I have already paid out $235 of a $1200 debt that I recently discovered was never taken out. I was threatened with not only a lawsuit but possible jail time if this debt was not paid
Called me telling me I owed a bill for over $1100 for a payday loan. Have never received any mail in regard to this bill ever. Person threathen to file suit if I didn't pay either on a prepaid or regular credit card. I told them I wanted written bill sent and could only send through email. Has called me everyday to get a payment.
Settled with them on an old debt that they got info on some how. Settled with them with payments then when tried to contact them there was no response, reply nor email address. called the # listed and it's a whole different company. Says they've gotten non stop calls about ape processing taking money our of people account. Now that I've filed a claim and cancelled my debit card they are now contacting me saying that I'm gonna get sued for fraud. Bank couldn't even contact them to figure out what was going on. their fraud and they'll call anyone close to you to get money out of you. These people called my job and threatened my landlord as well.
I received a call Oct 2017 that they had pending issues that were being investigated on a payday loan with Regions bank...I have to admit that I did do a couple of the payday loans in 2008 and didn't pay them back due to not having any money...I believed them and had me very scared so I did agree to let them set me up on what they called a temp payment plan so they would not take a warrant out on me....I started to think Regions never pay those checks so why would I have to pay Regions bank back...I did tell a couple of friends about the issue because they stated to me that I would have to pay 1600.00 for a 500.00 payday loan. I looked up the statues of limitation in the state of TN..it states that the company has 12months from the date the check was written to press charges and it had to be over 500.00 ...I did a reverse look up on the phone number and saw so many people that stated it was a scam and then decided to look up the name of the company that took the payment and found these comments...Thank you ...Thank you for everyone that shared ...I have cancelled my card for the other payments...the company did call me again a couple of days ago and left me a message that they did in Oct..when I called them back to find out the issue again they told me it was a mistake..They need to be stopped but I also found out that people that did payday loans in the past they can buy a list with peoples names with the info about the loan. Also they have to sever papers about the loan and details in writing before they can do anything to you a phone call is not the warning like they try and tell you that it is your final warning ...I hope this helps
Been through the same thing. We all need to file a class action suit. A Lawfirm would be happy to take all of our cases. This has to stop and we should be compensated accordingly bc of it. Identity theft, fraud is no fun.
APE Processing is under investigation with my bank for all the same reasons many of you listed above.
When the latest caller from this place called me last week to threaten that I would go to jail, I reminded him that debt is a civil issue not criminal. He became frazzled with me and quickly hung up.
A P E LLC, took money out of my account without my authorization! I don't know who these people are, what they want, or why they targeted me, I called my bank they saw it and said "it's a fraudulent transaction, and will be investigated".
I will get the money back but if you see this A P E Processing please call your bank and let them know it's a fraudulent transaction.
They got me for $600... Called me and said they owned the debt from Care Credit/Synchrony Bank and offered me a good deal to settle. The other option was to get sued of course. Well now it's 6 months later and I am being sued by the real creditor that owned the debt. What a scam...
They got me for $1,319.72... I agreed to pay for settlement of a credit card that I had in the past. They had all of the information, my SSN, The CC and the amount owed. They said it's civil now and they were offering me this deal. If I didn't pay now , they would take me to court and will get the full amount and have my wages garnished. I didn't want that to happen so I settled.. It wasn't until the final payment was over the agreed amount that I called to get refunded, I've left several messages at 1-800-380-4069 with out a return call.. this made me investigate. My bank will place a temporary credit back until they complete their investigation. as I have a claim filed against this company.. my final payment at this time can't be placed.. I will have to close this account and open a new one to stop future transaction. This is really SAD! What has this world come to.. SMH
APE Proccessing: They have been calling me since 2017. A guy started then a girl called. The guy continues to call. I also got voice mails where you can tell it's a scam because he didn't know how to use his phone. I paid them 110$ just so my bank can investigate them. They will be found and they will pay.
I TOO WAS FRADULENT TAKEN FOR 60.00, ON 3/9/2018, BUT RESEARCHED AFTER THE FACT THEN REALIZED THEY ARE FRADULENT, I REPORTED THIS TO THE FRADULENT DEPARTMENT OF MY BANK AND THEY ARE BEING INVESTIGATED
He told me my amount was $2375.00,put me on hold for about 10 minutes to see about getting loan payment reduced. He comes back with a figure of $990. . He constantly used the word theft which truly startled me. I have never been in trouble, so this was scary. He had all my information. I hurry to put money on a card, he set up payment plan, my mind is saying this is not happening. I paid first amount, and looked up this company to find out they are ripping people off. I have had my card information changed, they will not be able to run another payment. I am not able to reach anyone on the phone number I was given. I need more proof, he only gave me my own information. People please be careful. They will start calling people that have your last name. Something has to be done about this.
