Who Called Us

Called the house asking my sister to contact them would not say what they were calling in regards of that it was some "law" that they couldnt tell info.!!! (Mind you I am 19 but sound VERY young on the phone) I heard it's a big scam.

They must also purchase new cell phone numbers. My old cell phone broke and I purchased a new one. Then a lady called leaving a message saying I had made a claim and she needed more information. Total lie I haven't made any "claims". These people must be something else. Stay clear and be careful.

Left message for some non-existent person. I've had this number for 25 years.

They called on both the home phone and cell number, I told them this was a private number and they had the wrong number.

Guy was an ass, looking fo rsome one who hasn't lived here in 16 years.

Who the hell are these people or why are they calling me,I have no accounts with these people or this business. Report this number now, or I am contacting my attorney at 5 pm today. Thank you.

I keep getting calls for Tamika. My name is Carol. My answering machine say's "Hi, this is Carol", and they keep leaving messages for Tamika. The last one got more threatening. They had stopped for a few weeks and started back up again today. A live person left the message, then called my cell (because I had that number on my answering machine) and left a "very important message for Tamika". If you get the recording it says to hang up if this isn't Tamika. ha ha An answering machine can't hang up.

BOTH my messages say "hi, this is Carol", so obviously these people, besides having nothing better to do than call wrong numbers all day and threaten people with "really important matters" are really really stupid.
I never answer.

And I'm sure Tamika, whereever she is, wouldn't answer anyway.
These people really need to get a life. I really wish there was a way to harass them back at home.

i get about 10 calls a day from these people asking for a mary frank i have filed a lawsuit as i have a recorded coversation as the rep named chris sanchez told me i better pay my bill or he will send me to prison and repo my car and rape my wife yeah im serious my attorney would like to treat as a class action suit please contact the texas state board of lets shut these assholes down

this number called at 850 pm i was sleeping i get up at 330am who is this

They keep calling and not leave much info... tired of the aclls.

I was called by STEVE BAKER from Academy Collection Services. Not only was he absolutely rude he was also obnoxious & unsympathetic when I told him I had my identity stolen, I am recovering from a brain tumor & I am also in Stage $ of a terminal illness. I told him I was under a gret deal of stress & was on the verge of a breakdown, After he had o scream at at ne he had the audacity to hung up on me! My friend after abitof connincing took me to a the ER of a Mental Hospital who wanted to keep me. I was given meds to help me relax but because of my medical conditions I am unable to take them. I can not deal with another call from STEVE BAKER, if that`s his real name anyway! This stress will send me to an earlier grave!

Collection Service (wrong Lou V.)

just received a second call today now from a martin rogers and a different number this time it is 800-220-0605 ext. 4322 and what showed on the caller id is 856-668-4135 and it is a personal matter this time. Last time it was from a James Sharper and to call him back at 215-281-7500 ext.4311 and he wanted to award me with something. caller id showed up as acs8002200605 and caller id number was 215-320-0424. I will never take calls or give information to these people.

please report to the federal trade commission

Message for someone who is NOT me left by Mark Tanzor (?) calling from Academy Services regarding a matter that is in his office. Needs a return call at 800.220.0605 x2832.

I didn't recognize the number, so I didn't answer....

ANOTHER PHONE NUMBER FROM ACADEMY.
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ACADEMY COLLECTIONS.
MORE PHONE NUMBERS HERE.
debtconsolidationcare.com

GIVE YOUR COMPLAINT HERE EITHER.
debtconsolidationcare.com

ACADEMY COLLECTION 215-320-0424
GIVE A COMPLAINT HERE.*(FTC)
ftccomplaintassistant.gov

The guys called my house useing extreme vulgarity refering to my grandmother as " crazy ass hot maria or marie " and sounded like he was on hard-core drugs, slurring his speech. He also could pronounce anything correctly do to drug-use or total intoxication.

These people call about 10 times a day on my cell....they never say anything just dead air......they must be stopped!

I told the girl on phone that I don't know anyone by the name she asked for. She didn't leave a message.

Who allows the people to call? They have been told not to call! Do they know the Federal Law! Does anyone care.
I have never heard of this Piece of crap!! But I will find out.

A LADY CALLED. SOUNDS NICE AND PROFESSOINAL. SHE INSISTS THAT I OWE CITIBANK UNPAID DEPT. SHE WANTS ME TO GIVE HER MY BANK ACC# AND MORE TO PAY OFF THE HALF OF THE DEPT OVER THE PHONE. IT'S A LITTLE FISHY. SO I CALLED CITI BANK TO FIND OUT. THEY SAID I DON'T OWE ANY MONEY FROM THEM. THE CARD# THAT STRANGE LADY GAVE ME WAS UNDER SOMEONE ELSE'S NAME. DUH~
SHE'S STILL WAITING ME TO GIVE HER MY INFO. SHOULD I TAKE IT SEROIUSLY? TO REPORT TO POLICE OR SOMETHING?

CALLED TO COLLECT DEBT. DON'T KNOW IF IT'S REAL OR IF IT'S A FRAUD.

Someone called: "This is message is very urgent; this message is for Earl, it is very important that you call back today there's been a problem."
This is not Earl's cell phone, I'm glad I didn't answer it, and hope they don't call again.

