Debt Collectors Set Up Fake Courtroom, Judge - Get Caught

[tobee43]

How many other collection agencies operate like this?

Hopefully this is not the tip of the iceburg.

probably so many more than we will ever know.

i know of a true story of someone dad being hounded dad and night...he was in is 80's and was so scared he kept sending them money....and more money and MORE...on day my friend was visiting her dad when the phone rang and it was that collection agency........well......she worked for the marshal's office and man she was like them like peanut butter on jelly.......

about 2 years later 60 minutes did a special about collection agencies........and that one was on their and was actually busted!!! but really how many does that happen to...not many!

[keepinitreal]

How many other collection agencies operate like this?

Hopefully this is not the tip of the iceburg.

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/11/08/debt-collector-accused-of-posing-as-a-government-agency/

Here's another one...

Debt collector accused of posing as a government agency

An Oklahoma payday lender is being sued by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott for masquerading as an official government agency of Dallas County.

The defendant, Patrick D. "Dylan" White, and his businesses, CASHMAX, Fed Cash, TOPCASH and Cash Service Center, have been prohibited from any further distribution of fraudulent mailings under a temporary restraining order.

White incorporated his firm under the name Federal Cash Advance of Oklahoma, LLC, and maintains offices in Dallas County. According to state investigators, the defendant sent bogus collection letters to Texans with outstanding debts. The letters were delivered in envelopes containing the Dallas County Clerk's forged signature and improperly bore the official seals of both the State of Texas and Dallas County.

The envelopes contained phony debt collection notices that instructed recipients to call a telephone number belonging to Federal Cash Advance's CASHMAX offices.

The letters illegally threatened criminal prosecution, referenced a phony "case number" and cited fictitious criminal penalties of up to 5 years in prison and heavy fines.

The Texas Finance Code prohibits debt collectors from threatening debtors with prison sentences. It also bans deceptive collection notices that improperly pressure debtors to pay their debts.

The State is seeking court-ordered penalties of up to $20,000 per violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act and the Finance Code.