They tried to get me, I researched them and it is a scam. The phone number 800-341-6097 is now disconnected. KEEP AN EYE OUT ON ANOTHER COMPANY NAMED ALLIED NATIONAL RECOVERY OUT OF ATLANTA ALSO. SAME SCAM. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY CREDIT CARD. COMPANY, they like to throw the word fraud out to scare you. remember, NOT PAYING A BILL IS NOT A CRIMINAL ACT.
I received several calls stating that I owed $1,400 to a lender, Manhattan Processing, for a long where I received cash. They had all of my personal information, including my social security number and threaten to have my pay garnished if I did not setttle with them right away. I was so concerned that my identity was stolen, that I agreed to pay $800.00 to settle this. A promised was sent to me via email that this would be labeled as fraud on my 'record' (whatever records they have on me.)
I decided to check the internet for this company and found out the same things had happen to others. They call you and state that you own money for a loan that you took. Identity thief is so scary that company like this can scare you into thinking they are helping you when they really are scamming you. I will be reporting this to my credit card companies as well as the credit report companies. Here is the information I received from them. 302-444-0302 - A.P.E Processing, Norcross, GA 30091 - Fax # 888-215-0254 - No telephone number (should have been a giveaway for me). RMS Services is the name of the company....so I was told. The account Reps. name on the report is Todd Johnson. 706-948-1084. Other information - Retrieval Mediation Services - PO Box 620249 Doraville, GA 30362......I'm sure all legitamate information for a company in the business of committing fraud!
Received repeated calls for the past 6 months claiming to have sent me a letter of validation for a payday advance loan I never took out. Not only is it illegal for lenders to give payday advances to active duty military personnel but I was not employed at the time and never would have been approved for a loan anyway.
This place knew my previous employers, my previous addresses, my social security number, my husband's phone number and social security number, and our current address. They threatened to take my to court, the prospect at which I was overjoyed because it meant an opportunity for me to defend myself and clear my name. However, they never subpoenaed me, never sent me a validation of debt to dispute (though they claimed to have sent it via certified mail), and they called today threatening to call my husband's command and place a lien for the amount of $1600 on June 30, 2016, for the judgment they sought against us for this mysterious payday loan. They offered to settle to clear the debt and close the case against me, and I thought of hiring my girlfriend who specializes in consumer law, but the retainer fee would have exceeded the settlement.
I opted, in tears, to pay the settlement for this mystery loan I never took out. I was going to file a Small Claims against this business and Midland Funding, from whom they claimed to have purchased the debt. Now I realize after contacting our card issuer that this group is a fraudulent collection agency and we just got scammed. I'm filing a police report tomorrow.
RESIST the urge to make them go away by giving away your card. After all the data they have on you, a credit card or bank account number in your name is a life sentence. Good luck!
I received a call from a company name North Crest Phoenix Associate stating that I had a payday loan and did to take of this matter. Now I had dealt with Loan Shop in 2012 and I have a letter stated that I have $0 balance with them. But then this office stated I owe like $368.00 and I need to pay the full amount or my credit cards/my pay check will be frozen. SO I was unaware what I should do so I made arrangements to make a payment but in payments so on 1/9/2020 they taken $60.00 from my account then suppose to take $68.00 from me on 1/13/2020 which as I have been looking into this I see that people has been scam so I had called my bank to stop the one that was taken out on 1/9/2020 I have put a claim in as well with my bank. But I had been trying to contact my bank that where they are going to take $68.00 this I don't need to happen. But they need to be reported...
They called my mom first and then i called them. It was about a dots card from years ago. I couldnt actually remember if i owed anything on card or not but said i had 2 pay 300+ or they would see me in court. I did go ahead and pay it but never sent me any receipt or anything. All i have is bank statement showing it was paid. They still call me none stop about this which i have paid saying they are going to take me to court. Scam
10-29-19 I was contacted via a Robocall, then a female voice told me that I owed $1,654 to some company called HSBC Financial or HSBC Bank, I think they are a 3rd party business that call themselves Debt Collectors, but they are thugs, crooks, thieves and bullies. This needs to be Stopped !!! This is the 3rd time this year that I've been approached with no proof of owing anybody anything that I don't already know about. I have legitimate documents and contacts with all of my creditors but this is a SCAM and there needs to be a police task force team to shut them down !!! I've already paid out over $2,300 this year alone with no proof of settling any supposed debt that I owe. As I said they are Crooks and Thieves !!!
