May 7, 2010
I keep getting a call from 253-269-0436 and on Caller ID it also shows the (.) instead of the name of the company. I tried calling the number from my home phone and cell phone, blocking my number, and the calls would not go thru - sounds to me like they also data mine phone numbers if they will not allow callers to block the phone numbers called from. The information on the internet shows for a call back number of: 866-266-3111.
So, I went to a pay phone to find out just who they are. I find out the company name is Source RM. From everything I can find on the internet, they are a collection company. They have belonged to ACA International (he Association of Credit and Collection Professionals) since 2009 so they are probably a very new collection agency. The phone number they are using to call me is listed in Auburn, Washington; however, their home office is in Greensboro, North Carolina.
When I called from the pay phone, they kept insisting in order to help me, they needed the phone number they had called. I would not give them that information. The gentleman who I talked to told me that they would not state exactly the nature of their business due to a lawsuit where a woman found out what they did, went to her boss, and the boss fired her.
They use 123fastpay.com for people to pay the bills/debts. I haven't researched 123fastpay so I'm not sure if it's really a legitimate company.
On Source RM's website, they state the industries served are: Telecommunications, Utilities, Cable & Satellite, Healthcare, Banks & Credit Unions, Retail, Education, Government, NSF Checks, Commercial/B2B, and Purchased Accounts.
On their website, they show their services as:
Our “BEST, NOT BIGGEST” philosophy shines through in the Best-in-Class services we provide, including: Primary Collections, Later Stage Collections (Secondary & Tertiary), Early Out Collections, 1st Party Programs, Cure Programs, Extended Business Office, Debt Purchase, and Warehouse Collections.
The next time they call, I will be blocking their number from calling after I pick up and see what they have to say. I am also going to record their call in order to ensure I have a word-for-word record of what they say. I'm sure they will threaten or use other illegal tactics.