I have no idea who these people are. I returned the call and got that it is Academy Services. I have no idea why they are calling me and I have told them to stop. I am on the do not call registry and don't owe anyone, anything at all.

Still calling work. The girl that answers the phone got yelled at by her, because she pointed out that the number has been calling for some time, and has been told not to call. The woman screamed at her, and demanded to know what the caller ID said. Our phones turn it off after the phone has been picked up. She told her that it began with 215, and the woman said something about it being a new account, and that it was impossible for her to know that number. When she said that it had been calling before, and that it was illegal for them to be calling our office if they have been asked not to, the woman started yelling that it wasn't, and the girl hung up. She shouldn't be having to deal with this crap for me! Do I call the Attorney General of my state?

This was an automated system from a Collection Agency that said "This is a message for XXX, if you are not XXX hang up otherwise, we are Academy Collection Service attempting to collect on a debt. Please call 800-220-0605 with file # YYY"

I have gottten this several times as it is obviously a wrong number because I am not XXX

Still calling my work. Have been told more times then I can count that I can't be reached there. How do you get them to stop if they don't listen to what you tell them??
By the way, this is on a debt to Citibank, which, according to my paperwork, they sold to two different collection agencies. Is that legal?

Liars!! Said that he was a financial advisor and was returning my call, and that my work number was the only one given! When our receptionist said that she would take a note then, asked if she had a pen and HUNG UP ON HER! Has been repeatedly told that I can not take personal calls at work, so this was just low.

No one is ever on the line, just blank.

call them ask for ext 2432 it is mike hughes, the man who controls the dialer,,,,,have fun!.

Keep calling jerks -- I set your ringtone for "silent"... my phone does NOTHING when you call.

Mwahahahahaha...

p.s. Calling from a different number was a nice touch. :)

Academy Collection called me looking to talk to someone who does not live at my number. They were rude and harassing.
Here is some information I found so far:
The Minnesota Department of Commerce has a listing with the Names and home addresses of the debt collecters there. Here is the link:
egov.state.mn.us
Click the link at the bottom for the collectors name and addresses, or try this link:
egov.state.mn.us

The CEO is ROBERT J PICONE
Per this site: crs2006.com
His email address is ROBERTJPICONE@AOL.COM
and his number is 215-281-7500 EXT 2124

I highly suggest you do not allow children to answer the phone when this number is calling. They have no respect for any one. my son answered, and was yelled at they demanded that he put me on the phone when I was not home. When I called back they could not locate my account. No one knew who had called. They are very rude.

calls our number the person looking for is not at this #.

Calls every morning and hangs up. 215-320-0424. What can be done about this.

Called my place of employment, hung up as soon as I answered phone.

I get calls from them on my home and cell hardley ever do they leave a message
but this evening I was home when they called this man Michael Raines said he was the Manager and started tell me I was trash for not paying my Citibank account (I did get behind do to medical reasons) my balance is less than $1,000 and I had paid another collection company in the first place but he called me a liar and told me he knew where I lived and threatened me screaming at me I even told him the call was being recorded and he swore and said pay your f----- bills lady and we wouldn't have to call you. No one deserves to be talked to like this if your behind in bills or not. This Company must be stopped.write letters to the atty general see the bottom of the page for all the places we can contact for the complaints.

Got a call from these guys asking for someone that I don't even know. The caller started talking abusively and using racial slurs. He just didn't get that I was telling him that he's got the wrong number. Now I see calls from these guys almost everyday on my caller id. They just called again a couple of minutes ago. The FTC website ftc.gov allows you to submit consumer complaints online which I went ahead and did. Hope the government can do something about this. These guys are crazy.

Called me with someone else's name. I told her she had the wrong number and she added a middle name as though that would change my answer. I guess she thought that would make me confess to being Ms. Harris? Maybe next time I will play with them a little. Add some excitement to my day.

I recevied a collection letter on Saturday for a debt that's not mine. The listed creditor was Chase Bank. I called ChaseBank this morning. Chase said they would open an investigation and wanted my contact number. I gave them my cell phone number. Within 5 minutes of hanging up with Chase, this company (215-320-0424) called my cell phone. Does anyone know what gives? I called and believed I was talking to a representative of Chase.

Sorry, thought it would show...academycollection.com

Says they are..."Ethical, courteous and professional revenue recovery leveraging cutting edge technology to quickly and efficiently resolve delinquent accounts on a national basis."

NOPE!>>>>>>

Here is there website, it says they "Ethical, courteous and professional revenue recovery leveraging cutting edge..."

NOPE...

They call at least 2x a day, every day. No one answers the call, although it sounds as if they are still on the line. After repeatedly asking who's there? the phone goes dead. Then they call back 30 seconds later. Same scenario. last week they asked for Terri Greg. WhenI said no one here by that name they hung up. Then called back 30 seconds later. Too bad you can't send an electronic explosion through the phone.

these idiots have been calling on my new business lines for over six months. they ask for NICK CHANG. after explaining there isn't anyone here by that name and these are new numbers, they hang up and call again a couple of days later. sometimes two or three days in a row. i am sure they have called over 40 times.
today i had it out with them, stating there isn't any nick here and never has been. take me off your list. i'm on a federal do not call list and i'm sending their name to my lawyer. the guy says" list? what list?""do not call lists do not apply to us" then he says "ok nick, i'll just give you a call tomorrow." these guys never give up.

