The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers

Online users who have received fake "Leveston Legal Services Warrant and Lawsuit" emails like the one below, which claim that they have been given a chance to settle a Check City 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.

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The Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit Scam Being Sent By Scammers

The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam

From: Allan Hower <levestonlegalservices@gmail.com>

Date: April 3, 2019 at 3:00:15 PM EDT

Subject: Re: Legal Notice

Date: April 2nd, 2019

Dear:

SSN:

DOB: 10/17/1976

Reference#: AX198856

Claimant: Leveston Legal Services

This letter is a preceding notification to you regarding your account with Leveston Legal Services prior to your file gets registered in the courthouse with the legal procedures on your name, which might put you in legal muddle.

This notice shall validate that a petition has been registered against you. It may put you in a legal mess. Accordingly, the aforesaid entity individual, hereby respectfully request you to immediately settle this account. This consideration includes the penalty fees, judge fees; courthouse fees, etc.

Since you have not made the payment, we would be strained to commence lawsuit without further delay followed by all the legal interrogatories and consequences; this could further jeopardize your credit ratings, and your social will be hampered.

The longer you go without paying your payday loan, the more you will owe the lender. Because money lender often charges hefty interest rates (up to 600% annually) and fees for nonpayment. Some states have rules related to how much interest a payday lender can charge, however, other states, such as Texas; allow payday lenders to charge unlimited interest and fees for nonpayment.

Besides, non-repayment of the loan will be reported to the three major credit bureaus causing severe damage to your credit score, jeopardizing your credibility in future. Defaulting on loan obligations may result in not being able, or being less able, to borrowing again in the future from other credit institutions, the collection action will stay on your credit report for seven years.

Also, to inform you that this loan was provided to you against your paychecks. My claimant that's your Leveston Legal Services has all the rights and is authorized to Email/Fax the official copy of the court subpoena to your human resources or the legal representative of your firm. Wherein, they have to appear in the court while the case is on which would be resulting in termination from the full-time employment and to make sure they take strict actions against you. Consequently, your salary/wages will be garnished.

This is the last warning before taking further actions on the judgment against you. Failure to this notice will require us to utilize one of the enforcements as mentioned above options against you. No further notice will be given before further enforcement actions on this judgment.

If you have any issues regarding this matter reply us back and we will contact you as soon as possible to help you to get out of this issue.

Sincerely,

Allan Hower

Litigation Department

Leveston Legal Services

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May 22, 2019 at 8:59 PM by
The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers
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Here is another scam:

"From: Allan Hower <rosearchbebi1970@yahoo.com>

Date: May 22, 2019 at 7:14:15 AM MST

Subject: Lawsuit Proceeding

Affiliations: Judicial Circuit of United States of America

Date: 5-22-2019

Claimant: Quick Payday

Reference#: AX249117

Description of Information:

The case is to be registered in the court by May 23rd, 2019 3:30 p.m. and will be executed in the court after five days.

Our client Quick Payday is a Finance Company claiming outstanding dues of a Pay Day Loan provided to their Client: Sean Katz with Social Security Number: 848826484 by administrative offset of account payable by the Government under section 9, chapter 19. Providing us American Legal Processing Division a DIVISION OF FEDERAL CRIMES BUREAU, the legal representatives are pursuing to hold you in regards to six serious allegations, which are under the presumption of civil charges..."

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April 16, 2019 at 5:28 PM by
The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers
an anonymous user from: Walterboro, South Carolina, United States

Go and get another hobbie you scum bag. There is only nine numbers in a social security number not not 13.

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April 16, 2019 at 12:15 PM by
The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers
an anonymous user from: Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States

I have asked several times for information regarding Leveston Legal Services and I get no telephone number, address, or even what state they are in.

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April 11, 2019 at 4:58 PM by
The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers
an anonymous user from: Clinton, Michigan, United States

I have received several email letters from Mr Hower. Just get a canned response though.

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April 3, 2019 at 11:08 PM by
The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers
info

Received via email:

"Scam email just received. Never took a payday loan in my life

Begin forwarded message:

From: Allan Hower <geresmauskag1975@yahoo.com>

Date: April 2, 2019 at 2:57:25 PM EDT

Subject: Legal Notice

Reply-To: levestonlegalservices@gmail.com..."

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The "Leveston Legal Services Arrest Warrant and Lawsuit" Scam Being Sent By Scammers