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The fake "Morrison Law Group" email below 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 Morrison Law Group on behalf of Cash Advance USA, should delete it and not follow the instructions in it.
It is important that the public takes precautions when asked to send money via money transfer services like Western Union and MoneyGram, or Prepaid Debit Card to pay legal services or the government. This is because scammers use those untraceable money transfer services to collect money from their victims. Money sent via those services are not refundable, once the scammers have collected or used it.
From: John Moreno <john.moreno@morrisonlawgroup.net>Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 12:47 PMSubject: Notice of LitigationNOTICE OF LITIGATION08/20/2018Dear Customer,All our efforts to settle the loan account "CSU-8122509" amicably have been unsuccessful. We have made numerous calls and, to date, have not had the courtesy of a callback. We have delayed legal proceedings up to now assuming that we would be paid in full.Please be advised that you have left us no alternative but to file suit immediately. We have attempted to be understanding of your cash flow problems but our patience has now reached an end.Your account will be turned to our attorney within three (3) days.If you still wish to rectify this matter then revert within three (3) days of this email.Regards,ManagerAccounts & BillingCash Advance USA
From: John Moreno <john.moreno@morrisonlawgroup.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 12:47 PM
Subject: Notice of Litigation
NOTICE OF LITIGATION
08/20/2018
Dear Customer,
All our efforts to settle the loan account "CSU-8122509" amicably have been unsuccessful. We have made numerous calls and, to date, have not had the courtesy of a callback. We have delayed legal proceedings up to now assuming that we would be paid in full.
Please be advised that you have left us no alternative but to file suit immediately. We have attempted to be understanding of your cash flow problems but our patience has now reached an end.
Your account will be turned to our attorney within three (3) days.
If you still wish to rectify this matter then revert within three (3) days of this email.
Regards,
Manager
Accounts & Billing
Cash Advance USA
The fake email is being sent from morrisonlawgroup.net and the legitimate Morrison Law Group website is located at www.morrisonlawgroup.com.
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I've just received one as well, this time from Shelton Dunn, shelton.dunn@morrisonlawgroup.org"Your immediate attention is required. Your account is seriously past due.This email is to notify you regarding the case which is going to be filed in the Court House in regards to your unpaid loan account with our client.The Court Summons will be sent at your mailing address once the case gets downloaded."Fricking m****s. No law group does this business via e-mail. Cases aren't "downloaded" and grammar would never be "summons will be sent at your mailing address"Do not fall for these scams! Please notice there is absolutely no reference to an account number, or a company that the fake debt is allegedly owed to...that's because they are just fishing hoping some poor sucker will respond.
This is the latest email I got from a "Danielle Hatten" of morrisonlawgroup.org:"We tried to contact you several times in regards to your unpaid loan account but till now we have not received any response from your side.As of now the only option left with us is to take legal action against you.Legal action may hamper you in the following ways:· Your Employer will be contacted as you mentioned their information while taking the loan. It was mentioned in the loan agreement that the Company has full rights to contact your Employer in case of non-payment of a loan.· Your wages can be garnished.· The references provided by you will be contacted and they might have to appear in the Court House as their names were mentioned in the loan application too. It was mentioned in the loan agreement that the Company has full rights to contact the references in case of non-payment of a loan.· Social Security Administration will be notified regarding this fraudulent activity which might result in blocking of your socials.· Your Bank accounts/credit cards will be frozen.· Major Credit reporting agencies will be notified regarding this loan account which may ruin your Fico score.· Once you are found guilty in the Court House then you have to bear the entire cost for this lawsuit $7289.65 which is excluding loan amount, attorney's fees, and the interest charges. This is the final opportunity for you to resolve this issue before the commencement of legal action.For any queries, concerns, bill, payment arrangement and one-time settlement, you can simply email us back. We will be happy to assist you further.Thank you."
Here is another scam: -Original Message- From: Cathy Hawkins Sent: Sep 24, 2019 6:22 PM Subject: LEGAL NOTICE The case will be downloaded on Tuesday (October 1st, 2019) and you will be soon served with the court papers due to non-payment after so many reminders. If you want to avoid these legal consequences we merely require you to get back to us with the payment. NOTE: The creditor has full rights to inform your employer about this fraud along with your given references and they will also inform the 3 major credit bureaus about it so that this fraudulent activity could be mentioned into your credit report. Regards, - Cathy Hawkins Morrison Law Group
"From: Cathy Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2019 5:00:30 PM Subject: LEGAL NOTICE The case will be downloaded on Tuesday (August 13th, 2019) and you will be soon served with the court papers due to non-payment after so many reminders. If you want to avoid these legal consequences we merely require you to get back to us with the payment. NOTE: The creditor has full rights to inform your employer about this fraud along with your given references and they will also inform the 3 major credit bureaus about it so that this fraudulent activity could be mentioned into your credit report. Regards, Cathy Hawkins Morrison Law Group" Here is another scam.
Also this email: david.collier@morrisonlawgroup.net
They are using this email address: quinten.white@morrisonlawgroup.net
same email, checked with the loan co, said they are scammers.
They are using this email address: gail.phelps@morrisonlawgroup.net
I got one too. BEWARE ... I CAN'T STAND A "DAMM" SCAMMER"Important Notification (Legal Suit filed) 12/10/18, 12:34 PMImportant Notification (Legal Suit filed)From: "Gail Phelps" To: "Gail Phelps" Date: Dec 10, 2018 11:25:04 AMDear Customer,The case will be downloaded on Friday (December 13th 2017).Best Regards,Manager,Legal Department Advance America"
This was in my spam folder, and I’m fairly certain I’ve searched for information about it before. I brought up the details on the email, and allegedly it came from John Moreno of the Morrison Law Group (john.moreno@morrisonlawgroup.net), which led me to do an online search.The email was addressed to “Dear Debtor” with a subject line “Final Notification AMI#815310”. The body of the email is as follows: "Dear Debtor,This is the last and final notification as we are going to proceed with the legal charges against you and you will be soon served with the court papers. If you really want to avoid the situation, we merely require you to contact us back to resolve the matter.Just in case we do not hear back from you within 24 hours, we will proceed further with the charges and we have the entire right to inform your employer about the situation, garnish your wages and freeze all your bank accounts.For any queries feel free to revert back.Warm Regards,ManagerLegal DepartmentAdvance America Copyright © 2018 Advance America"
They are using this email address: cathy.hawkins@morrisonlawgroup.net