They keep on calling looking for some Joe Blow, just block them on your caller ID service. Both unknown calls & the numbers they do leave on your caller ID. They are bottom feeder, scum suckers tring to $cam someone.

Fate will do them their justice, it always does. They keep on $caming untill they screw up, and then it's bend over pick up the soap time.

they have called everyday for the past three weeks....looking for someone who doen't even live here..... get the clue and stop calling!!!!!

Ok, I have to admit that I do owe some debts out there and they are calling to collect in some way. What I did find very odd is that a lady by the name of Janet called me and asked if this was Ryan, I said yes. She then asked if I thought her voice was sexy. I said yes because it was. She then suggested that we meet somewhere in Phily and go to a hotel room. We agreed on a place. Then after the call I got to thinking that this was just too odd and I did not go to actually meet her. I sat across the street and say a lady that kept standing out front with papers in her hand. After a half hour she left. She then called my phone the next day to ask why I did not show up. I told her that I saw a lady out front but did not go in. Now what kind of company needs to collect a debt so bad that they offer a sort of sexual encounter to get to someone?

constant calls for carmen dumas, when I became irritated about the calls said they had 3 offices and no way for her to know others had called said she would leave my # on record because I sound like I liked the calls.

no answer. this is a philadelphia exchange

asked for Terry Greg

as above, unknown - did not leave message

SHOULD I CALL THE NUMBER BACK? I'M IN GA ANYONE ELSE

Actually I worked for Academy Collection Services for many years. They do their best to educate their collection agents on a continual basis. I knew the owners personally and can state for a fact that 99% of their staff are very professional. So before you people go on a tear and complain, maybe you need to examine the reasons why you are receiving calls from them. The easy way to avoid the calls is by calling them directly and working out an arrangement.

ALL COLLECTION AGENCIES WILL WORK WITH YOU!

These stupid peoples call almost everyday, wish they all go to hell.

They asked for a Terry Sport. theres noone here named that.

I have decided to record all phone calls to my residence for "posterity." SE TN

Company called us. Caller would not state whom he represented. Confronted me about my identity...ACS is looking for someone I don't know who had the number years ago. I'm getting tired of this company. What good is the "Do Not Call List?" One call is fine, but, in the past two years, we've received 70-80 calls from this company. Apparently, they're not too good at their job.

They call often and no one is there. Very annoying.

Interestingly when our mortgage was bought by CitiMortgage these harrassing calls started. Makes sense now - Citi owns the hounds

NO Message, No voice, Just hangs up

It's Academy Collection Services. They are relentless.

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They have been calling repeatedly for 6 months for a guy I don't know when I asked them to take my number off their call list they told me to pay the debt first. I told I was paying for someone elses debt they said that then they will continue to call until a payment arrangment was made. I told again I don't know the person you are calling for why would I pay their bills.

Ever wonder where drug addicts, prison parolees, and newly released mental patients go? They become debt collectors....oh.....that's why they are BRAIN DEAD DIRTBAGS!

These morons call my husband's phone about 20 times a day. It's a private number that only 3 people or so even known and we've been very careful who we gave it out to.

Called this number to find out who the hell they are- was transferred *5 times* before the lady said my husband owed over 12,000 dollars to CitiBank.. BS!We do not owe Citibank nor have we ever had an account with them.

Hung up on them after reading this.

they keep calling and won't leave a message. Very annoying....

phone rang, no answer, hang up after 5 seconds.

I had a case with Citibank which my attorney has settled and I have the paperwork to prove it. They called demanding that I settle this debt immediately. I tried to explain to them what was done with this and they wound not accept me response and kept demanding payment in full. When I asked for a mailing address or fax number to send copies to they refused to give me that information and got even ruder than they had been. I finally hung up and have refused to answer their calls which they are still calling 5-6 times a day. WTF

215-320-0424 called and said for me to call 1-800-220-0605..both are academy collection services.....a big scam....

Got a call from this # - 215 area code @ about 9:45a. Their message said to call this 800 back and an extension to enter and a name too. As I recall, they have called before.

Thanks for all of the info. I will be sure not to call them back. I don't have any unpaid debts...

Several things people stated happened are violations of the Debt Collections Act and should be reported to the Attorney General's office in your state and/or Pennsylvania, where the calls come from. The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office is at attorneygeneral.gov
Additionally, full contact info for this company (Academy Collection Service, Inc) can be found at: dc.bbb.org
Just enter the phone number and all the info comes up.

The following things are violations of the Fair Debt Collections Act:

-Threatening to send the sheriff (they do not have the power to do this, and it is illegal for them to claim they will take any action against you which they know they won't or can't actually take)

-Calling you at your employer when your employer has stated the calls are unacceptable

-Calling back after you have told them not to call

-They are required to send a letter within 5 days of the phone call if you are determined to be the debtor

For more info on Fair Debt Collection, see
ftc.gov

They called every day and left no messages and when I was able to answer they asked for someone that did not live in the house. I just called them back and they took my phone number off their list. We will see how it goes within the next week or so.

The ID said ACS8002200605
It said something to the effect of that it was acadamey services and was trying to reach a neighbor of mine. It gave his name and addy and gave me two options. The first was to help them and the second was to stop receiving the calls.

