"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers

The so-called "Speedy Cash Loan" email below is a fake. The fake email message is being sent by scammers to trick the recipients into sending them money by threatening legal actions. Therefore, recipients of the fake email message which appears as if it came from Speedy Cash, should delete it and not follow the instructions in it.

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Speedy Cash Loan Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers

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The "Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam

From: Shavonda logan <shavonda.logan.commonwealth@outlook.com>

Subject: Speedy Cash Inc. Final Notice

To: "attorney.dianecooper@gmail.com" <attorney.dianecooper@gmail.com>

Date: Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 1:34 PM

CREDITOR: Speedy Cash

Group

CASE NO:

FCRR25945/ZF19

Attention

AMOUNT OUTSTANDING :

$940.53

This Proceeding issued on

you Docket No: - FCRR25945/ZF19 with one of SPEEDY CASH LOAN. Company in order to notify you that after making calls to you on your phone number we were not able to get hold of you so the accounts department of “Speedy Cash Loan” has decided to mark this case as a flat refusal and press legal charges against you.

We have sent you this warning notification about legal proceedings on January 14, 2018 but you failed to respond on time now it’s high time

if you failed to respond in next 48 HOURS we will register this case in court. Consider this as a final warning and we will be Emailing/Fax this issue to your current employer to make sure they take strict actions against you. Your salary and all your wages confiscated.

We will be forced to proceed legally against you and once it is processed the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your

references regarding this issue and the law suit will be the next step which will be amounting to $18679.68 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges.

Please let us know what your intention is by today itself so we can hold the case or else we will submit the paper work to your local county sheriff department and you will be served by court summons at your door step.

This is your last and final chance to settle this case if you don't take it seriously, we will surely take hard steps against your name

and social and you will be the only person responsible for the legal consequences.

IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE CASE OUTSIDE OF COURT THEN CONTACT TO RESTITUTION DEPARTMENT: - attorney.dianecooper@gmail.com

Sincerely,

Settlement

Department

Speedy Cash

Loan

Houston, TX.

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March 3, 2023 at 12:16 PM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Received this scam:

On Fri, Mar 3, 2023 at 10:06 AM Nancy Apunda <Atty_NancyApunda@outlook.com> wrote:

SPEEDY CASH SERVICE

Attention,

LAWSUIT COURT CASE FILES NO: IL- ZAF-XH1385

LAWSUIT COST - $3150.65 (INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEE/COURT FEE/ALL TAXES)

SETTLEMENT AMOUNT - $1250.63

CONTACT AT: - attorneytim.martinjplaws@gmail.com

File Number: IL- ZAF-XH1385

SUBJECT: LOAN Settlement AMOUNT- $1250.63

Contact AT:- mailto:-attorneytim.martinjplaws@gmail.com

We are hereby to inform you that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within a couple of days. So, before something goes wrong, we would like to notify you about this matter. It seems apparent that you had chosen to ignore all our efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with your Payday Services. At this point, you had made your intentions clear and leave us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter.

UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED 4 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE:

(1) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION

(2) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD

(3) THEFT BY DECEPTION

(4) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER

NOTE: - We are in a process to block your Social Security number and inform all the Major Credit Bureaus as well.

NOTE: - The Legal Charges Section 19(A), Clause 21(US) is against you and if you ignore this case then our legal department will take immediate action you.

If we do not hear from you within 24 hours of the date of this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our in-house attorney. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the preteens of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet. In addition, we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court costs incurred.

WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FTC & YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT THIS FRAUD.

We will be forced to download this case against you and once it is downloaded the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $1714.05 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges and the due amount pending on your name.

We have settlement amount for you with easy weekly and a one-time settlement amount option below, kindly reply soon with your final intention regarding this case.

1.    You will have to submit $850.83 today and close this case outside of court with the onetime case settlement plans

2.    You will have to submit an amount which is acceptable of $286.00 today to put this case on hold outside of the courthouse and the rest payment with $286.00 weekly installments till the loan amount $1250.63 paid in full

Get back to us ASAP before the charges have been pressed against you into the court of law.

REPLY EMAIL BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR FINAL ANSWER SO I CAN MOVE ON FURTHER ON THE BASIS OF YOUR ANSWER at: mailto:attorneytim.martinjplaws@gmail.com

Kindly let us know are you willing to resolve this matter out of the courthouse, or we should proceed further with the legal charges against you. Once this case will be downloaded against you then we won’t be able to help you out.

