26, Report:
#1402599
Posted Date:
Sep 27 2017
ARA, A Newmark Company Deceptive Practices, do not pay contractors Nation Wide Nationwide
Deadbeat Customer / Deceptive. With over 20 years doing media, had a feeling about this group from first contat... Contracted for media aquisiton, they wavered on several price quotes... after submitting work, they are demanding more, including a reshoot which would put us over...
Entity
ARA, A Newmark Company
Categories: Dead Beat Customers
27, Report:
#1399643
Posted Date:
Sep 13 2017
Asset Recovery Associates, ARA Held me for an hour and a half on the phone telling me that I indeed owed a debt, and they were going to garnish my wages, and submit a judgement to have to appear before a judge. Chicago Illinois
I was called at 6:30AM when I entered my classroom (I am a teacher) to prepare for my class. They said I opened a CC in 1995 from First USA and never paid the balance. It has since accrued to over $8000, including their fee of $3700. I told them I never heard of that CC. They starte...
Entity
Asset Recovery Associates
Categories: Collection Agency's
28, Report:
#1398492
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2017
ARA, Inc. Debt Collector Elmhurst Illinois
We are getting collection calls for a credit card (Discover)that my husband supposedly opened on June 17, 2001. They are threatening to lock up our bank accounts to collect the money. He has not had a Discover card since 1991 which was a part of his bankruptcy. I ran a credit check ...
Entity
ARA, Inc.
Categories: Collection Agency's
29, Report:
#1396192
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2017
ARA, Mark Farmer, Tammy Bloomberg Falsely accused me of owing money from 10 years ago Villa Park IL Nationwide
They claimed that they recently obtained and are now the legal owner of my Mellon bank account. And as of today I owe them $20,558.63. Problem is Ive never got any money from Mellon bank. When i told them this , i was threatened with prosecution.
Entity
ARA
Categories: Collection Agency's
30, Report:
#1396089
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2017
ARA Litigation Office The lady told me I have charges against me and I was getting sued N/A Nationwide
I was told to call a Beth Strickland at 1-844- 209-1003 @ extension 108 at the Litigation office. I called and she told me that I was being sued and it was sent to their office by Approved Cash and I need to pay 6,000 with attorney fees and interest, or if I want to settle it o...
Entity
ARA Litigation Office
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
31, Report:
#1391302
Posted Date:
Aug 08 2017
ARA Inc Asking money i did noy even know it. Nationwide
I get letter from this company to pay unknow original creditor President firdt lady owe $1088.97 . Looks like they have old my name and sos # and they asked me to pay bill, I asked to them for original tell # for creditor and but they do not provided it , I think this surly scanmy...
Entity
ARA Inc
Categories: Accounting
32, Report:
#1391051
Posted Date:
Aug 07 2017
ARA Inc. Contact Mark Farmer They have social security number and date of birth. The claim I owe Sprint $5,129.50! I've never had a Sprint phone or land line thru Sprint! Villa Park Illinois
Received a collection notice that I owe Sprint $5, 129.50. I've never had phone service with Sprint. I called Sprint and they have no account with my name or ss#. These people are complete jerks? They hung up on me several times and told me to pay my bill!
Entity
ARA Inc.
Categories: Telephone Companies
33, Report:
#1389470
Posted Date:
Jul 31 2017
ARA Inc. Claims I owe 1,556$ to sprint I have never had sprint service ever Villa Park Illinois
ARA, Inc sent me a letter saying they were a collection agency that I owe 1,556.00 from sprint ltd local home ph bill, I have never ever had sprint as a phone carrier and have not had a home phone for 15 years we have cell phones and Verizon has always been my phone carrier. How i...
Entity
ARA Inc.
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
34, Report:
#1381984
Posted Date:
Jun 29 2017
ARA Mark Farmer Called and sent letter I owe $ 26,386.02 Villa Park Illinois
they called me and left a message with No Explanation just a case number. I deleted the message and blocked the number. Now they send a letter saying I owne $ 26,386.02 Righ Now Or Else. for a supossed bank I never heard of nor have I done business with. It did Not...