A recorded message: The lady asked if I could pass a message to "Eric W-----" a neighbor of mine about a outstanding lone or press 2 to remove my name from their list. Yep! I pressed 2 - the message said thanks and hung up. I hope I am finished with them.

received a call at the office for an employee from academy services. These ppl break about every FDCPA law there is. Everyone needs to start keeping logs of who they speak to what they ask or say what time they called and how often and then report them. It is a $1000 fine for EACH offense payable to YOU by the offender!!

The beach said that she woul forclouse my house, hahahahaha I told her to do so, becouse I do live in a rental comunity!!!!

"We handle 'business and financial matters'."

Called our company asking to speak to an employee in the plant. I told him that she was out in the plant. He said, well can you get her to the phone, this is an emergency. So I asked who was calling and he told me "It's none of your damn business who this is", so I said well then I can't get her to the phone, and I hung up on him. I could tell that it was a bill collector.

BOY ARE THEY THE RUDEST PPL! They were telling me that my nephew gave them this address and phone number and I told them NO HE DID NOT! And she said academy collections service and I was like hmm ya want money huh? well try again. Good luck. THEN I guess she thought she might have better luck with a second call and started yelling at me and told her he hasnt lived here and she told me those famous words "well pass this message along to him". Then she started saying that my nephew was lying. I was like look here B**** who do you think you are F off and all that junk and hung up. I think she got the message. But I am sure I will receive more calls soon. I am reporting this company to Better business bureau.

They have been calling my home for about two weeks, every day, a few times a day. They are looking for "Roland Carion." Roland, are you out there?? Please call them back because they are starting to get on my nerves. They have the wrong number and they will not give up!

I keep getting a call from this number on my cell. its really annoying. They make it seem like you have to call them right away they need to stop this. i will take things in my own hands. thank you

They call all hours of the day and evening and the phone only rings twice,I have never answered a call.Im glad I found this site to read all about them.

I just called this number back after having them call and having no one on the line after I answer.

They were looking for R peterson. This is a business line and no one by that name works here. I issued a complaint and they said the number would be removed.

They leave a message daily stating they are trying to find a relative of mine and they leave the name of my sister-in-law. My number is unlisted. How the hell did they get my number????

These assholes called to today looking for someone that bought a house from me over 2 years ago. Said that he left my name and number as an emergency number. I don't even know the guy that bought the house. I told them that I didn't know the guy but he said that I had to know him because I was getting upset. They were total asses so I hung up.

Recieved a call from Sean ??? and was asking to talk to my brother who has not lived her for almost 2 years, asked if we could get a message to him, we told him we had no way to contact him, he said "You can't contact your own family member, this is an important matter"
My Mom hung up on him then they called back right away.
I answered and told them to not call this number again as my bother does not live here and we cant get ahold of him, he said to tell my Mom that she is a Very Rude woman" I told him "Scrub You" and hung up!
Hope that is it... I will post again if I get anymore calls.

May be a scam. After reading this site I went and checked my credit history (using annualcreditreport.com) and it is as clean as I thought it was. I only have one item there and it is my bank account and it's in wonderful standing.

Don't let them get any money from you without doing some homework.

hey call and never leave a message, but this is who they are. I have no idea why they are phoning me.

Academy Collection Services (ACS)
1-800-202-0605
1-215-320-0424
1-800-990-9805
Academy Collection Service, Inc.
10965 Decatur Road
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19156
Phone: (800) 220-0605
Local: (215) 281-7500
Fax: (215) 281-7512
Call Center:
9350 Ashton Road, #1
Philadelphia, PA 19114
LAS Vegas:
750 Pilot Road, Suite #A
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Web Address: academycollection.com

Head Debt Collectors:
Keith Dickstein, CEO

Janet Miller, Secretary, Treasurer

Caller hung up in 3.5 seconds

They have called me several time - with call wave, the number shows up as ACS8002200605 for the name. the actual # is 215-320-0424... they have also left intimidating messages on my answering machine for someone with my last name (but not my first name)... I am glad I found this site so I know what kind of jerks I will be dealing with if I ever have to talk to one ...

NAN!

Best of luck to you from a person who is in the same exact boat!

God Bless!

ACS Academy Collection Service

HOUNDS FROM HELL!!!!

Extremely rude. Don't give them the time of day.

A$$holes!

They "Academy Collections" as it appears on the caller id, have been calling every day for a week. I called this number back since they never leave a message. They asked for my social security number but I refused to give it. She said they were a collections agency for different companies. I told her that I have no bills in collections. She referenced my phone number and found a name for an Edward, something- I have never heard of this person before. I told her to stop calling my house, she became irrate and told me that she does not have to help me. I asked for her name, she responded very cocky with "Tara, do you want my birthdate too". I said that I should ask for her ss number too since she wanted mine. She then started yelling that I was harassing her and to "go sit in the corner, you are being bad". This immediately infuriated me. What nerve!!! I said to put her manager on the phone. She flat out refused and told me "No" while talking to someone in the background. She then hung up on me. I called right back and got the manager and she immediately put me on hold while, I assume, she was talking to the rep "Tara" because when she got on the line, she knew why I was calling but insisted she didn't know anything about my prior call and she proceeded to tell me "there's nothing I can do for you". So now I have a company calling and harassing me for somebody I've never heard of. Most umprofessional group of people I've ever dealt with.

