Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC

I just noticed a charge on my account that wasn't supposed to be there that read payer recovery 53 8446301705 . Research in a little bit more of the company is Portfolio Recovery Associates. So I canceled my card right away once the charge went through that's when I disputed it and I got my money back within a day. [BBB Scam Type: Phishing] [Business: Portfolio Recovery Associate Date Re] [Location: WA, USA - 99362]

I had been referred to a collection company for medical bills. I knew the name of the collection agency so I looked up their web site to get their contact number and make a payment ( or so I thought) When I mistakenly contacted (what I thought) was the collection agency, they prompted me to give my name with spelling, DOB, SSN, and email address. Because I had contacted THEM and thought they were a company called A-1 collections, I complied with these requests. They charged me a dollar to look up my collection account. They told me I had nothing showing on collections and the call ended. After the call, I called my credit card company and they showed a $1 charge from a company who listed the charge category as a subscription to a marriage/ family counseling membership, not a collection agency. Financially at this point, I am only out $1, however, I am concerned about the fact that they now have a recording of my voice answering a series of questions, answering "yes" and "no" questions and spelling my nameout; They have my phone number, social security number, email, and credit card number ( which I cancelled) and mailing address. The website for this company is https://collection-removal.webflow.io Their phone number is 844-675-2715 [BBB Scam Type: Identity Theft] [Business: Portfolio Recovery Associates - Impostor] [Location: CO, USA - 81147]

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