A woman named Lynn contacted me, claiming to represent Progressive. After informing her of my past experiences with similar scams, she became unresponsive. When I requested an invoice to handle the matter as I had in the past, she refused, stating they would proceed with collections instead. Upon my consent to their decision, she hung up the phone.
International Credit Recovery scams: What to watch for!
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Imagine getting a call that claims you owe money for a newsletter you never ordered. The voice often cites your birthdate as proof, threatens credit‑reporting agencies, and pushes for an immediate payment. This pattern matches a classic debt‑collection scam where the caller uses vague invoice details to intimidate businesses. Protect yourself by never sharing personal data over unsolicited calls, request written verification, and log the call details. If the claim seems dubious, hang up and report the number to the FTC or your state’s consumer protection office. Blocking the number and adding it to your phone’s blacklist can also stop repeat harassment.
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A call was received regarding an overdue subscription on my business line, supposedly from a company I have no knowledge of, and I have never authorized any trial services for 30 days
Upon receiving the call, I responded by calling back and leaving a message, although it would have been prudent to conduct research beforehand.
You should file a Mail Fraud report with the US PostMaster, it's easy to do, just go online and fill out the form, explain what the company is doing
Our company has been harassed by International Credit, claiming we owe them money for a publication that was never ordered, and they're trying to scam us into paying by credit card or check
Progressive Business Publications is located at 370 Technology Drive, Malvern, PA 19355.
The provided information seems incomplete or not relevant to the discussion about phone number experiences.
I'm seeking information on how to file a complaint with the NY State Attorney General regarding the similar experience I had with my business.
I think we finaly figure out how to stop them from callin
Our office received calls from a collection company regarding publications supposedly ordered by my boss, but after requesting evidence of the order, the supervisor cleared the account, as obtaining the transcript would be too costly.
When you get a call from someone who wants to update their data base, they might be trying to get info from you, i tell them i dont verify any info over the phone
My experiance is similair to everyones else's with this scam, I was called by a person claiming to be Katie Gottman from New York, who said she was collecting funds from agencys like the one I work for
A call was received from a female claiming to be Lynn, who accused our company of not paying an invoice for internet Human Resource services; she claimed to be from a collection agency but lacked any supporting documents or information about the alleged creditor.
Our public library was contacted by an individual claiming to be Lynn Gregory from International Credit Recovery, alleging unpaid debts for a non-existent order from Progressive Business Publications, which we intend to report to the NY State Attorney General's Consumer Fraud Division
After being contacted by Lori Appleton from ICR, an investigation revealed numerous complaints against the company and its associate, Progressive Business Publications.
A representative named Chris Bennett has been calling my office, and has been very rude and ofenssive, and has even resortd to personal insults
My experiance was similiar to the complaints above, and I even spoke with Valerie Oliver this time arond. Afterwards, I filled out a form from the NY Attorney General's office and faxed it to them.
Our healthcare facility's employee, Joy Norton, was targeted by a scammer claiming she owed money for a non-existent subscription, which is currently being investigated by our legal department.
I experienced a similar situation, where an individual named Chris Bennett accused me of downloading an online subscription, despite being out of the office at the time.
Apparently, a person claiming to be "Katie Gotham" left a message on my work voicemail, claiming a small amount went to a collections agency, but when I searched the phone number online, I found alot of comments about this company, so I'm glad I didnt bother to call her back, she should get a reall job and stop bothering honest peoples.
Following my reseach, I fond the number for Progressive Business Publications in PA, wich is 800-220-5000. I Just talked to Peggy (extention #219) who promissed to fax me the email confirmations and invoices that was sent to one of our employees directy. We will see what happend...but at least you have a number...and supposidly a person now, thats a good thing. Good luck!
Additionally, I noted that the provided phone number was 607-478-4686, but the caller ID showed 607-748-1688, which I haven't tried calling back yet, as I'm waiting to calm down, and it's possible that the latter might be a personal number.
Dealing with this company has been a compleat nightmare, our company also recieved a scam call from a "Chris Bennett" trying to pull the same bs
Although I haven't received the call yet, I've been receiving invoices from Progressive Business Publications for $299, and my attempts to communicate through their automated system have been unsuccessful, leaving me increasingly infuriated and eager to address this directly with a representative.
Similar to others, they billed me $240 for a progressive business publication supposely
A collection company manager claimed that a debt of $299 was owed to Progressive Business Publications, but this appears to be a scam and should be reported to the relevant authorities.
After discusing with my employee, it's clear that the other party was trying to decieve us, and no such documents exsist.
For almost a year, our company has been constantly contacted by these individuals, who claim one of our employees signed a contract by providing their birthdate, and it seems they are struggling to find new targets
We recieve a letter from Progressive Business Publications, but we didnt order nothing, our company keep track of everythin that is orderd, thank for this thread it was very helpfull
Despite being a longstanding problem, it's disapointing that oficials havent taken action to stop this issue, wich has been going on for at least a year, and thats only whats been reported in the last half hour.