Talking about the creditor Speedy Cash is the mother company which owns & operates more than 350 parental payday loan websites CASH NET USA, CASH AMERICA & 500 CASH ADVANCE, PERSONAL CASH ADVANCE, RAPID CASH, CASH AMERICA PAYDAY ADVANCE, SONIC PAYDAY, SPEEDY CASH CHECK CASH LOAN, EGG LOANS, QUICK PAYDAY, PERSONAL CASH ADVANCE, ALLIED CASH, SUPER PAWN, CHECK INTO CASH, CHECK SMART, CASH AMERICA NET, CASH AMERICA etc. And you have used one of this to get this loan approved. As a user of the products and/or services offered by a Speedy cash Related Company.

Note: This is your last and final chance to settle this case.

Else we are going to transfer your file to the legal department to download the case against you and you will receive the court summons at your doorstep within 2 working days. Kindly hire an attorney.

NOTE: THIS CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS.

Kindly let us know what type of payment arrangement, you are looking for at: attorneytim.martinjplaws@gmail.com

Regards,

Tim Martin

Gibson Law Firm LLC.

Copyright © 2020 JP legal Law Firm LLC | Privacy | Terms of use | Carrier

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August 31, 2022 at 11:58 AM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

also received the same email. Scammers are the scum of the earth

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September 21, 2022 at 4:36 AM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Massillon, Ohio, United States

I too received similar emails

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August 9, 2022 at 11:59 AM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Suffolk, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

HERE’S ANOTHER SCAM I RECEIVED IN MY SPAM BOX TODAY:

CREDITOR: SPEEDY CASH (ADV.AMERICA)

CASE NO: SC/4735AA/57

Attention,

AMOUNT OUTSTANDING: $974.00

This Proceeding issued on you Docket No: SC/4735AA/57 with one of ADVANCE AMERICA INC. Company in order to notify you that after making calls to you on your phone number we were not able to get hold of you so the accounts department has decided to mark this case as a flat refusal and press legal charges against you.

We have sent you this warning notification about legal proceedings on November 11th, 2020 but you failed to respond on time now it’s high time if you failed to respond in the next 12 HOURS we will register this case in court. Consider this as a final warning and we will be Emailing/Fax this issue to your current employer to make sure they take strict actions against you. Your salary and all your wages confiscated.

We will be forced to proceed legally against you and once it is processed the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $8679.68 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges.

Please let us know what your intention is by today itself so we can hold the case or else we will submit the paperwork to your local county sheriff department and you will be served by court summons at your doorstep.

This is your last and final chance to settle this case. If you don't take it seriously, we will surely take hard steps against your name and social and you will be the only person responsible for the legal consequences.

By electronically signing this Loan Agreement by clicking the "I AGREE" button below, you are confirming that you have agreed to the terms and conditions of the Consent and that you have downloaded or printed a copy of this Consent for your records.

We have settlement amount for you with easy Monthly and One-time settlement amount option.

1. If you can make a one-time payment of $642.00 (same day payment) we can close your case file with this amount only.

2. If you are looking for monthly payment, then you have to pay the total amount of $974.00 with payment arrangement, then you can pay $324.67 monthly till paid in full.

IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE CASE OUTSIDE OF COURT THEN CONTACT TO RESTITUTION DEPARTMENT: -mailto:attorney.robertnerison@gmail.com

Regards,

ACE Legal Group of Attorneys.

Copyright © 2019 ACE Legal Group of Attorneys | Privacy | Terms of use | Carrier

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July 21, 2022 at 3:03 AM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Hicksville, New York, United States

Received the latest version of this scam today via a fake email from "atty.DavidRAMEY@outlook.com":

Ace Cash Express Payday Loan

The Cash Advance Group

Attorney: Monica A. Medina

Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Contact at: attorney.monica.medina.llc@gmail.com

Case Number # 9228151

SUBJECT: LOAN DUE AMOUNT- $870.17

We are hereby to inform you that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within a couple of days. So, before something goes wrong, we would like to notify you about this matter. It seems apparent that you had chosen to ignore all our efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with your Payday Services. At this point, you had made your intentions clear and leave us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter.

UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED 4 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE:

(1) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION

(2) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD

(3) THEFT BY DECEPTION

(4) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER

NOTE:- We are in a process to block your Social Security number and inform all the Major Credit Bureaus as well.

NOTE:- The Legal Charges Section 19(A), Clause 21(US) is against you and if you ignore this case then our legal department will take immediate action you.

