800-735-0552

Two calls a day for "Sherri" and our last name. They say are a collection agency, but when we dialed the number to complain, we got a recorded ad for X-rated services.

Who is calling

A man named Dave B. called and said it was very important that the phone call be returned immediately.  He gave a File #1196940 and repeated important return call he would be there until 8:30 p.m.  He gave his phone # as 1-800-735-0552

This is a collection agency and they were calling on behalf of Chrysler for a car I returned to them.  It was auctioned off and they want me to pay the remaining balance.  Nope THANK YA!1-800-735-0552

I keep receiving these phone calls from someone that I can't make out the name, but it's very important I return the call and he has the nerve to ask to call him back if he has the wrong number. He is from SRA collection agency for a credit card. It's illegal for a collection agency to not give their company name, and state the reason they are calling. I will not give someone like that the consideration of a call back!

Just received a call from SRA collection service looking for a Melinda ??? The return # was, yes you guessed it, 1 800-735-0552. I called the # just to let them know they needed to delete my # from their system. The first two tries got me nothing, no rings, or pops or clicks, just dead silence. The third try just rang and rang. I started thinking this might be a automated electronic scam to take control of my phone #, so I think I would suggest to everyone to just ignore these calls. And for those like Jackie, who are receiving multiple calls, I would suggest calling the phone company and seeing if there is anyway to block  that #.
Good luck!

I, just recieved a call from SRA with the same canned phone info.  This sound just like a scam in an attempt to get your information.  Maybe we should call them back and say we are a collection agency also. Or just dont call them at all

Have a nice day.

Background: Owed Honda money ($360.00) on my husband's account which he "just forgot about."  ::: eyes roll :::  Account ends up at SRA Associates.

Nasty bunch of folks who KNOW how bad their reputation is on the internet.  Surly, pushy and extremely unprofessional.  My agent's pseudonym was "Lauren Marina."  Called to tell her that circumstances BEYOND MY CONTROL prevented my making the payment I'd promised. (My vehicle suddenly will not accelerate.  At all.  Think that's going to be a cheap quick thing to fix?  Hahaha!)  "Ms. Marina" got testy with me, even though I CALLED HER.  Ridiculous.

Their website brags about how "effective" they are.  I bet they never polled the people SRA Associates *called*.  THAT should be the standard by which collection agencies are measured.

They called looking for a Lamant R. Sparks, which is definitly NOT us. I called them back at 1-800-735-0552, and the woman was VERY friendly. She said that she took our number out of their system. Let's hope they don't call back.

in response and in defense to my fellow ex coworkers... we do not use fake names at SRA associates.. per Minnesota law everyone needs to be listed on the collection agencies license in order to collect in that state so to make it simple the owners said that no fake names are allowed and i personally know miss lauren marina... and to the lady who owed $360.00 on her auto loan ... its not our fault that happened you should of paid your loan off before fixing your car... dont get mad at us because your behind on the bills...

to ex employee.....um SRA associates, according to their website and BBB registration is located in New Jersey, not Minnesota......

Also I've spoken to Lauren Maurina on the phone and the second time I spoke to her, the name she used was Lauren Forillo.  I also encountered the same problem with two other employees there, each time I spoke to them they had different last names.... SO YES they do use fake names.  

They also use fake phone numbers.  I have at least 3 different phone numbers on my caller ID that reference SRA Associates, and when I call these numbers they are actually disconnected.

This company breaks numerous laws in their debt collection practices and hopefully will not be in business long.  I have personally filed complaints against SRA with the BBB, the FTC, the original creditor of my debt, all 3 local television news agencies in my area and all of the local papers in my area. I also am seeking legal counsel at this time.  

Minnesota/New Jersey, fake names, fake phone numbers....what a great business.

to angry and informed-
- you obviously dont understand the laws of collections.  SRA is located in NJ but in order to collect from debtors in Minnesota a real name needs to be used.  All SRA employess must be liscensed to collect in this state.  The owners therefore do not allow fake names to be used at all. Obviously you have never delt w/ other agnecies or you would not think SRA to be so bad. Also, just because you are not happy about the fact they are calling doesnt mean you will be able to sue.  Good luck w/ your law suit, i do hope you are not just wasting your time, but im sure you already know the answer to that.

This is indeed SRA Associates.  These are the sleaziest people that you'd ever want to deal with. Get away from them as far as you can as fast as possible.  I had a credit card account get charged off to them and they love to humiliate you while trying to collect the debt from you.  And don't think you can negotiate with them because they don't take NO for an answer!

PLEASE, PLEASE no matter how bad your financial situation may be (and mine is pretty bad - 3 layoffs in the last 5 years) call your credit card company or bank and work out an arrangement with them and then STICK to it.  Because if you don't, these guys are coming for you...

I constatly get calls from these people looking for somebody that I never heard of.  They leave terse messages about collecting and when I talked to them three weeks ago they were "going to remove my number" from their computer.  Since then I have recorded 7 calls and they haven't stopped.  Obviously they do not practice due diligence as any jerk can see I have had this number for over 12 years.

has a matter for me and my husband is suppose to act on it  call him

The caller identified himself as from SRA Associates and he was calling to collect a debt and signified that if the recipient was not me, he should not listen to the message that was left in the answering machine. The caller called my landlord's house phone and my landlord called me to listen to the message.
This was a violation of my consumer rights in debt collection,i.e calling early in the morning and calling my neighbors or friends. They left 1 800 735 0552 as a call back number.

i got a call from SRA omg they are freaking weirdos...i returned my car a year ago and they are calling me and asking for 3000 dollars supposeably i havent paid for. so i called mercedes financial and they told me that i owe them nothing and they my account has been closed for a year now...they told me tht SRA could be fraud and they do not hire companies like them to handle their problems. be careful...they are rude as rude can be and they are uneducated morans trying to act like they know what they are doing....this lady i talk to knew nothing but how to yell...FREAKS should be the company's name

i can relate being behind in a bill.. however sra associates does not break laws .. does not use fake names.. andif you would listen instead of taking your anger out on the person tring to help you just might get a nice settleme not to mentin your TITLE

thats crazy

I know you will probably never see this as ur post is old but i wanted to let u know that I have worked @ SRA and other collection agencies in the South Jersey area... alot of places allow collectors to use fake names for THEIR protection as multiple lunatics have shown up threatening to kill us for no reason... SRA however has their collectors use their real names trust me I have asked to use a fake name bc 1 i alwasy have to repeat my name and 2 i dont feel safe giving it out