10-29-19 I was contacted via a Robocall, then a female voice told me that I owed $1,654 to some company called HSBC Financial or HSBC Bank, I think they are a 3rd party business that call themselves Debt Collectors, but they are thugs, crooks, thieves and bullies. This needs to be Stopped !!! This is the 3rd time this year that I've been approached with no proof of owing anybody anything that I don't already know about. I have legitimate documents and contacts with all of my creditors but this is a SCAM and there needs to be a police task force team to shut them down !!! I've already paid out over $2,300 this year alone with no proof of settling any supposed debt that I owe. As I said they are Crooks and Thieves !!!
I received a robocall 10/29/19, then a female said that I owed $1,654.11, she wouldn't provide any information only that it was to HSBC Financial or HSBC Bank, said something about a 3rd party company. This is the 3rd time this year that I've been threatened, coerced and intimidated by these people and it needs to stop. I've already paid out over $2,350.00 from the first two times that I was approached, when will it STOP ! I now realize that it won't stop because they just pass your information on to another group of crooks and thieves and I don't owe anybody anything, my mistake was when I was looking into a payday loan but chose to not apply because the fees were too high. I've gotten help from several payday loan companies with legitimate documents in the past with no problems. These people are true scammers and not debt collectors because they are rude, threatening, intimidating and forceful. I don't know how they would think that people are going to pay them money with no proof ! no paperwork ! nothing !!! just their word, so the only way to get money from people is to bully them. The bullying needs to STOP !!!!
I was contacted and threatened with a court action if i did not pay. The creditor they are claiming to be collecting for is not actively collecting on the account, in fact after talking to the creditor the account was charged off in 2002. This company is trying to say the account was charged off in 2016. I have asked for paperwork for this issue and i have yet to receive any.
I received a call from a "mediation" group called "The Dawson Webber Group". I was given the same line that it sounds like most of you were. I have an old credit card debt and I face possible litigation if payment arrangements are not made. I am certain that I never had a card from the said creditor. That said, I still fell for it and made a payment and also arrangements to pay the balance. It sounded fishy. I called back to cancel the payment arrangement and was hung up on. I cancelled my debit card and reported as fraud. I have not found any info online about this particular "mediation group" but on my bank statement the transaction was processed by APE Processing LLC. I googled them and it led me here. Be warned. Don't give out your info to anyone.
Do not give them any of your bank account information. They are scammers. I never had an account with hb. I filed a formal complaint. I've had to get a new debit card.
They just got me yday. Saying i defrauded a financial institution. I was scared and at work and didnt want to be sued. So i agreed to an initial 50 dollar payment. Promised all the stuff to be sent to my email. And the stuff they were saying wasnt adding up. Looked up the company and read it was a scam. Called bank and filed a report and cancelled my card. Thank god it was only 50 dollars. I called back one of the numbers they called, no longer in service. And the one they called from has a voicemail to a guy names david mccalsiter. I keep leaving voice mails saying you guys keep blowing my phone up i'm goi g to keep blowing yours up. It's sad when you try to do the right thing and since your info is out there people take advantage of. Dont fall for it. At all. Please for your sake and your families sake
On March 8 I was contacted by this DC/APE Processing and told that I owed $692.56 on an old credit card and if I paid it now they would give me a "settlement" amount of $420, so I put $210 on a credit card that day and made arrangements for them to take $210 out of my checking account on April 3 after which they told me they would send me an email stating Paid in Full.
They did take the money out and they did not send me an email.
A couple days later I got the same phone call from another company asking for the same amount on the same delinquent credit card, I stated I had all ready paid it and they told me no, I didn't after which I started investigating into the DC/APE company and learned they were a fraudulent collections institution.
I received a call regarding a payday loan for 2008 in february 2018. When i received the phone call the person indicated her name was marci cohen from allocation adjustment mediation firm with an account number 245446. She indicated i owed $1700 which included interest and she indicated nj has no statue of limitations. I was so frightened about the threats so i agreed to schedule payment plans starting feb to june 2018- in which she reduced the amount to settle. I gave her my bank/debit card number and payments were taken out of my account from feb to may of $246.85. In june i wanted to reschedule payment #5 for july, so i called the number she gave me 973-679-6933-Just rang- left a message)..So i called my bank and ape processing was the company who took money from my account-- my bank gave me their number 1-800-380-4069. When i called this number --just rang. I began to research and found that this company is a scam. I found that other people were scammed. I immediately called my bank to give them the details so there can be an investigation.
I just received anothercall from these people requesting i pay an additional $280.0 for a loan i never took out. they call using a number 571-321-6638.
I originally received a call on 122116 informing me i had taken out a payday loan in the amount of $560.00 and they would accept a settlement payment of
$280.00 at that time. They have all my information, would not tell me who the company was other than the police would be waiting for me at my front door.