Entity
ARA
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
35, Report:
#1379938
Posted Date:
Jun 19 2017
ARA Collection Justin Gary Mark Farmer Threading Collection Letter Villa Pak Illinois
On June 19, 2017 I rec'd a request from ARA Collection requesting that I pay $8789.59 to them for a bad account opened in August 1998 and closed in 2007. The agent, Mr. Justin Gary, said that the account was with Elder Beerman Department Store and that I had maintained the pay...
Entity
ARA Collection
Categories: Collection Agency's
36, Report:
#1375561
Posted Date:
Jun 15 2017
TempWorks TempWorks SoftwareTMS, Inc.TempWorks Management Services, Inc.ARA, Inc. dba Paperless StaffingTMS Staffing Illegal Breach of Contract Eagan Minnesota
The unfortunate part of my journey with this company began in September 2013 when, two days before my company was officially opening, they completely walked away from me and my contract without cause, without explanation and without communication.I sued them in MN to get my investme...
Entity
TempWorks
Categories: Business Consulting
37, Report:
#1376429
Posted Date:
Jun 01 2017
ARA INC PO BOX 5002 VILLA PARK, IL 60181 DISCOVER CARD BALANCE $9,873.60 BULL! VILLA PARK Illinois
First ARA called me last Tuesday 5/23/17 saying I had an outstanding balance from Discover that I had from 98-2001. Never until 2017 did I ever have a Discover card in my whole life. They went on to say that I made payments on it during that time until 2001, which I did not beca...
Entity
ARA INC
Categories: Collection Agency's
38, Report:
#1372031
Posted Date:
May 08 2017
ARA- Asset Recovery Associates ARA DO NOT FALL INTO THEIR TRAP!!!! Lombard Illinois
Do not respond or pay this company! Do not fall into the trap they will try and snag you into telling you they will send you to a Judge or file court papers...... They cannot do that. It is disconcerting that they have personal information on you but they cannot attach your cred...
Entity
ARA- Asset Recovery Associates
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
39, Report:
#1368191
Posted Date:
Apr 18 2017
ARA INC> Mark Farmer they said I had A First USA bank card. Never had one. owed $ 1,94106. used my social security number Villa Park Illinois
ARA INC. called me. They said I had a FIRST USA BANK card. in 1995. It had my social security number on it. I told them. I never had a First USA BANK card. Some one else had it and some how got a hold of my social security number. They said they was going to file a judgement against...
Entity
ARA INC>
Categories: Collection Agency's
40, Report:
#1367162
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2017
ARA Inc. Fake debt collection, threaten to place judgement on credit report Villa Park Ilinois
ARA Inc. sent me a letter stating that I owed $1,731.57 to presidents health club. I called ARA and told the person I had never heard of that company and did not owe them anything.
After several minutes of back and forth the lady stated that she would update my account and the cal...
Entity
ARA Inc.
Categories: Healthcare Centers
41, Report:
#1363536
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2017
Asset Recovery Associates Samuel Douglas Scam artists & extortionists Lombard Illinois
I was contacted on 3/21/17 by Asset Recovery Associates about a credit card debt that I supposedly owed. It was listed under my former married name. They said I owed $2500.00 from 1983 & 1991.
They said the debt is from a furniture company that I nor my current husband have neve...
Entity
Asset Recovery Associates
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
42, Report:
#1361758
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2017
ARA - Asset Recovery Associates Extortionists and Thieves Lombard Illinois
I received the message below from a voicemail call that was transferred to my email yesterday morning:
Hello Susan it is imperative that you speak with Tammy Bloomberg regarding your case. I L3159319. My number is toll free 1-888-686-9475. My extension is 3049. You must contact my o...
Entity
ARA
Categories: Collection Agency's
43, Report:
#1358865
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2017
Attorney: mark farmer ARA-Inc.P.o. box 5002, villa park, illinois, 60181-5002. I received phone calls from Ara I'd answer an they would hang up. I call back after yesterday, thy tell me after calling me very foul names, Villa park Illinois
I owe them $10,835.60!,for a Mastercard Iade payment on in 1994 till 2000. Then thy said they were filing a judgement on assets. An told me every credit card I'd applied for, besides ones my mother put my name on, to pay her bills with only, an thy threatened to ruin her credi...
