201, Report:
#685099
Posted Date:
Jan 22 2011
ARA, INC THEY ARE SENDING OUT FAKE COLLECTION LETTERS TO GET YOU TO PAY FAKE DEBTS Villa Park,, Illinois
I received a letter from ARA, Inc. stating that I owe $5,213.52 and can settle the account for $3,649.46 and can pay $50.00 a month. They stated that the original creditor is B of A - Berkley Fed account number 7700020667. They also stated that once the settlement is paid I will rec...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
202, Report:
#681444
Posted Date:
Jan 12 2011
ARA Threatened to sue me Villa Park, Illinois
I got a letter from ARA. stating thatI owe them $1,1051.40 and they would settle for $805.98,also saying that they would accept $50/monthly payments.Then whenI called them they were saying thatI had to settle the payments with him right at that moment whenI was talking with him on t...
Entity
Categories: Banks
203, Report:
#673571
Posted Date:
Dec 22 2010
ARA Asset Recovery Associates, False Claim of Debt Villa Park, Illinois
ARA sent me a letter referring to a past due account with them. I had never heard of them before, so it would be hard to have a past due account with them.
The letter said the original creditor was ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
204, Report:
#647632
Posted Date:
Oct 05 2010
ARA Asset Recovery Associates False claim of past due account with ARA Villa Park, Illinois
ARA sent me a letter referring to a past due account with them. I had never heard of them before, so it would be hard to have a past due account with them.
It said the original creditor was Chase Manhattan Bank, with a current balance of $14,356.53, and that an approved settl...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
205, Report:
#645973
Posted Date:
Sep 30 2010
ARA Samuel Wiser SCAM! Claiming I owe them Money from a Debt I Paid OVER 8 years ago! SCAM Villa Park, Illinois
SCAM! This is the SECOND letter I have got from this company but the name is changed. I just received this letter from ARA (same company as before) from a Samuel Wiser, claiming I owe them 929.56, because my first debt $464.78 was never paid. YEAH didn't pay it because I did my rese...
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Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
206, Report:
#645398
Posted Date:
Sep 29 2010
ARA Inc. Saying they are acting on behalf of Providian Bank, to collect $3,825.69 that I don't owe them or anyone else! Villa Park, Illinois
I received a letter today that said: 'Please return entire notice with payment. Address in box must appear in the return envelope window. RE: Past due account with ARA # 981856-01 - Original Creditor: Providian Bank- Account Number: 227980800517979 - Current Balance: $3,825.69 - App...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
207, Report:
#639216
Posted Date:
Sep 17 2010
ARA Asset Recovery Associates ARA Tricked me into paying money on a debt that was passed the statute of limitations. At the time I was not aware there was an outstanding debt as it dated from 1990, they did not acknowledge the mon Schaumberg, Illinois
On Wednesday September 8th 2010 at 8.54hrs I received a call from a Tammy King, who introduced herself as an Attorney to collect a debt from my wife supposedly on behalf of MBA credit card, for the amount of $8,718.67. Her collection company is ARA Asset Recovery As...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
208, Report:
#636390
Posted Date:
Sep 01 2010
ARA Scam, False Report, False Collections Villa Park, Illinois
I received a statement in the mail saying that I owed $387.73. I immediately called to dispute the claim, knowing I did not have any outstanding balances. The woman I spoke to said it was for a Lack's card, which I have never heard of, and then asked if the last 4 digits of my ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
209, Report:
#616766
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2010
ARA Collections Scam Robert Ivory Company nearly forces money from us with threats and lies Schumburg, Illinois
This company tried to tell my husband that his exwife had a credit card with his name on it from 1984 and that there was a balance of over 14,000.00. We told them that she didnt live in Calif anylonger and that they had been divorced for more than 11 years.
Mr. Robert Ivory w...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
210, Report:
#610388
Posted Date:
Jun 07 2010
ICM - internet cash machines Me enganaram falando de um servico por apenas 2.97, e na verdade me roubaram 149.95 sem me avisar o porque, e ainda dizem que estava no contrato no qual nao teve algum que eu aceitei. DANBURY, Connecticut ICM - Internet cash machines deceived me talking about a service for just 2.97, and in fact I stole 149.95 without telling me why, and still say it was in the contract which did not have any that I accepted. Danbury, Connecticut
I am a housewife honest person, work to sustain my house, I saw it when the announcement of this site so promising successor Through The Internet was when I bought the kit for only 2.97 and ok, later on asked to put account number of bank card and do not trust and decided to st...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
211, Report:
#587484
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2010
Asset Recovery Associates - ARA Associates - Financial Credit Services Financial Credit Servies A Fabricated Debt With Payment Plan Out of the Blue Schaumburg Illinois
Imagine getting a letter out of the blue from a collection agency concerning a debt that was handled in California Superior Court in 1998, well beyond the Statue of Limitation. Little did they know that I have eight years experience as a debt collector.
EVERYTHING they did fr...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
212, Report:
#579604
Posted Date:
Mar 10 2010
Automotive Underwriters Insurance Co, Inc. AUIC Beware of Extended Warranty Companies! Greenwood Village, Colorado
I purchased an extended warranty for my 2000 Land Rover Discovery II on March 1, 2004. The warranty, which was underwritten by AUIC, was for full coverage for six years expiring on 3/01/10 or at 100,000 miles for a total cost of $3,302.00. The agreement number is ARA-06.1892. I chos...