The woman would not let me ask any questions this morning 042618, just wanted my full credit card number to process the payment, they only had the last 3 numbers.
THEY GOT ME THE SAME WAY TOLD ME THEY WOULD PUT WAGE GARNISHMENT AT MY PLACE OF WORK - THEY TOOK TWO PAYMENTS FROM ME 100 EACH BUT WHEN I CALL NUMBER THAT SHOWED ON PRE-PAID CARD STATEMENT 800.341.6097 NO MATTER WHAT TIME I CALL I GET A VM VERY STRANGE AND NO ONE EVER CALLED ME BACK. REP THAT SET ME UP WITH PAYMENTS MRS. CASH DID CALL ME FROM 732.361.4734 EXT 1000 AND WHEN I CALL THAT NUMBER BACK IT GOES TO VM. I HAVE 3RD PAYMENT COMING UP MARCH 20TH AND AFTER SEEING EVERYONE'S POST I HAVE NOW CANCELED PRE-PAID CARD.......SO GLAD I DID NOT USE MY CREDIT CARDS OR BANK CARD....200.00 IS A HARD LESSON BUT LEARNED.
I to got repeated calls from APE Processing LLC stating that I owed on a pay day loan. They had my name from when I was married and had not used that name in over 10 yrs. They also had my mothers address and I never lived at that address. They told me is was identity theft and told me that I was still responsible for it as it was in my name. I was scared and so I did make one payment of 215.00 on a loan they said was for 625.00. If I did not make payment on this it was going to cost me close to 2000.00 with court cost and then they would come after my paycheck and home. I set up payments and the second one was rejected by my bank as fraud and when I looked into this company I find they have been doing this to a lot of people. I have called my bank and cancelled my card so they will not get another penny out of me.
On March 28, 2017, I received a call that their was a pending lawsuit against me for a payday loan that I never repaid. I'm in the Army Active Duty. Even though I argued with him that I never took out the loan. He knew my social, date if birth, current address, and my address at that time. I assured him that during that time, I didn't have the strongest credit history and would have not thought to do something like that. Needless to say, my settlement payment on that day was for $611. I can't have any issues like this being in the military, so I paid it. I was promised a letter of release (never received) and a receipt of payment (generic email). Today, November 13, 2017. I received a call from the same company for another payday loan, same info provided. This time the settlement offer was $439.17. This company needs to be caught, made to pay back all monies collected, shut down, and punished to the full extent of the law. As soo. As possible. Definitely a class action suit needs to be initiated. I have found online too many people who have been contacted by them.
Was called by A.P.E. processing llc. Said he was a lawyer representing a paid day loan company. Told me I had a loan from 2012 need to pay this or go to court and have money taking out of work. If I didn't pay I would end up paying 2000 to 3000 dollars. So I payed them 500 .
I agreed to pay a "settlement" amount of $465 after I was told I had 3 unpaid payday loans in 2012. They told me I would receive info via email about the debt as soon as I made an initial payment. All I received was a payment receipt. I never received payment arrangement letter or letter of validation - which is required by law. There is also a statute of limitations of 4 years in California regarding payday loans. You cannot be sued for a debt after that period of time has passed, but you can agree to pay a VALID DEBT. I called the company again to request a letter of validation only to be told that this company only processes payments. How in the world would I have proof that I paid 3 debts if I never receive information on the companies I am repaying, the amounts and account numbers???
After being told I was being belligerent, I told them to remove me from their "program". I contacted my bank right away and filed a fraud claim and had my card cancelled. Do not pay before you look into the company contacting you. A legitimate company will give you all the information you need (company name, address, phone number, account #, date debt was incurred and amount owed) about the debt you are repaying.
I was harassed at my present job from this company telling me the attorney general has a case against me and my wages were to be garnished but could not be specific in regards to what exactly the issue was. This person had me in tears to the point where I gave them my debit card number for payment. When I hung up, I did some research and discovered it was all a scam. I contacted my bank fraud department and reported the incident. Today, they have called me three times in a row saying I revoked my payment arrangement. They have broken so many laws I cant even believe that this company is still able to continue harassing so many people.
I have run into this same problem. I broke down in tears and caved which was bad. What do I do now? So that no more money is taken out of my account. They told me I'd get an email explaining everything in 24 hours and it is now 4 days later and I still have nothing.
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I have already paid out $235 of a $1200 debt that I recently discovered was never taken out. I was threatened with not only a lawsuit but possible jail time if this debt was not paid
Called me telling me I owed a bill for over $1100 for a payday loan. Have never received any mail in regard to this bill ever. Person threathen to file suit if I didn't pay either on a prepaid or regular credit card. I told them I wanted written bill sent and could only send through email. Has called me everyday to get a payment.
