360/36924
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/9959 ... T_SERVICES,_LLC
Federal law (FDCPA) requires them to send you a letter (US MAIL ONLY) postmarked within 5 days of their first contact that contains their name, physical address, the creditor’s name, and the amount of the alleged debt. It also must contains “mini-Miranda” telling you that it is an attempt to collect a debt and that all information will be used for those purposes. The one other important thing that this letter must also have in it is that you have a right to dispute the debt within 30 days of receipt of the letter and if you do so, all collection activity must be stopped until the debt is verified.
Read up on your rights here, get template letters to send and also make a complaint at this government site: http://www.consumerfinance.gov/
Also file a complaint with your State Attorney General's office.
List of State AG’s offices: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/stateattorneygenerallist.php
Also file a complaint at the Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions Complaint page: https://www.wdfi.org/contact_us/ComplaintDefault.htm