Man with foreign accent asked for a person with a very similar name (same last name, but different first name BUT one that sounds like my 1st name). When I said there's no one there by "xx", but there IS someone named "yx" who is here and asked if he wanted her, then he said no thank you & hung up. No longer have caller ID so I had to *69 it.

^^^Abby are you a collector for the Agency trying to spam this site just so that someone says something nice about them? You can't tell me that you're the only one in the world that has EVER had a good experience with them. Ha! I don't believe for one minute that you're a legitmate consumer that had bad debit and has been helped by these fools. It's out of character.

Yes they call my cell phone several times a day as well. They also call my mom, who is retired, has medical issues and is often sleeping. It rattles her terribly. They have also called my sister's mother-in-law who also has severe medical issues. I've talked to them once to try and tell them that I was going to declare bankruptcy but couldn't even get them to listen to me. Just started cursing at me and telling me to pay my debt. I had wonderful credit and a good job four years ago, got laid off and haven't found anything comparable to that salary since. I stayed afloat as long as I could but I no longer have the resources to pay anything owed to anyone. SH!T happens. So screw 'em. People don't generally stop paying their bills when there's money in the kitty.

I'm currently unemployed and collecting unemployment so quite frankly, at the moment, I'm collection proof. Screw 'em, screw 'em, screw 'em!

I have been receiving calls from this number as well. Fortunately, I have been dealing with the NICEST agent I have ever dealt with. Bill Thomas has been a dream to work with... This is a legit collection agency. If you work with them, they will work with you. My Sears Citibank card is getting paid off faster than I ever dreamed! I wish they could take care of my other accounts without it counting against me as a "collection" agency! They are actually helping me pay off my debt and every 3 months they call back with an offer to pay it all of at a lesser amount than what I owe. I might even be able to take them up on the offer this next time! How exciting!

try collect money but told i was not paying them. But they still call me at least twice a week

This clown "George" actually threaten me over the phone...of course Georege knew he was on the east coast and I might be on the west. over 200 calls from these jokers

ACADEMY COLLECTION AGENCY.PLEASE SEE MORE COMPLAINTS HERE.

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I have been getting calls from these people as well today. I didn't make it to the phone to answer & by the time I did, they had left a RUDE message for someone that doesn't have anything to do with this number. Nick Marshall stated they were looking for Tracy Buckmann (not sure if spelling is correct), he left an 800# to call & a file # as well. Shoot I don't know if this person they are looking for is male or female. We have been getting tons of calls for about 6 different people that apparently had our number before us (we've had ours for a little over 1 year now). I keep telling them there is no one by those names, they say they will remove our number from their list but they continue to call on average of a dozen times 7 days a week. I called the phone company & explained what was going on, they changed my number immediately without charge. Hopefully this will work because this is nuts. Can't they be sued for harassment or something like that?? Who can we complain to to get some act done here?

These crazy folks are trying to get me to leave a message in the door for my neighbor. They say that it's VERY IMPORTANT and they must speak with her. After 3 calls to me and 5 calls to my mother-in-law (who is also a neighbor). I told them to call the sheriff to get a message to her if it's that important. They still call about once a week and leave the same message. It's getting old!

Abusive fraudsters.

Probably 20-30 calls so far. Support the complete eradication of this company!

hung up after I said hello

Caller said it was Mr. Riley. Needed me to call him back in refernce to an emergency matter with his company. 1800-220-0605 x.2679.
This number is now blocked on my phone! SCAM!!!

Received a phone call from them today (6-4-07) at 2:08pm EST. They left no message. Looking forward to speaking with them when I am home.

These little fraudsters called our unlisted number, i answered right away and they immediately hung up, obviously they don't know that PRANK CALLS are illegal in the state of Wisconsin. I called "Academy Services" back to find out what they wanted. They kept trying to get information out of me which I refused to even give them my name. They asked if I knew a "Patsy or Cathy" neither of whom I know. Then they forwarded me over to the complaint dept so I could leave them a scolding voicemail. If these scammers call again i'm filing with the police dept for harassment.

have recieved 20-30 calls, mostly nobody on the other end. One call had a female that didn't identify herself or the company wanting me to deliver an "urgent message" to someone I don't know. I asked her what the message was and she wouldn't tell me. I then asked if its so important to deliver this message, then why are they calling complete strangers to deliver it? She had no answer to my question and hung up. My caller ID had ACS and this #2153200424. I'm on the no call list but receive frequent calls from this number. They call me more than my own mother.

This is one of the Academy Collection Service numbers; they call at various times throughout the day and ask for Ricardo. I have no idea who this individual is. It's very annoying, as they are calling my cellphone and I am getting charged minutes every time they call, which is sometimes 3 or 4 calls a day.

FYI: Check your Experian Credit Report. You might be VERY surprised what is included!

Registrant:
Academy Collection Service
ATTN: ACADEMYCOLLECTION.COM
c/o Network Solutions
P.O. Box 447
Herndon, VA 20172-0447

Domain Name: ACADEMYCOLLECTION.COM

Administrative Contact :
Mazzacano, Anthony

I found a way to aggravate them back. When they call just say "meow" every time they say something. I've gotten up to 12 "meows" before they hang up. Beware they will say some pretty nasty stuff, but it is absolutely hilarious.

