Received a non-certified letter in the mail with claim numbers and "Wilber File Number" and other assorted numbers and dates. The date this letter was received was at the middle of the month of August 2017. The "Claim Date" on the form was listed as 10-xx-2016, nearly a year after the supposed claim event. The amount being pursued and listed as the "Current Claim Amount" (current because they probably add more fees as the process drags on or as their NON-CERTIFIED correspondences get "lost in the mail") was close to $1000.
Knowing that my wife and/or myself haven't been involved in any collisions I decided to call my insurance company first and advise them that someone had either filed a false claim or that an unscrupulous "law firm" (probably really located in Nigeria and related to some prince, heh) was fishing for information to shake down potential victims to support their champagne wishes and caviar dreams, heh.
After calling my insurance and advising them of a potential scam, I decided to call the "firm" (after dialing *67 so caller id would appear as "unknown" on their end) and get some of my questions answered. Immediately upon conncecting they asked for the "Wilber File Number". I advised them that I did not wish to offer that information, but instead wanted to know why they did not correspond with me or my insurance company via certified mail. The service representative told me, intermittent the sound of sucking her teeth, that she didn't have to answer that question. I laughed out loud and asked her if she just said that she didn't have to answer that question. She confirmed as she continued to suck on her gums and teeth. I asked her to please connect me with her supervisor. After 2 to 3 minutes of ringing, the phone finally connected to an answering machine asking for the "Wilber Claim Number" and a phone number where I could be reached.
I chose not to leave a name or number (my concerns later validated by seeing people's complaints regharding "harrassing" phone calls from the "law firm") as this was obviously a shakedown of some sort. This is the "Information Age", why should any of us give anybody our information if they haven't paid us for it? After looking online, it appears as though there are several complaints regarding the mishandling of mail correspondence and the exorbatant fees associated with the "firm" re-sending mailings that they never send certified (and probably haven't actually sent at all), like ALL legitimate (and even most illegitimate, heh) law firms do.
Please do not give these scammers ANY information. This is an example of everything that is wrong with our country right now. This is a group of "lawyers" (more accurately described as criminals) who are able to get away with theft and interstate felonies on a daily basis, because they know how to steal without getting caught, by intimidating those who willfully give them their money out of fear. I hope they piss off the wrong person soon and pay a big price for their crimes, something tells me they soon will, heh.
The following is a word for word copy of the letter I received ommitting only personal information with all additions in bold and in parenthesis:
Dear xxxxx,
Be advised that our client's claim (what client? the client's name isn't mentioned once in the mailing) has been referred to this firm. Our client had to compensate it's (their "client" is an "it" not a they, that's weird) insured for the loss which occurred on the date referenced above. We are now investigating your responsibility (which we will establish solely through our leading questions and your admissions made under durress) for this loss amount (and the amounts which we arbitrarily assign to you for lost mail and re-faxing), and we would like to discuss this matter with you.
We are attempting to resolve this matter in an amicable fashion (wasn't so amicable when I called your office and asked my own questions), but your cooperation is required to reach a complete resolution (guess we won't be reaching a "complete resolution anytime soon then guys, heh). If you had insurance on the claim date, please advise us of that information immediately ("immediately"? the supposed claim date happened almost an entire year ago, HAH! don't hold your breath for any information from me). Otherwise, if you did not have insurance, you may use the enclosed envelope to remit payment for this claim. You mat also contact us at 800-313-5169 x3191 for payment options or to provide us with your insurance information.
I too was taken by Wilber & Associates, a $1500 loss. After giving them the $1500 and being advised by them that the case would be resolved, I again received another call several days later asking for an additional $1280. This is when I realizes it was a scam. I basically told them, to shove it and I began researching the company on the internet and found that it is a scam.
Here is what I did. I contacted the Illinois Supreme Court-Attorney Disyplinary Commision and requested that they conduct an investigation. If Wilber & Associates are attorneys, they need to be addressed by the state of Illinois. I’m still unsure if they are a legit company, but I’m hoping I find out soon through the requested investigation.
So go to the Illinois Supreme Court web site and down load the Investigation request form. I’m sure if they are inidated with investigation requests they will take it serious.