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Settled with them on an old debt that they got info on some how. Settled with them with payments then when tried to contact them there was no response, reply nor email address. called the # listed and it's a whole different company. Says they've gotten non stop calls about ape processing taking money our of people account. Now that I've filed a claim and cancelled my debit card they are now contacting me saying that I'm gonna get sued for fraud. Bank couldn't even contact them to figure out what was going on. their fraud and they'll call anyone close to you to get money out of you. These people called my job and threatened my landlord as well.
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I received a call Oct 2017 that they had pending issues that were being investigated on a payday loan with Regions bank...I have to admit that I did do a couple of the payday loans in 2008 and didn't pay them back due to not having any money...I believed them and had me very scared so I did agree to let them set me up on what they called a temp payment plan so they would not take a warrant out on me....I started to think Regions never pay those checks so why would I have to pay Regions bank back...I did tell a couple of friends about the issue because they stated to me that I would have to pay 1600.00 for a 500.00 payday loan. I looked up the statues of limitation in the state of TN..it states that the company has 12months from the date the check was written to press charges and it had to be over 500.00 ...I did a reverse look up on the phone number and saw so many people that stated it was a scam and then decided to look up the name of the company that took the payment and found these comments...Thank you ...Thank you for everyone that shared ...I have cancelled my card for the other payments...the company did call me again a couple of days ago and left me a message that they did in Oct..when I called them back to find out the issue again they told me it was a mistake..They need to be stopped but I also found out that people that did payday loans in the past they can buy a list with peoples names with the info about the loan. Also they have to sever papers about the loan and details in writing before they can do anything to you a phone call is not the warning like they try and tell you that it is your final warning ...I hope this helps
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They are trying to get me now!!!
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Been through the same thing. We all need to file a class action suit. A Lawfirm would be happy to take all of our cases. This has to stop and we should be compensated accordingly bc of it. Identity theft, fraud is no fun.
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APE Processing is under investigation with my bank for all the same reasons many of you listed above.
When the latest caller from this place called me last week to threaten that I would go to jail, I reminded him that debt is a civil issue not criminal. He became frazzled with me and quickly hung up.
A P E LLC, took money out of my account without my authorization! I don't know who these people are, what they want, or why they targeted me, I called my bank they saw it and said "it's a fraudulent transaction, and will be investigated".
I will get the money back but if you see this A P E Processing please call your bank and let them know it's a fraudulent transaction.
Thank You; Shaye, Kansas City, Missouri.
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They got me for $600... Called me and said they owned the debt from Care Credit/Synchrony Bank and offered me a good deal to settle. The other option was to get sued of course. Well now it's 6 months later and I am being sued by the real creditor that owned the debt. What a scam...
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They got me for $1,319.72... I agreed to pay for settlement of a credit card that I had in the past. They had all of the information, my SSN, The CC and the amount owed. They said it's civil now and they were offering me this deal. If I didn't pay now , they would take me to court and will get the full amount and have my wages garnished. I didn't want that to happen so I settled.. It wasn't until the final payment was over the agreed amount that I called to get refunded, I've left several messages at 1-800-380-4069 with out a return call.. this made me investigate. My bank will place a temporary credit back until they complete their investigation. as I have a claim filed against this company.. my final payment at this time can't be placed.. I will have to close this account and open a new one to stop future transaction. This is really SAD! What has this world come to.. SMH
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APE Proccessing: They have been calling me since 2017. A guy started then a girl called. The guy continues to call. I also got voice mails where you can tell it's a scam because he didn't know how to use his phone. I paid them 110$ just so my bank can investigate them. They will be found and they will pay.
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I TOO WAS FRADULENT TAKEN FOR 60.00, ON 3/9/2018, BUT RESEARCHED AFTER THE FACT THEN REALIZED THEY ARE FRADULENT, I REPORTED THIS TO THE FRADULENT DEPARTMENT OF MY BANK AND THEY ARE BEING INVESTIGATED
He told me my amount was $2375.00,put me on hold for about 10 minutes to see about getting loan payment reduced. He comes back with a figure of $990. . He constantly used the word theft which truly startled me. I have never been in trouble, so this was scary. He had all my information. I hurry to put money on a card, he set up payment plan, my mind is saying this is not happening. I paid first amount, and looked up this company to find out they are ripping people off. I have had my card information changed, they will not be able to run another payment. I am not able to reach anyone on the phone number I was given. I need more proof, he only gave me my own information. People please be careful. They will start calling people that have your last name. Something has to be done about this.