It's been 2 weeks now, every day in the morning they call and I asnwer, they don't say a thing. WTF

Third hang up call I've received from them in past 24 hours.

guy sounded real shady, he asked for me then asked me if i lived at an address I never heard of and was trying to fish for information, I didn't buy into it, got mad and hung up

I think that this collection agency makes prank phone calls to get you mad enough to call them back...The guy that just called me was rude and ugly: "Hello"(me) nothing......."Is anyone there, can you speak english, Hello?"(me)..."I waiting for Corrin"(rep)"Who is this?"(me) "I need Corrin"(rep) "Who is this"(me)...Finaly he said "Fine if you want to play games it will all get charged."he hung up...ARGGG What will get charged??? I called back to find out what the hell and well it was Academy Collection Agency but they couldn't tell me that b/c they wanted to make sure I was Corrin...

Anyone have a message asking you to call 800-441-6881? I just looked up that 800 number here, and someone posted that the caller ID for the person leaving the 800 number was 215-320-0424. That brought me to this page. I have no clue what this is about but that was one freaky message. Said they would post a document on my door with orange tape. They would tape the entire door so people a mile away can see the orange colored tape and come see where the deadbeat lives. What? I have no clue what it is about. VERY WEIRD. And the person was getting all worked up as the message went on, getting louder and louder. It's a keeper. I'll play it at parties.

no answer just hung up when I picked up

They have been calling me for six months, and I have yet to return one single call. Sometimes they leave a message, sometimes they don't. They are Academy Collection Services, but come off as thugs. By the comments posted on this, and other web sites, NEVER give them ANY information! Make them work harder for their money, or get fired.

Have received 4 phone calls looking for a Mary something-or-rather in the past week, repeatedly told wrong number. Answered today, heard a schpiel about litigation against me and I said "This is the 5th time I've told you wrong number, I'm not Mary and I've had this number for 13 years, never had a Mary in my house." He YELLED back, "well you never told ME personally you mouthy little bitch!!" To which I replied with an "f" bomb and he continually, loudly swore at me and I hung up. The same number called back twice immediately, and the same "business" name called back but with a different number 267-240-6936, I didn't answer any of those calls.

Do they ever stop calling?? They call everyday and I don't owe a dime to anyone! Of course, they hang up before saying a word. It's the strangest thing.

They call about average 9 times a day. Never leave a meassage and never disclose who they are or why they are calling. so screw them. glad I found this site.

ACADEMY COLLECTION AGENCY.
MORE COMPLAINTS ABOUT ACADEMY.SEE FORUM.debtconsolidationcare.com

Didn't tell me who they were, just said, "I recieved this number for a referral. Can I speak with Sherry B****t?" This is the second company looking for this woman. I explained to the caller that no one lives here by that name & this wasn't the first call I've gotten asking for her. Very weird...I've had the same # for over 5 years. I caller was very polite, and appologized, and hung up.

These people call about 15 times everyday. They leave short ugly messages. One this evening was more like a threat out of a Horror Movie. These guys are sick and perverted, they really should get a new act.
The tactics used are old and boring, maybe a cleaning job at the zoo would better suit their intellect. DO NOT give these people ANY of your information, and DO NOT allow them to shock you!

anybody has a suggestion to stop these ass hole.

Hang up - didnn't answer but was on caller id for 3 times

BEWARE - very rude

Very rude people

NEVER GIVE A DEBT COLLECTOR YOUR BANKING OR CREDIT CARD INFORMATION. MAKE THEM VALIDATE THEIR CLAIMS.

long msg saying to call bak and ask etension # ref: some 8 digit #. Ask for Ashley Montrel. No company name given .. I am on no call list but not sure if it affects collection agency's. Don't have anything in collections that I am aware of.

this number has called my cell phone 2/3 x aday. I do not know how they got my number. they keave a message, but when i call them they just hang up. what is this?

my husband are both retired and are on the donotcall.gov. Going to report them to fcc.gov, attorney general, Senator Kurita, good friend of ours who helped us before on a serious matter. Also report to fcc.gov...gottcha

Receive numerous calls from this number. Usually they just hang up on me and if I don't answer they don't leave any message. Today when I answered an woman, who identified herself as "Anita Cruz" asked that my husband call her back and left the number 800-220-0605 X4418. Based on what I have read on here, we won't bother calling back.

I also forgot to mention that they will leave a number, but when you call the number and dial the extension, it doesn't do anything!

This agency has been calling both my cell phone AND my work number that is shared between five other people. I work for a state agency and it is illegal for them to call that number. I even had my supervisor answer the phone and tell them this and they ignored him! So now we either hang the phone up on them, let it go to voicemail, or have some fun. But they are cranky and tend to curse a lot. How appropriate for a collection agency! It seems like they will call my cell phone around 0730CST and then my work phone around 1500CST. They are crazy..

called at 530am and 730am

call at ungodly hours constantly all the time, they are idiots

call at ungodly hours constantly all the time, who do they think they are and they hang up - stupid idiots, jerks. I am on the no call list, thats a joke too these idiots just keep calling.