If we do not hear from you within 24 hours of the date of this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our in-house attorney. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the pretence of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet. In addition, we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court costs incurred.

WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FTC & YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT THIS FRAUD.

We will be forced to download this case against you and once it is downloaded the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $2674.67 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges and the due amount pending on your name.

We have settlement amount for you with easy weekly and a one-time settlement amount option below, kindly reply soon with your final intention regarding this case.

You will have to submit $645.00 today and close this case outside of court with the onetime case settlement plans

You will have to submit an amount which is acceptable of $290.00 today to put this case on hold outside of the courthouse and the rest payment with $290.00 weekly instalments till the loan amount $870.17 paid in full

Get back to us ASAP before the charges have been pressed against you into the court of law.

REPLY EMAIL BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR FINAL ANSWER SO I CAN MOVE ON FURTHER ON THE BASIS OF YOUR ANSWER at:attorney.monica.medina.llc@gmail.com

Kindly let us know are you willing to resolve this matter out of the courthouse, or we should proceed further with the legal charges against you. Once this case will be downloaded against you then we won’t be able to help you out.

Note: This is your last and final chance to settle this case.

Else we are going to transfer your file to the legal department to download the case against you and you will receive the court summons at your doorstep within 2 working days. Kindly hire an attorney.

NOTE: THIS CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS.

Kindly let us know what type of payment arrangement, you are looking for at: mailto:attorney.monica.medina.llc@gmail.com

Regards,

Gilbert Law Firm LLC.

Copyright © 2020 Gilbert Law Firm LLC | Privacy | Terms of use | Carrier

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Confidentiality Statement & Notice: This email is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. 2510-252

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April 4, 2022 at 7:29 PM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Morgan County, Morgan, Utah, United States

Here is another scam:

"Keith Houston <Keithhdebtcollector@outlook.com>

Attachments

1:07 PM (5 hours ago)

to attorney1.davidwatson@gmail.com

Case#JSN98230809CK

OUTSTANDING AMOUNT- $1844.63

LOAN COMPANY/LENDER – Speedy Cash Payday Loan Services.

NOTE: THIS CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS.

We are hereby to inform you that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the District Court House within a week if you fail to respond to this notice in next 4 hours.

So, before anything goes wrong, we would like to inform you about this matter. It seems apparent that you had chosen to ignore all our previous efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with your Payday Loan Creditor. At this point, you have made your intentions clear and have left us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter.

UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED 4 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE:

(1) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION

(2) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD

(3) THEFT BY DECEPTION

(4) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER

If we do not hear back from you within 4 hours of the time you get this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our in-house attorney. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the pretence of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet. In addition, we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court costs incurred.

Basically all the loan companies working under Speedy cash are (Cash Net USA, Ace Cash Express, Cash Advance, Check 'n Go, Advance America, Check City, Check Into Cash, Title Max, 100 Days, Net Loan USA, Cash Advance, 100 Day Loan, Net loan the USA, Fax free Cash, Payday one, Sonic Cash Money tree, Egg loans, Check cash Loan, Quickly Payday, Personal Cash Advance, Rapid Cash, Sonic Payday, Speedy Cash, My Cash Now, National Payday, Cash Central Loans, Cash Net 500, Cash Net USA, Allied Cash, Super Pawn, Check into Cash, Check Smart, Cash America Net, Cash America, Cash America Pawn, Cash land, Super Pawn, Cash America Payday Advance).

So, it doesn’t matter from which website, or from which store you have taken out this loan main lender have rights that they can file a complaint and recover outstanding balance in the courthouse.

WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FTC & YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT THIS FRAUD.

As we have shared with you in previous letters, read your loan agreement; the next step is clearly defined. It could cost us both a great deal of time and money; you can avoid this by taking care of this now. The opportunity to take care of this voluntary is quickly coming to an end. We would hate for you to lose the option of resolving this before it goes to the next step, which is a lawsuit against you, but to do so you must take immediate action.

If you do not take immediate action:

We will be forced to download this case against you and once it is downloaded the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $11774.67 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges and the due amount pending on your name.

We have a settlement amount for you with easy weekly and onetime settlement amount option.

1. If you can make onetime payment of $1499.00 (same day payment) we can close your case file with this amount only.

2. If you are looking for bi-weekly payment then you must pay a total amount of $1844.63 with payment arrangement and you can pay $300.00 weekly till paid in full.