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They tried to get me, I researched them and it is a scam. The phone number 800-341-6097 is now disconnected. KEEP AN EYE OUT ON ANOTHER COMPANY NAMED ALLIED NATIONAL RECOVERY OUT OF ATLANTA ALSO. SAME SCAM. I FILED A CLAIM WITH MY CREDIT CARD. COMPANY, they like to throw the word fraud out to scare you. remember, NOT PAYING A BILL IS NOT A CRIMINAL ACT.
I received several calls stating that I owed $1,400 to a lender, Manhattan Processing, for a long where I received cash. They had all of my personal information, including my social security number and threaten to have my pay garnished if I did not setttle with them right away. I was so concerned that my identity was stolen, that I agreed to pay $800.00 to settle this. A promised was sent to me via email that this would be labeled as fraud on my 'record' (whatever records they have on me.)
I decided to check the internet for this company and found out the same things had happen to others. They call you and state that you own money for a loan that you took. Identity thief is so scary that company like this can scare you into thinking they are helping you when they really are scamming you. I will be reporting this to my credit card companies as well as the credit report companies. Here is the information I received from them. 302-444-0302 - A.P.E Processing, Norcross, GA 30091 - Fax # 888-215-0254 - No telephone number (should have been a giveaway for me). RMS Services is the name of the company....so I was told. The account Reps. name on the report is Todd Johnson. 706-948-1084. Other information - Retrieval Mediation Services - PO Box 620249 Doraville, GA 30362......I'm sure all legitamate information for a company in the business of committing fraud!
Received repeated calls for the past 6 months claiming to have sent me a letter of validation for a payday advance loan I never took out. Not only is it illegal for lenders to give payday advances to active duty military personnel but I was not employed at the time and never would have been approved for a loan anyway.
This place knew my previous employers, my previous addresses, my social security number, my husband's phone number and social security number, and our current address. They threatened to take my to court, the prospect at which I was overjoyed because it meant an opportunity for me to defend myself and clear my name. However, they never subpoenaed me, never sent me a validation of debt to dispute (though they claimed to have sent it via certified mail), and they called today threatening to call my husband's command and place a lien for the amount of $1600 on June 30, 2016, for the judgment they sought against us for this mysterious payday loan. They offered to settle to clear the debt and close the case against me, and I thought of hiring my girlfriend who specializes in consumer law, but the retainer fee would have exceeded the settlement.
I opted, in tears, to pay the settlement for this mystery loan I never took out. I was going to file a Small Claims against this business and Midland Funding, from whom they claimed to have purchased the debt. Now I realize after contacting our card issuer that this group is a fraudulent collection agency and we just got scammed. I'm filing a police report tomorrow.
RESIST the urge to make them go away by giving away your card. After all the data they have on you, a credit card or bank account number in your name is a life sentence. Good luck!
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I received a call from a company name North Crest Phoenix Associate stating that I had a payday loan and did to take of this matter. Now I had dealt with Loan Shop in 2012 and I have a letter stated that I have $0 balance with them. But then this office stated I owe like $368.00 and I need to pay the full amount or my credit cards/my pay check will be frozen. SO I was unaware what I should do so I made arrangements to make a payment but in payments so on 1/9/2020 they taken $60.00 from my account then suppose to take $68.00 from me on 1/13/2020 which as I have been looking into this I see that people has been scam so I had called my bank to stop the one that was taken out on 1/9/2020 I have put a claim in as well with my bank. But I had been trying to contact my bank that where they are going to take $68.00 this I don't need to happen. But they need to be reported...
They called my mom first and then i called them. It was about a dots card from years ago. I couldnt actually remember if i owed anything on card or not but said i had 2 pay 300+ or they would see me in court. I did go ahead and pay it but never sent me any receipt or anything. All i have is bank statement showing it was paid. They still call me none stop about this which i have paid saying they are going to take me to court. Scam
Frauds and Crooks
10-29-19 I was contacted via a Robocall, then a female voice told me that I owed $1,654 to some company called HSBC Financial or HSBC Bank, I think they are a 3rd party business that call themselves Debt Collectors, but they are thugs, crooks, thieves and bullies. This needs to be Stopped !!! This is the 3rd time this year that I've been approached with no proof of owing anybody anything that I don't already know about. I have legitimate documents and contacts with all of my creditors but this is a SCAM and there needs to be a police task force team to shut them down !!! I've already paid out over $2,300 this year alone with no proof of settling any supposed debt that I owe. As I said they are Crooks and Thieves !!!