Entity
Categories: Auto Warranty
214, Report:
#563791
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2010
ARA Inc. - Asset Recovery Associates ARA Wants me to pay a Bill My husband charged Internet
I got a letter from ARA Inc. I called them up to tell them my husband used my credit card, they start asking me stupid questions like did I have a prenuptual.
I'm not a millionaire, I told them no I dont, I shouldnt have to pay this bill. They say I do?????&n...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
215, Report:
#501734
Posted Date:
Jan 23 2010
Asset Recovery Associates - ARA Fictional Credit Card, Made Up Debt, and Lies to Scam Me Out of Money Schaumburg, Illinois
Asset Recovery Associates (ARA) of Schaumburg, Illinois, while alleging to be a collection agency, used deceptive business practices and outright lies to try to intimidate and scam me into paying off a non-existent debt. They sent me a letter alleging that I had a debt of over $3200...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
216, Report:
#556129
Posted Date:
Jan 18 2010
ARA - Asset Recovery Associates ara say we owe a bill from 1994 that we thought we had already taken care of. they said they would garnish my husband check and keep our tax refund if it was not paid. to call them back in 30 minutes schaumburg, Illinois
received a letter stating that we owe 2,477.39 to radio shack from 1994 and the approved settlement was 1,734.17. my husband spoke to them and they got rude with him when he said he already took care of it years ago. they said that he sent a check in 2004 for $300.00. we have never ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
217, Report:
#458088
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2009
ARA Inc. - Asset Recovery Associates You'll Accept What? Schaumburg Illinois
My elderly father too received a collections letter from these people stating that he owed Keybank (which he has never dealt with or heard of!) $18,277.83 for a vehicle he supposedly bought in 1987 (1st date they gave), then 1992, then it was 1997.
He had allegedly bought a veh...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
218, Report:
#463714
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2009
ARA - Asset Recovery Associates Threatened to turn us over to the lawyer if we did not call back in 30 minutes to pay them. Schaumburg Illinois
I received a letter over the weekend from ARA stating that I owed $694.54 to a creditor named Radio Shack Citi Financial, (a company I have not done buisness with). On Monday morning, I called ARA to inquire about this supposed collection I owed them. The letter was from a Mark Fa...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
219, Report:
#496905
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2009
ARA INC Advanced resorts of America LaConner Washington
Another unsatisfied sucker via Advanced Resorts of America. They laid a pretty line of garbage during the sales pitch promising incredible up grades with pictures of beautiful condo for the future of our home resort, at last visit there wasn't even a piece of plywood over the the st...
Entity
Categories: Campgrounds
220, Report:
#475885
Posted Date:
Aug 28 2009
Dr. Ahley Minas From Armenia consuldrminas.com Internet fraud U$ 2,000 Rip off Nork Massiv II, Yerevan Armenia
Dr. Ashley Minas, a self claimed Gynaecologist is operating three internet websites: www.consultdrminas.com, www.myfatdissolve.com and www.aestheticforever.com. He also claims that he is a Medical Director of Minasian Medical centre based in Yerevan, Armenia.
I have placed an or...
Entity
Categories: Drug Manufacturers
221, Report:
#469095
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2009
ARA INC sending fradulent collection letters stating Citifinancial Corp as creditor SCHAUMBURG, Illinois
Today I received a letter from ARA INC stating I had a past due account with Citifinancial Corp. I had no recollection of this account and asked Mary Ann Keller, the customer service rep.,for information about the account. They could give me no information. They said the account ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
222, Report:
#463110
Posted Date:
Jun 20 2009
ARA Collection Threating to sue, damage credit on 18 year old debt Schaumbug Illinois
In researchign on the internet for a bit on and know that this is a zombie debt collection agency. I have gone through this a couple of years back to find that supposedly I owed a couple of hundred on an old credit card some 20 years ago. It wasn't on my credit report then or even 5...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
223, Report:
#461958
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2009
Ara Demand for payment for credit card not owned by me Schaumburg Illinois
I received a letter demand for $1,992.86 for a Bank of America credit card I have never possessed. I have an excellent Equifax reporting service to prove it. It's bogus, but very threatening. Same guy, Farmer is mentioned.
Seems like they are preying on people and should be held ...
Entity
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
224, Report:
#452190
Posted Date:
May 15 2009
MoneyGram Issued money orders to me and asked that I cash them and forward cash through Western Union Fairbault Minnesota
I received 4 checks from Albertsons Money Gram Money Orders. Two of the checks for for $899.00 each and the other 2 were for $975.00 each. I had been looking for a part time job on Craig's list and applied to a book keeping job. I then started receiving these checks in the mail and ...
Entity
Categories: Bad Check Writers
225, Report:
#450736
Posted Date:
May 11 2009
ARA,REBECCA STINTON, MARK FARMER SENT A COLLECTION LETTER FOR GOODYEAR TIRE CORP FOR AMOUNT OF 3122.44 SCHAUMBURG Illinois
Sent me a collection letter for $3122.44.I do not owe this company any money.called law enforcement and equifax for a credit report.I WAS TOLD THAT I DID NOT OWE THIS ACCOUNT.
Linda
union, South CarolinaU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities