51, Report:
#1349756
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2017
ara inc received a call from this company@my place of employment on 01/03/2017,also received a call from this company on 01/01/2017 from a private number. the message i received on 01/01/2017 stated i was being sued for non payment of a paydat loan. i retured call on 01/13/2017 to see how much was the amt i owe,was told i owed $900 on a $300 loan,but this company was willing to settle for a lesser amt on 01/13/17 Internet
I spoke with a lady named Leigh Smith on 01/13/17 @around 9:50am,I ask why were she calling my place of employment?she asked if I had received documents regarding a lawsuit that was filed against me or if I had received any legal documents in the mail?I replied no.I asked how much...
Entity
Categories: Work Place Bullies
52, Report:
#1338660
Posted Date:
Nov 18 2016
ARA Inc. ARA It! Debt collection is a scam, don't fall for it! Villa Park Illinois
Received a letter in the mail today from this debt collection agency calling itself ARA Inc. It says that they have recently obtained and are now the legal owner of my household bank prime option account whatever that's supposed to mean. It said to please remit a check immediately f...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
53, Report:
#1330683
Posted Date:
Sep 29 2016
ARA Inc Asset Recovery Associates, Inc Bogus Debt Collection Lombard Illinois
I received a letter a few weeks ago saying that I owe a clothing creditor over $8,000. I sent it back to them stating that I didn't owe the debt they are trying for as I had a small credit card & that was paid off just about 20 years ago.
Well, this morning I get a call at my job fr...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
54, Report:
#1330564
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2016
ARA Inc Bogus report claim, ARA trying to collect on a supposed judgement Villafane Park Illinois
I received a collection letter from ARA Inc trying to collect on an auto loan from a creditor called Search Financial Auto loans. They claim the balance is $7657.00. When I called, I spoke to John Powers @ ext 3068 who tried to tell me it was on a vehicle that was repossessed in J...
Entity
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
55, Report:
#1326816
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2016
ARA, Inc. Mark Farmer Tried to collect phoney 21 year old auto loan, threatened lien on bank acct & called me liar Villa Park Illinois
I received a letter from ARA, Inc. {Contact person Mark Farmer ext 3402} for 11,042.61 for an auto loan they said was from 1998. I said there was NO auto loan from 1998, and asked what I could do to clear up the matter. Me referred me to a female (I don't remember her ti...
Entity
Categories: Car Financing
56, Report:
#1323172
Posted Date:
Aug 18 2016
DCFS Los Angeles Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services Child Abductors -- Government-Sponsored Kidnappers -- Kids for Cash Incentives -- Total Liars and Extortion Artists -- Department of Cruelty and Fascism Sadists Los Angeles California
There were programs in place in Germany in the 1940s to remove children from homes of invaded countries and adopt them off to rich German parents – government-led human trafficking. You think, “Nazi,” but this is happening in America today.
I don’t know if you know t...
Entity
Categories: Adoption Agencies
57, Report:
#1320703
Posted Date:
Aug 04 2016
BWT Group, LLC. dba movewheels.com; Dishonest and unprofessional, misleading, scamming
This was the worst experience in moving. It caused me so much frustration and stress to ship my car from VA to AZ. The agent was Ara Panosian. He sent in a quote which was, of course, the lowest we received. So, we decided to go with Movewheels. Set a pick-up date on Tuesday and I e...
Entity
Categories: Auto Shipping Companies
58, Report:
#1320401
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2016
ARA 1 LLC Pro Manage LLC Worst Land Lord Ever Atlanta Georgia
I rented an apartment from the worst company ever! if you are looking to rent a a place in Conyers, GA! DO NOT RENT FROM Ara 1 or Pro manage LLC! The neglect their properites. They over charge for the perporites! i have rented from them for 2 yrs. I had to beg ans plead with them to...
Entity
Categories: Online Psychiatrist
59, Report:
#1278609
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2016
ARA ARA harrassing calls to relative in another part of state. Unknown Unknown
ARA called a relative of mine three times telling her that they were taking me to court. I guess she finally gave them my number. They called me threatening me with charges and summons. First, they discussed this so called debt with someone who was not me .Second, e
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
60, Report:
#1277878
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2016
GEO HOLIDAY 13 years ago we were pressured to sign a contract. We paid them in full ( $10,000). For the past 2 years we are trying to break the contract. We are retired and can no longer afford their yearly maintenance fees. They refuse to end our contract.this year GEOs' prisoner Toronto Ontario
As I have explained. 13 years ago my husband and I were locked in a tiny conference room where we were pressured to sign a contract that has become a nightmare. at the time we paid $10,000 which was the amount that would get us enough points for one trip every two years. In addition...
Entity
Categories: Public Relations
61, Report:
#1317501
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2016
Meg Cavallero ARA called me about a debt for bank regarding a car loan that never existed and a bank that has not existed at since 1991. Villa Park Illinois
This is a scam. This company will call you tell you that you owe on a fraudulent bank loan they bank and loan do not exsist. They will be rude when you contest and threaten you legal action. This is a scam beware. They may have your social security number beware. do pay t...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
62, Report:
#1315170
Posted Date:
Jul 05 2016
ARA Inc Mark Farmer Collection letter from ARA Inc Villa Park Illinois
This company sent me a letter demanding that I remit $1,212.80. I called them and asked to speak to Mr. Mark Farmer. After being sent around to other numbers I finally spoke to a very nasty individual. I informed him that I am currently in Bankruptcy proceedings and they should not ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
63, Report:
#1305671
Posted Date:
May 15 2016
Asset Recovery Associates or ARA, Inc Credit Card Scam Villa Park, Illinois
On April 27th, 2016 I was contacted by ARA who told me they were attempting to make one last attempt to settle a debt I owed before garnishing my pay checks at 40%. They instructed me that a judgement had already been won against me and that I owed $5,819.86 for an account wit...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
64, Report:
#1305561
Posted Date:
May 14 2016
ARA, INC. ATTN MARK FARMER GOTTA BE A SCAM VILLA PARK Illinois
Received a letter dated May 3 from ARA Inc., a supposed collection agency in Illinois. Said I owed - under a name I haven't used in 14 years - $4,597.05 to Maryland National Bank, which is due in full.