Frauds and Crooks
10-29-19 I was contacted via a Robocall, then a female voice told me that I owed $1,654 to some company called HSBC Financial or HSBC Bank, I think they are a 3rd party business that call themselves Debt Collectors, but they are thugs, crooks, thieves and bullies. This needs to be Stopped !!! This is the 3rd time this year that I've been approached with no proof of owing anybody anything that I don't already know about. I have legitimate documents and contacts with all of my creditors but this is a SCAM and there needs to be a police task force team to shut them down !!! I've already paid out over $2,300 this year alone with no proof of settling any supposed debt that I owe. As I said they are Crooks and Thieves !!!
Still being scammed
I received a robocall 10/29/19, then a female said that I owed $1,654.11, she wouldn't provide any information only that it was to HSBC Financial or HSBC Bank, said something about a 3rd party company. This is the 3rd time this year that I've been threatened, coerced and intimidated by these people and it needs to stop. I've already paid out over $2,350.00 from the first two times that I was approached, when will it STOP ! I now realize that it won't stop because they just pass your information on to another group of crooks and thieves and I don't owe anybody anything, my mistake was when I was looking into a payday loan but chose to not apply because the fees were too high. I've gotten help from several payday loan companies with legitimate documents in the past with no problems. These people are true scammers and not debt collectors because they are rude, threatening, intimidating and forceful. I don't know how they would think that people are going to pay them money with no proof ! no paperwork ! nothing !!! just their word, so the only way to get money from people is to bully them. The bullying needs to STOP !!!!
I was contacted and threatened with a court action if i did not pay. The creditor they are claiming to be collecting for is not actively collecting on the account, in fact after talking to the creditor the account was charged off in 2002. This company is trying to say the account was charged off in 2016. I have asked for paperwork for this issue and i have yet to receive any.
scam
total scam beware
Sounds like a scam
I received a call from a "mediation" group called "The Dawson Webber Group". I was given the same line that it sounds like most of you were. I have an old credit card debt and I face possible litigation if payment arrangements are not made. I am certain that I never had a card from the said creditor. That said, I still fell for it and made a payment and also arrangements to pay the balance. It sounded fishy. I called back to cancel the payment arrangement and was hung up on. I cancelled my debit card and reported as fraud. I have not found any info online about this particular "mediation group" but on my bank statement the transaction was processed by APE Processing LLC. I googled them and it led me here. Be warned. Don't give out your info to anyone.
Do not give them any of your bank account information. They are scammers. I never had an account with hb. I filed a formal complaint. I've had to get a new debit card.
They just got me yday. Saying i defrauded a financial institution. I was scared and at work and didnt want to be sued. So i agreed to an initial 50 dollar payment. Promised all the stuff to be sent to my email. And the stuff they were saying wasnt adding up. Looked up the company and read it was a scam. Called bank and filed a report and cancelled my card. Thank god it was only 50 dollars. I called back one of the numbers they called, no longer in service. And the one they called from has a voicemail to a guy names david mccalsiter. I keep leaving voice mails saying you guys keep blowing my phone up i'm goi g to keep blowing yours up. It's sad when you try to do the right thing and since your info is out there people take advantage of. Dont fall for it. At all. Please for your sake and your families sake
On March 8 I was contacted by this DC/APE Processing and told that I owed $692.56 on an old credit card and if I paid it now they would give me a "settlement" amount of $420, so I put $210 on a credit card that day and made arrangements for them to take $210 out of my checking account on April 3 after which they told me they would send me an email stating Paid in Full.
They did take the money out and they did not send me an email.
A couple days later I got the same phone call from another company asking for the same amount on the same delinquent credit card, I stated I had all ready paid it and they told me no, I didn't after which I started investigating into the DC/APE company and learned they were a fraudulent collections institution.
I received a call regarding a payday loan for 2008 in february 2018. When i received the phone call the person indicated her name was marci cohen from allocation adjustment mediation firm with an account number 245446. She indicated i owed $1700 which included interest and she indicated nj has no statue of limitations. I was so frightened about the threats so i agreed to schedule payment plans starting feb to june 2018- in which she reduced the amount to settle. I gave her my bank/debit card number and payments were taken out of my account from feb to may of $246.85. In june i wanted to reschedule payment #5 for july, so i called the number she gave me 973-679-6933-Just rang- left a message)..So i called my bank and ape processing was the company who took money from my account-- my bank gave me their number 1-800-380-4069. When i called this number --just rang. I began to research and found that this company is a scam. I found that other people were scammed. I immediately called my bank to give them the details so there can be an investigation.
This company is a scam.
APE PRocessing
I just received anothercall from these people requesting i pay an additional $280.0 for a loan i never took out. they call using a number 571-321-6638.
I originally received a call on 122116 informing me i had taken out a payday loan in the amount of $560.00 and they would accept a settlement payment of
$280.00 at that time. They have all my information, would not tell me who the company was other than the police would be waiting for me at my front door.
