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Online users who have received so-called "Attorney of Advance America" emails like the one below, which claim that they have been given a chance to settle an Advance Cash Corp(ACE) debt outside of court, should delete the email messages and not follow the instructions in them. This is because the email messages are fraudulent, and are being sent by scammers to trick the recipients into sending them money believing that they will be sued for money owed and their credit history tarnished.
From: DEBT COLLECTOR debt.advancecashamerica@gmail.comSent: Monday, November 13, 2017 12:39 PMSubject: ATTORNEY NOTICEHereby we inform that you are obliged to come as a defendant to District Court of Appeals on this Friday,11/17/17, at 11:00 a.m. for the hearing of your case of defaulting on a LOAN, CASE #MA0092917.Cost of the Lawsuit-$3590.00Legal Charges-Section 19(A), Clause 21(US).Case Format- Fair Debt Collection(FC/SC)If necessary you have a right to obtain a lawyer for your protection. You are kindly asked to have an identity document with you. Personal appearance is compulsory. Please bring all documents and witnesses relating to this case with you to Court on your hearing date.Case information and courthouse address will be sent to your mailing address within next three business days.Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.To resolve this issue contact us during the working hours Monday to Friday 09:00 AM to 07:00 PM on a reply back to this E-mail to get in touch with the representative or you can feel free to call us on 421 387 4144.Regards,Mark SmithATTORNEY OF ADVANCE AMERICA.
From: DEBT COLLECTOR debt.advancecashamerica@gmail.com
Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 12:39 PM
Subject: ATTORNEY NOTICE
Hereby we inform that you are obliged to come as a defendant to District Court of Appeals on this Friday,11/17/17, at 11:00 a.m. for the hearing of your case of defaulting on a LOAN, CASE #MA0092917.
Cost of the Lawsuit-$3590.00
Legal Charges-Section 19(A), Clause 21(US).
Case Format- Fair Debt Collection(FC/SC)
If necessary you have a right to obtain a lawyer for your protection. You are kindly asked to have an identity document with you. Personal appearance is compulsory. Please bring all documents and witnesses relating to this case with you to Court on your hearing date.
Case information and courthouse address will be sent to your mailing address within next three business days.
Note: If you do not attend the hearing the judge may hear the case in your absence.
To resolve this issue contact us during the working hours Monday to Friday 09:00 AM to 07:00 PM on a reply back to this E-mail to get in touch with the representative or you can feel free to call us on 421 387 4144.
Regards,
Mark Smith
ATTORNEY OF ADVANCE AMERICA.
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Here is another scam:"Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2019 at 10:00 PMFrom: "Jason Ocker" Subject: Carol Sieving; Credit Bureaus being informedMay 8, 2019Name: Carol SievingSSN:Case File#NC/17-S454913SETTLEMENT OFFER FOR TODAY: 500.00Due Amount-768.00Cost of the Lawsuit-5825.35Courthouse Address-Civil CourtLegal Charges-Section 19(A), Clause 21(US).Case Format- Fair Debt Collection(FC/SC)Dear Carol,We have forwarded your case file to legal department so that they cancontact FDCP and IRS to put hold on your Tax return and if it was releasethen it should be seized until the judgement of your case file with us. Wealready updated legal department to file the Court petition in Courthouse.Once the Court Summons will be signed by the court clerk we will update youone copy at your postal address along with one copy at following places:1. Nearest Police Station2. At your Employer3. Internal Revenue Services4. Federal Bureau for Credit5. Bank with which you have accounts.From this time you are reading this, you will have 24 hours to settle thismatter with National Credit Collections and make payment; this will be yourlast opportunity to avoid court proceedings and the substantial costsassociated therewith.NOTE: If you want to resolve this case mutually then contact directly tothe same email ID. We help you to sort out this matter.Thank YouJason OckerSr Accounts ManagerNational Credit Collections7111 Harwin Dr #282, Houston,TX 77036"
Here is another scam:"From: LAWSUIT - sanacorner-aol.comDate: May 1, 2019 at 8:16:11 AM CDTSubject: BM/F2019-54Cash Ad.jpgATTENTION:CREDITOR: Cash AdvanceCASE FILE: BM/F2019-54DEFAULT BALANCE: $734.28 As per your contractual agreement, the above-referenced loan was rendered to you via wire/deposit. The agreement defaulted after an ACHS returned insufficient funds or inactive account from your checking account. According to all records, you have not settled, paid in full or satisfied a debt with the above-named creditor. We have been hired to facilitate a negotiation between yourself and our client regarding the above-referenced debt.Despite our previous reminder and frequent phone calls, we still have not received any payment or answer from you in respect of outstanding cash taken by you from the creditor company. Therefore, we regret to inform you that if you do not pay $734.28 in full within 24 hours we will opt to file the lawsuit in the court of laws against you to recover the debt amount. Treat this email as a final warning as well as Legal Notice and pay the full amount to avoid any kind of Legal consequences under the prevailing laws. Under these circumstances, only alternative available to you is to pay out full amount and settle the issue out of court, otherwise, all the information regarding the suit matter shall be communicated to your present employer as well as SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT. You will also be ceased to avail all kind of benefits, as well as facilities under the Social Securities Act and your SSNO, shall be fridge with immediate effect and you will not be able to procure further cash advance facility or any kind of loan in future and your credit score shall be adversely affected, ultimately resulting in great loss to your personal credit. Please ensure all disputes, assertions, statements provided to the creditor, their successors, the authorities are true and just to the best of your knowledge. If you make or provide any knowingly false or frivolous statements, representation, or evidence, you may liable for penalties based on applicable statutes.In view of aforesaid circumstances respond us immediately so as to decide us the further course of stern actions to be taken against you. KINDLY CONTACT OUR ATTORNEY TO SETTLE YOUR CASE OUTSIDE OF COURT HOUSE : attorneybearden-gmail.comSincerely,Emily Bearden"
Im getting messages stating External Mail:"To make the payment you need to make the payment through our payment processing partner iTunes card to generate the receipt of the payment as a documentation proof with the bureau a copy with you under section UG-17 (B)Your name is already listed in the name of defaulters so you cannot make the payment over the phone with the help of your Debit/Credit card, pertaining to risk of freezing your vital information of Banking Accounts.Kindly update us with the payment and the amount so that we can freeze down your case file. And once your account will be paid in full then we will send you a Payment Receipt stating that your account has been paid in full of zero balance.please advise"
They are using this email address: attorneybearden-gmail.com
I received similar email from attorney Bearden stating I received a loan with Cash Advance Services and needed to pay $917.28 within 24 hrs. or a lawsuit would be filed against me.I know this is a scam because I have never had a loan with this company and the email was sent in the middle of the night. No contact phone number is given.
Here is more information regarding the ACS Incorp scam---------- Forwarded message ---------Date: Wed, Jun 6, 2018, 11:41 AMSubject: Re: FINAL NOTICETo: William Davis Ok. We have updated your account with ACS INCORP of $100.00 on per pay period Starting from June, 8th 2018 . Kindly make the payment on time to avoid late fees and penalty charges. Also if you have failed to submit the payment on the above date you will have to face the legal actions against you as company have already given you lot of time also We will give you the payment instruction on the date of payment.Kindly get back to us ASAP if you have any other queries. We will be more happy to assist you further.Thank YouBest Regards.Manager.Advance Cash America.