Kindly let us know what type of payment arrangement you are looking for

Contact at:

attorney1.davidwatson@gmail.com

Make a note that you must pay today to avoid the lawsuit against your name.

Kindly let us know if are you willing to resolve this matter out of the courthouse, or we should proceed further with the legal charges against you. Once this case will be downloaded against you then we will not be able to help you out.

If the case has been downloaded in the court of law, you will receive the court summons at your doorstep within 48 hours and then you need to hire an attorney who would represent you in the court.

Do revert us ASAP to stop all legal consequences against your Name and SSN.

Note: This is your last and final chance to settle this case.

Kindly let us know what type of payment arrangement you are looking for at

attorney1.davidwatson@gmail.com

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ACE Legal Group of Attorneys.

Copyright © 2022 Arnold & Porter Law Firm | Privacy | Terms of use | Career

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February 22, 2022 at 7:33 PM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Los Angeles, California, United States

Got similar email that included these two email addresses

teresa.moore.attorney.llc@gmail.com

atty.Stanley.King@outlook.com

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January 4, 2022 at 12:43 PM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States

I received the same type of email today asking for 838. And how they will let my employer know about this situation.

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November 10, 2021 at 7:54 PM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Lake, Clermont, Florida, United States

"Debt Collection Agency <lawdepartment.recovery.acs@gmail.com>

File Number: 172 3125

Civil Action Number: 6:17-cv-1257-ORL-37-TBS

Enforcement Type: Federal Injunctions

Federal Court: Middle District of Florida

Total Due Balance: $1045.00

SETTLEMENT $490.00 TODAY

DONE AND ORDERED

In Chambers in Orlando, Florida, on November 15, 2021

You are summoned and required to serve upon Plaintiff. Pursuant to 17 U.S.C § 490 (c) we are automatically authorized for filing of this petition and taking any action to collect this debt from you on a LOAN.

CREDITOR: FAST CASH SERVICES

CASE NO: - DA-9867/MD-9243

OUTSTANDING AMOUNT: $1045.00

This Proceeding issued on you Docket No: - ZUK 98244/79 with one of Fast Cash Services Company in order to notify you that after making calls to you on your phone number we were not able to get hold of you so the accounts department of “Federal Collection LLC” has decided to mark this case as a flat refusal and press legal charges against you.

We have sent you this warning notification about legal proceedings on November 01, 2021 but you failed to respond on time now it’s high time if you failed to respond, we will register this case in court. Consider this as a final warning and we will be Emailing/Fax this issue to your current employer to make sure they take strict actions against you. Your salary and all your wages are confiscated.

We will be forced to proceed legally against you and once it is processed the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to $4679.68 and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges.

Please let us know what your intention is by today itself so we can hold the case or else we will submit the paperwork to your local county sheriff department and you will be served by court summons at your doorstep.

This is your last and final chance to settle this case if you don't take it seriously, we will surely take hard steps against your name and social and you will be the only person responsible for the legal consequences.

By electronically signing this Loan Agreement by clicking the "I AGREE" button below, you are confirming that you have agreed to the terms and conditions of the Consent and that you have downloaded or printed a copy of this Consent for your records.

IF YOU WANT TO RESOLVE THIS CASE OUTSIDE OF THE COURTHOUSE CONTACT TO RESTITUTION DEPARTMENT.

Sincerely,

Jessica Brown

(Settlement Department)

At Fast Cash, the privacy and security of your personal and financial information is our top priority. Since our doors first opened in 1997, we have been continually innovating and implementing advanced technologies and techniques to ensure the safety and privacy of your information. We deeply value the trust you place in us and we are committed to providing you a safe and secure loan experience regardless of the method you decide to use to apply for credit with"

Here is another scam.

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August 23, 2021 at 11:31 AM by
"Speedy Cash Loan" Arrest Warrant Scam being Sent by Scammers
an anonymous user from: Orange, Orlando, Florida, United States

I've recieved this exact email 2 times in the past 3 years

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By alerting the public, we have prevented a lot of online users from getting scammed or becoming victims of cybercrimes.

With the ever-increasing number of people going online, it important to have a community like OTA that continuously alerts or protects those same people from cyber-criminals, scammers and hackers, who are every day finding new ways of carrying out their malicious activities.

Online users can help by reporting suspicious or malicious messages or websites to OTA. And, if they want to determine if a message or website is a threat or scam, they can use OTA's search engine to search for the website or parts of the message for information.

Help maintain Online Threat Alerts (OTA).

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