The woman would not let me ask any questions this morning 042618, just wanted my full credit card number to process the payment, they only had the last 3 numbers.
What a SCAM.
Took money and they not who they say they are.
SCAM
THEY GOT ME THE SAME WAY TOLD ME THEY WOULD PUT WAGE GARNISHMENT AT MY PLACE OF WORK - THEY TOOK TWO PAYMENTS FROM ME 100 EACH BUT WHEN I CALL NUMBER THAT SHOWED ON PRE-PAID CARD STATEMENT 800.341.6097 NO MATTER WHAT TIME I CALL I GET A VM VERY STRANGE AND NO ONE EVER CALLED ME BACK. REP THAT SET ME UP WITH PAYMENTS MRS. CASH DID CALL ME FROM 732.361.4734 EXT 1000 AND WHEN I CALL THAT NUMBER BACK IT GOES TO VM. I HAVE 3RD PAYMENT COMING UP MARCH 20TH AND AFTER SEEING EVERYONE'S POST I HAVE NOW CANCELED PRE-PAID CARD.......SO GLAD I DID NOT USE MY CREDIT CARDS OR BANK CARD....200.00 IS A HARD LESSON BUT LEARNED.
SCAM
I to got repeated calls from APE Processing LLC stating that I owed on a pay day loan. They had my name from when I was married and had not used that name in over 10 yrs. They also had my mothers address and I never lived at that address. They told me is was identity theft and told me that I was still responsible for it as it was in my name. I was scared and so I did make one payment of 215.00 on a loan they said was for 625.00. If I did not make payment on this it was going to cost me close to 2000.00 with court cost and then they would come after my paycheck and home. I set up payments and the second one was rejected by my bank as fraud and when I looked into this company I find they have been doing this to a lot of people. I have called my bank and cancelled my card so they will not get another penny out of me.
On March 28, 2017, I received a call that their was a pending lawsuit against me for a payday loan that I never repaid. I'm in the Army Active Duty. Even though I argued with him that I never took out the loan. He knew my social, date if birth, current address, and my address at that time. I assured him that during that time, I didn't have the strongest credit history and would have not thought to do something like that. Needless to say, my settlement payment on that day was for $611. I can't have any issues like this being in the military, so I paid it. I was promised a letter of release (never received) and a receipt of payment (generic email). Today, November 13, 2017. I received a call from the same company for another payday loan, same info provided. This time the settlement offer was $439.17. This company needs to be caught, made to pay back all monies collected, shut down, and punished to the full extent of the law. As soo. As possible. Definitely a class action suit needs to be initiated. I have found online too many people who have been contacted by them.
Was called by A.P.E. processing llc. Said he was a lawyer representing a paid day loan company. Told me I had a loan from 2012 need to pay this or go to court and have money taking out of work. If I didn't pay I would end up paying 2000 to 3000 dollars. So I payed them 500 .
DO NOT PAY APE Processing
I agreed to pay a "settlement" amount of $465 after I was told I had 3 unpaid payday loans in 2012. They told me I would receive info via email about the debt as soon as I made an initial payment. All I received was a payment receipt. I never received payment arrangement letter or letter of validation - which is required by law. There is also a statute of limitations of 4 years in California regarding payday loans. You cannot be sued for a debt after that period of time has passed, but you can agree to pay a VALID DEBT. I called the company again to request a letter of validation only to be told that this company only processes payments. How in the world would I have proof that I paid 3 debts if I never receive information on the companies I am repaying, the amounts and account numbers???
After being told I was being belligerent, I told them to remove me from their "program". I contacted my bank right away and filed a fraud claim and had my card cancelled. Do not pay before you look into the company contacting you. A legitimate company will give you all the information you need (company name, address, phone number, account #, date debt was incurred and amount owed) about the debt you are repaying.
SCAM
I was harassed at my present job from this company telling me the attorney general has a case against me and my wages were to be garnished but could not be specific in regards to what exactly the issue was. This person had me in tears to the point where I gave them my debit card number for payment. When I hung up, I did some research and discovered it was all a scam. I contacted my bank fraud department and reported the incident. Today, they have called me three times in a row saying I revoked my payment arrangement. They have broken so many laws I cant even believe that this company is still able to continue harassing so many people.
These ppl said i owe money for a credot cars i never had. So like a dam fool i settled for half of the payment and paid it $500
Scam
I have run into this same problem. I broke down in tears and caved which was bad. What do I do now? So that no more money is taken out of my account. They told me I'd get an email explaining everything in 24 hours and it is now 4 days later and I still have nothing.
SCAM
I PAID 50.00 THEN REALIZE IT WAS A SCAM CALLED CREDIT CARD COMPANY REPORTED THEN CANCELD MY CARD