800-861-4838

I have been getting many calls from this number and I am disabled and when I get to the phone there is no information on my caller ID except for this number and they do not leave a message.  This is hard when someone like me can not walk well and then have to get up to answer phone calls such as this.  The caller ID states, "unavailable".

They are a persistent caller.  My caller ID always shows unavailable.  They never leave a message.  I answered it one time, and they asked for a person.  I asked what it was pertaining too, and was told it was a personal business matter.  I suspect they are a collection agency.  The person they asked for doesn't live there.

My understanding is that if you are receiving calls from a collection agency and you request they stop calling you, they have to stop according to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre27.pdf

There is also something called debt validation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debt_validation
[quote]
Debt Validation, or "debt verification", refers to a consumer's right to challenge a debt and/or receive written verification of a debt from a debt collector. The right to dispute the debt and receive validation are part of the consumer's rights under the United States Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and are set out in §809[1] of that act.
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Requesting debt validation can sometimes stop them in their tracks as most don't have the required information.

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act spells out harassment or abuse as
[quote]
§ 806. Harassment or abuse
A debt collector may not engage in any conduct the natural
consequence of which is to harass, oppress, or abuse any
person in connection with the collection of a debt. Without
limiting the general application of the foregoing, the following
conduct is a violation of this section:
(1) The use or threat of use of violence or other criminal
means to harm the physical person, reputation, or property
of any person.
(2) The use of obscene or profane language or language
the natural consequence of which is to abuse the hearer
or reader.
(3) The publication of a list of consumers who allegedly
refuse to pay debts, except to a consumer reporting
agency or to persons meeting the requirements of section
603(f) or 604(3) of this Act.
(4) The advertisement for sale of any debt to coerce payment
of the debt.
(5) Causing a telephone to ring or engaging any person
in telephone conversation repeatedly or continuously
with intent to annoy, abuse, or harass any person at the
called number.
(6) Except as provided in section 804, the placement of
telephone calls without meaningful disclosure of the
caller’s identity.
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The call is clearly illegal and considered harassment since the caller ID comes up unavailable under section 806 of the FDCPA.  Multiple phone calls at all times of the day could be considered harassment too.

Called number and got a voice mail for "Calvary"..........

(800)861-4838 is CAVALRY PORTFOLIO COLLECTIONS. It sounds like a cell phone worng number at first, or radio station muzac, then it switches to the pitch and a voicemail box.

Agency continues to call my house after I've informed them that they have the wrong number.  Does identify themselves.  Hangs up the phone and call back.

This number calls me constantly for my estranged husband. When they asked for him, I told them I did not know where he was, which is the truth. Then they asked if he was my husband. I said, "My estranged husband." They then began to harass me and tell me that "most people know where their husbands are!" and "That is awfully strange, don't you know where he is!?" among other things. I finally ended up having to explain to the woman on the phone that "he walked out on me, his wife, and his two baby boys. I do not know where he is and when I call his place of work they will not even tell me if he is still working there. Maam, I have no idea where he is and I am in the process of filing for divorce. If you call me one more time, I will begin including my lawyer." She then told me that they were not harassing me, that they were harassing my husband. (How can they be harassing someone who is not here, and why say you are actually harassing someone?) and that they only call my house four times per day. They actually call me somewhere between ten and twenty, depending on if it is a workday or the weekend. I have a great lawyer who is in the process of contacting them and filing harassment claims.

This appears to be a phsing expedition to get personal information that can be used to access financial assets -- they called her again recently. I hope no one is giving any personal or banking information to unsolicited callers or e-mailers. This operation appears to work under several different phone numbers, some of which show up on caller ID as area codes other than 800, and several different variations of the name Calvary. They appear to get phone numbers from several online sources and actively go after people who use sites like Facebook and Monster to get info. REPEAT: For your own good,, never give things like Social Security, driver license, credit card, debit card or bank account numbers to anyone who contacts you first.

This number appears on my number at work, no 800 number needs to be calling me. They are harassing people. They need to get a real job and work for real people.

These people call every day, in spite of communication re: my age, state of health and permanent disability. I have not only told them of my situation, but also written to them, referring to the FDCPA Laws. The original debt was for huge medical bills w/o Insurance years ago. The Bank involved simply sends the bill on to yet another debt collector.

Had them call my personal cell phone asking for my Father whom I have not lived with for almost 6 years. The woman on the line was actually incredibly polite and apologized profusely for calling me when I identified myself. She stated that she would remove me from their calling list without even being asked to, and simply asked if I might have a number to reach my father at. I told her I did not and she once again apologized for the call, restated she would remove me from their calling list, and told me to have a nice day.

Maybe this number has been taken up by a different company than the one everyone else here was contacted by. I wouldn't doubt it's still a collection agency though, but perhaps one with more human phone staff.