Entity
Attorney: mark farmer
Categories: Credit Card Processing (ACH) Companies
44, Report:
#1357864
Posted Date:
Feb 23 2017
Bill's Birds KMRA Enterprises Inc. Scammed me out of $5000!! Davie Florida
On February 22, 2016, I sent an international bank wire transfer from Taiwan of $5,000.00usd to KMRA Enterprises Inc. (also known as Bill's Birds) of Davie Florida USA. I was in correspondence with Mr. Nathan Kalichman via Facebook Messenger who confirmed receipt of the funds on Feb...
Entity
Bill's Birds
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
45, Report:
#1355858
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2017
ARA Inc. talked me into giving them all my info villa park Illinois
I received there letter for debt collection so I called and they talked me into giving them all my info. Bank account,s.s. number..so I will b stopping all action from them at the bank tomm...this debt they claim I owe is 22 years old ..these jerks need to go to jail now I'll ...
Entity
ARA Inc.
Categories: Collection Agency's
46, Report:
#1355392
Posted Date:
Feb 11 2017
ARA INC Owed money on a credit card I did bankruptcy Lombard IL
ARA started calling 3 days ago threating to add this discovery bill to my credit report but I filed bankruptcy in 2006 they keep we missed it I called my att be he never got back with me I keep telling her I did t owe we'll finally I payed her on credit card 149998 so she woul...
Entity
ARA INC
Categories: Child Protective Services
47, Report:
#1353280
Posted Date:
Feb 01 2017
ARA, Inc. Tactics used to get payment over phone, personal information, wrong name on letter. Lombard, IL 60148 Illinois
Received call from representative regarding a debt, in which I did not owe. The Representative stated need 10%
of the balance owed in order to stop a judgement in my county. This brought me to tears; I only make 292.00/week.
I questioned the person on the phone, and sh...
Entity
ARA, Inc.
Categories: Questionable Activities
48, Report:
#1351681
Posted Date:
Jan 24 2017
ARA Association Mark Farmer, Attorney Told me a judgement would be filed on 12 yr old debt Internet
I was left a voice message by Paul Epstein with this company, and was promptly handed over to a female when I called back (no name was given).
She told me that ARA was contacting me to work out a settlement on a credit card debt that is 12 years old. She told me that a letter had be...
Entity
ARA Association
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
49, Report:
#1350199
Posted Date:
Jan 16 2017
ARA Inc. Timothy Johnson and Mark Farmer1888-409-5060 Tel1888-315-1550 Fax Timothy Johnson threatened me over the phone on several occasions telling me that I was stupid and that they are going to sue me for a debt that is well over seven years old from a state that I never visited. I asked for the original creditors info he refused. He told me that because I am refusing to pay the debt and and that I am a irrisponsible idiot. I hung up and called back 5 times and they hung up on me. When I finally got an answer I asked to speak with Mark Farmer ext. 3402 I was told that hes in meetings. I asked to be transferred to his voicemail and they did. The voicemail sounds just like Timothy Johnson. villa park Illinois
Timothy Johnson if that is even his name threatened me repeatedly over the phone even going as far as to tell me how stupid I am and that I am refusing to pay a debt from the 1990s. The debt is from a hospital in Illinoise where they are supposed to be located. I tryed to explain to...
Entity
ARA Inc.
Categories: Hospitals
50, Report:
#1349846
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2017
avco Don't Know I Believe Someone Took A 4,000.00 Loan Out In My Name I Do Not Owe For Any Loan Nationwide
I Received A Collection Notice For $ 4,186.14 From Ara Inc Original Creditors Avco Financial Services.
I Don't Know What This Is & I Guess It Has Destroyed My Credit.
I Have Not Taken Out A 4,000.00 Loan With Anybody & This Has Been Turned Out To Collections.
This Should Be Sto...
Entity
avco
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off