This has to be a scam because #1.-the name used and #2-I never had an account ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
65, Report:
#1303437
Posted Date:
May 03 2016
ARA Inc. Mark Farmer Fraud panic shock anger Villa Park IL
ARA Inc is a fraudulent company, hiding behind the name Mark Farmer. Does this person exist? My husband and I learned that this entire collection scheme has been going on for over 13 years, under the name ARA Inc.
We pay extreme attention to our finances, so red flags went up e...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
66, Report:
#1300587
Posted Date:
Apr 19 2016
ARA Inc. Debts Collecting Scam Villa Park Illinois
We received a letter from ARA Inc. that they are now the legal owner of your Goodyear account. (we don't know who is Goodyear, we don't have any debts, so Here is the original letter they sent us.:
Orgianl Creditor: Goodyear
Account number: XXXXXXXX80
Current Balance: $4,471.27
ARA ...
Entity
Categories: Unusual Rip-Off
67, Report:
#745026
Posted Date:
Apr 15 2016
Ara Cash for Gold cash for gold place..liars ...not trustworthy with your jewelry...RIP OFF!!!! Marlton, New Jersey
This place si such a rip off!! Took 3 solid gold & diamond rings, 1 necklace and 1 watch...only gave me $163 for jewelry i found out later to be worth much more!!The 2 diamond rings i sold to them each had real diamonds in them. They offered me nothing for one diamond and only $...
Entity
Categories: Gold Scrap Buyers
68, Report:
#1286271
Posted Date:
Feb 09 2016
ARA They said there are no other names Telling me I bounced a check to a ayday loan online and they are sueing me for Fraud of a check.Civil Fraud that i gave them a check and did not have funds to cover it,and Malicious They would not give a city where they are located Nationwide
A company named ARA called me on 2/8/2016 and said they are sueing me for a bad check I gave for a payday loan on October 2012. They said they are filing court documents on a worthless check. But not sueing me for the amount of check ,just that the check was given and did not clea...
Entity
Categories: Legal Process Services
69, Report:
#1280074
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2016
ARA Inc Fraudulently trying to collect money from non existent company Internet
I recieved a threatening phone call from ARA inc stating that I had a pay day loan from a business called Access Processing from 2008 and that I owe them $450.00. I have never heard of this company and never had anyone deposit money into my account. The lady was basically threateni...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
70, Report:
#1278512
Posted Date:
Jan 07 2016
ARA Collected fees from a loan I never took out Cincinnati OH
The ARA company called me stating that I owe an online loan service a balance of $350. They stated that I took this loan out when I was 17/18 years old. I have yet to take a out a loan since I've been of age not even school loans. They stated my mothers information as well as mine...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
71, Report:
#1275909
Posted Date:
Dec 23 2015
ARA Associates Scam Artists Nationwide
This company called me threatening me jail time if I didn't give them my credit card number TODAY over the phone. They claimed I owed an online payday loan from 2011. I have never had an online payday loan. I continued to tell her this but she insisted if I didn't pay TODAY someo...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
72, Report:
#1274265
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2015
ARA ARA Debt Collector Illinois Nationwide
YEAH,
I got several messages saying there's a judgement against me about 5 months ago. I ignored them, I don't commit crimes. Then yesterday DEC 14th at 9:30AM I got a call from a NO CALLER ID. I picked it up thinking it was a friend who ran out of gas at a pay phone dead cell...
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
73, Report:
#1268431
Posted Date:
Nov 17 2015
apple computers brand new lemon computer Apple refuses to take responsibility BUYER BEWARE cupetino California
I made the most unfortunate decision and bought an apple computer of December 2014 which has not functioned correctly since I bought it.I purchased an Apple mac book pro upgraded it for $500, cost me $1500 and it doesn't work. 1st Apple allowed someone to illegally use my email w/ou...
Entity
Categories: Computer Manufactures
74, Report:
#1265336
Posted Date:
Nov 09 2015
ARA Financial THEY ARE HORRIBLE, FAST TALKERS BEWARE!!! Nationwide
I recently recieved a call from John Eagan said he is the lead assc (ASS) with the legal department with ARA Financial. They were calling about a 2003 repo of a car. He went on to say that he called certain family members that were listed as references (I got married in 2010, the ...
Entity
Categories: Loans
75, Report:
#1263081
Posted Date:
Oct 23 2015
ARA Associates Fox Enterprises Payday Loan Scam Internet
I was contacted from an unknown number but instructed to call 877-590-8204 by a Charlotte Bowers who indicated that I was being charged with two counts of fraud regarding a payday loan from 2011 (Fox Enterprises), stated I requested the payday loan via internet and gave them an acco...
Entity
Categories: Loans