They EVERY nignt around 9:00pm asking for someone named Manuel. I have told "Manuel" doesn't live here and to not call , yet they continue. These people need to be sued!

Scum.. They have been calling me on and off for 6 mos.because some dumbass
gave them my cell #.
I WILL drive to philly if I need to....and after I am finished with them I will stop for a Philly Cheese-steak.

collection agency but when you call back says it is not a working number they called 5 times in 4 hours.

WHEN I ASKED IF I COULD TAKE A MESSAGE- THE GUY SAID "SURE" THEN HUNG UP

It is a nightmare of a place that I never imagined could be doing business the way they are because of existing laws and regulations covering third-party collections. The other crimes being committed on a daily basis were just as mind boggling to me: drug dealing and drug use definitely being at the top of the list -- all being done very openly and with the knowledge of all who work there. Academy management regularly demanded it's collectors to change dates of deposit on posted-dated check-by-phone payments in order to look better and appear more productive to their clients. How were they able to do that in this day and age?...The daily routine at Academy Collection Service is extremely bad and very illegal and something needs to be done about it!"

Like most debt collection agencies, Academy Collection Service makes more money when they DON’T abide by the law as detailed in this email from a former employee:

“I was employed as a collector at Academy from **/**/ thru */**/ when I was fired. The reasons for my being terminated had everything to do with my unwillingness to violate FDCPA regulations as I was expected to at Academy. Every word I have read about Academy online (all of it very negative) is completely accurate. I began keeping an informal log of each time I witnessed an FDCPA violation, other crimes being committed in the office, unethical/illegal demands placed on collectors by management, etc., and I stopped after reaching 150 violations in less than one week. All collectors were not only expected, but required to do or say absolutely anything required to collect the most money from debtors as quickly as possible regardless of the law while at the same time it was understood that if a collector received a complaint from the Attorney General Office or other agencies we would not receive our commissions on that particular account and would possibly be required to pay a fine. Cont.....

Left message saying I had an account with them. Never stated where the account was from.

She asked for someone that I knew and if I would give them his phone number..when I said, "no" she asked if I would pass on a message for him to call them. Her name was "Susan White" and it concerned a "professional business matter" I laughed and hung up.

These guys are crazy.They will call your neighbors,parents,grandparents etc.Told my grandmother (97 years old) that I was on that catch a pervert show with Chris Hanson of Dateline!If she didn't give them my number,more little children will get molested.Do not answer their call they are nuts.

The number 215-320-0424 has been calling both my home phone and cell phone numerous times throughout the day and the lady on the other end said that a complaint has been file against me and I know for certain this is not the case. She was also very rude. I pretended to be the sister because I had no idea who it was and she said, "Well sister, tell your sister to call us back. Read back to me the phone number I just told you. Okay well make sure she calls us by 4 o'clock today!" And then she hung up abruptly! She made it sound like she was an attorney and calling for a client.

NO ONE ANSWERED AND THEY HANG UP

LEft a message of just air..nothing said. They seem illegitimate if they are asking for neighbors like other posters are saying...who knows my neighbors?..not even me!

These people are stalking me. They call my cell multiple times a day and when I answer they hang up. So I call back and they are the rudest people on earth. Yes I have an old debt, but no i dont have the money to pay it in full and they wont accept anything less. OH and they told me they would send the sheriff out with a summons. LOL!

Woke me up at 6 am PST and proceeded to call over and over. Picked up, no awnser.

These people keep calling our business looking for a employee and we tell them he cant take personal calls and they keep on calling. We just hang up now when we know its them and they still call

No one spoke and then they hung up a few seconds later.

called about a former employee -cursed and refused to stop calling-threatened with a lawyer they said they dont care-they will still keep calling-i said why would you waste your time to call when they dont work here- they said because we can!

Hung up after I picked up.

they call me several times a day also, when i do get a chance to answer they hang up.

They call and hang up if no one answers right away. My answering machine usually kicks in after 2 rings.

When I answer, they hang up. Even call multiple times, ie today, they called at 8:11pm 8:14pm and 8:25pm And they never leave a message

Called & hung up, nobody talked.

I keep getting calls from them and they are swearing and saying horrible things to me. I checked them out and they are a scam company. the only thing you can do is call them back and complain or write to them on their web site. also log down eveytime they call. and talk to an attorney. You can actually sue them for calling you.

I am getting harrassing phone calls repeadedly from this number, no one is there when I answer. It's my CELL number...how did they get it? I got 2 calls from them during a meeting yesterday, less than 1 hour apart. This has been going on for months and when I call them, they put me on hold and transfer me around. I don't want to waste my time or minutes on these people and I am very frustrated.

Academy Collections is also Citi Financial Services which is also CitiBank. Put them in a bag and shake it up, pull one out, you will have a thief. Look on the back of every credit card you have to find out if it is a CitiBank Card and destroy it. Encourage others to do the same.

Academy Collection Services (ACS)
1-800-202-0605
1-215-320-0424
1-800-990-9805
Academy Collection Service, Inc.
10965 Decatur Road
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19156
Phone: (800) 220-0605
Local: (215) 281-7500
Fax: (215) 281-7512
Call Center:
9350 Ashton Road, #1
Philadelphia, PA 19114
LAS Vegas:
750 Pilot Road, Suite #A
Las Vegas, NV 89119

Web Address: academycollection.com

Head Debt Collectors:
Keith Dickstein, CEO

Janet Miller, Secretary, Treasurer

I didn't pick up the call.
There is no caller ID. But this is not the first time they called. I never answered it.

they are a collection agency called "academy collection" , i think they are legit as far as being a collection agency. i am trying to take care of a citibank debt with them. has anyone paid them and not gotten what they need from them back. please let me know thanks .

a Ms. Cook (sounded afr.amer.) called me on 1/17/07 looking for information

They keep calling for my ex-husband no matter how many times I say he lives 300 miles away and I haven't seen him for 4 years. Very Rude Afro-Amer. person has been calling for months

ist call left phoney message; second call 2 hours later no answer when I picked up.
-Ned

I got a call from these guys today looking for a woman (not me). I called the guy back and told him that there is noone here by that name and he said thank you and hung up. I just wanted them to know that they had the wrong phone number and name.

They are calling for a Mary Jenkins and there has never been anyone by that name at this number, but they keep on calling and harrasing me.

Collection call. Legitimate collection call, but annoying. Uses threats of sending sheriff to home. Blah, blah.

I was on the other line so didn't answer this call. I decided to return the call just to see what the heck it was all about. Lady says they are looking for someone named "John Sell" (not sure the spelling of the last name) When I told her there was no one by that name here, she sent me through to the complaint department. Got answering machine of some lady; said to leave my number & the person who they were looking for so they could remove my number from their system. It better happen!!!!!!

They called and tried to collect a debt that my son owes to CitiBank. I agreed to pay then stopped payment on an electronic transfer from my checking account after finding out that they are frauds. They went ahead and changed the amount of the electronic transfer and used check #00 and tried to run it thru. Needless to say, there weren't enough funds in the account and I was charged for NSF. I think that is fraud. Now they call daily and threaten to sue me for writing them a bad check, so to speak. DO NOT deal with these phony people!

Called asking for someone that doesn't live here, and tried arguing with me that i was that person!

Some douche named Bob Clifton; constantly calls. sounds like Morgan Freeman. said he was with Citibank

Didn't answer this call

Have received 4 calls,so far, from this number. Despite our having told the caller that the person doesn't live here, "ASC" has continued to call and then hang up.

These people called my cell phone f times with an hour and half. The messages they left were rude to say the least. How can we stop them from calling. Not only is it annoying but they are wasting my minutes for trivial crap.

They need to stop calling, who are they, and what do they want? I have more important things to do than to listening to nothing.

These idiots will auto dial any number that think might be their debtor.They claim to be a buyer of charged off debit,they aren't.It is a collection agency owned by Citibank so they can have an outside agency violate the Fair credit and collection practices Act without recourse against Citibank.Even when you tell them you won't be passing any messages to your neighbor,your brother,the homeless guy that lives under the bridge etc. They will continue to harass you in attempt to turn you into their messenger.Do not talk to them,they are a criminal organization, not a legit collection operation.

NONE

CALLED 9 PM

THEY CALL ME EVERYDAY ABOUT 10-12 TIMES A DAY!! I ANSWER AND THEY DONT RESPOND, THEN I CALLED BACK AND ASKED WHAT THEY DID AND WHAT THEY WANTED, THEY SAID "IS THIS KEITH xxxxxx TOLD THEM YES, THEY YELLED FOR SOMEONE AND HE CAME TO THE PHONE AND HUNG UP!! WHO THE HECK IS THIS AND WHY ARE THEY CALLING ME...

i get a call from the, the phone goes dead, then i call back i get nowhere i was on hold for more than 10 minutes i hung up, they left me a message, and it was not in english, what do they want? collection agency? whom are they colllectiong from i owe nothing, i even went to check my credit report. why do they not have messasges recorded in english, are we not in USA? is english not the internaitonal lanaguage or the first langauage of this country?

Got this call again today (18 October 2006) at 17:07 US EDT.

It's annoying. I answer (if I'm home, which I was not today) and it's dead air for three seconds, then their end disconnects.

I sometimes receive this call multiple times in a single day! When I answer it, they usually just hang up after 3 seconds or less.

this company called my neighbor, I called them back, they are a collection agency, they buy bad debts from companys, so basically they are a collection company.
so lol no they are not trying to get your personal information

The woman was looking for someone named Shindell. Kept asking me if I knew him. Never heard of the name. I have had this phone number for 5 years.

It's a scam. They try to act like they are a collection agency to get information from you. Does anyone know how to block this kind of caller?

Asked if I knew of a neighbor named ceaser rafeal or something like that. What kind of bullshit is this? What they are asking for is not what they want...are they fishing for valid cell phone numbers? Probably.

Diggies ask me to pass a message on for neighbor... Guess they dont realize out here in the woods neighbors are miles apart lol... D.A's
I told her they hadnt lived there in 2 yrs, the house was forclosed on. She still tries to tell me to pass the message on to em.. Im thinking what part of, FORCLOSURE, they moved didnt she understand.

NO ONE THERE. HANGS UP IN 5 SECONDS.

Said he was from the "REFUSAL DEPT." of Academy Service and said they wanted to give me the opportunity to make a decision on a refusal for a claim.

It's a collection agency

was just laughing, then hung up.

asked to pass on message for neighbor to return call