I keep getting letters in the mail from these ppl I finally call them and the lady cussed me out because I was asking for information on the accident considering I had no license at the time I’ll never pay this bullshit considering I called all the neighboring police stations and they said they were liars I had no warrants for this
I have a question. I was involved in a car accident I was cited for no insurance. Wilbert and associates reached out. I was at fault. I agreed to pay 500 a month and have been for 3 years now. I still owe 4300 so I can't make the payment this month. I see it's a scam but they threaten me with they will suspend my license. How long does that take? Has anyone gone through the same thing? What do you recommend?
I missed one payment, they were not only not willing to work with me on my current payment agreement, they sent my file to the state and I received a letter that my license was being suspended. When I tried to talk to someone, they wanted 1/2 of what was left and asked i pay 50.00 more than the original agreement. Rock/Hard place.
An out of state "attorney" called me a few month ago alleging I had been involved in a car accident the previous October and owed $1001.03 to their 'client'. They did not have the name that my DL is under, my car, my job, etc, all they had is the last name associated with a short marriage 20 years ago. They alleged the incident was in Tempe, a nearby city I do not ever go to. They had no make and model of my vehicle, or the alleged victims, no reasoning of how they got their number, and just nothing. Now I have letters with the same BS, just a date, city name, and amount to send the check for. Problems with this are 1. When I do drive, I drive insured, and safely, I have not been in a car accident since 2003, and that was the other driver's fault. 2. I have not been to or through Tempe in years. 3. I do not like to drive, so my husband drives and the car I travel in is his. So how did I cause damages to a car when I was not driving, not in Tempe, and why would that person only have a name that internet SS knows me by but is not anything I would use as proof of identification. Who is this mystery, person? What did they drive? Where is the damage? What was I allegedly driving? They have NO answers to these questions. ALso, all their listed 'attorneys' and the states next to their names, well NONE of them are listed as being licensed to practice law in my state, AZ. "a complete resolution will be achieved if you submit payment for the current claim amount listed above". Not falling for it.
These people have been very verbally abusive to me. I have worked with them and paid them every single month despite the threats they have given me. I finally settled with them a payment for my last two months to be paid off and that they would give me $123 off. The date my payment was due I called them and they said we did not use the word settlement with you because your credit card was declined we've changed our mind. I asked to talk to a supervisor who said she would listen to the recorded calls and call me back. She never called me back and I have asked for a copy of the recorded calls because they have lied and not kept their part of any deal or arrangement they said they don't have to keep our a deal and they don't have to honor and a arrangement they also said that they wouldn't give me a copy of the recorded call
I've been receiving letter mails from afni some sort a collection debt or something. Stating that I was involved in an accident on October 1, 2015 that my 2007 rav 4 was involve in. which I have no clue what are they talking about and my wife drive that car everyday and i dont even drive it. Afni accuse me of some amount of $4950 for some repair damage and if I don't pay them they will suspend my license. So I asked them to see if they can provide me a police report or any kind of document stating that I was the person who caused the accident.
So the representative lady from afni says that they don't have that information and that they can not provide any other information other then collect a dept from me. So I was like, why are you guys are accusing me and trying to collect something from me with no proof of whatsoever and just pinpointing me for this. So I call my auto insurance and tell them everything what happened and they say they contact afni and for me not to worry about it. On till now I still receiving letters from afni and a new one from Wilbers & associates attorney at law.
We settled with this company with regard to an auto accicident. Months later some Lady called from the above number claiming someone was injured and we owed more money. When i questioned the validity of her claim she became very rude, i hung up.
When i looked up the company i realized they have been involved in this type of predatory behavior for years, they need to be held accountable.
Wilber & Associates is filin a claim saying that I was in an accident on 8/20/15 in a Boca Raton, Florida for the amount of $ 5,885.16. They are claiming I was in a hit and run accident, and are saying that I left the scene and they have a police report. I never was in a car accident and would definitely never leave the scene
Beware of this company! Like so many other people we have the misfortune of being on this company's target list. From day one I has been a nightmare dealing with them. We dealt with a woman named Mrs. Galuzi (if that was her real name). She was rude and an absolute bully on the phone. She threatened to have our drivers license suspended if we didn't pay for an accident my son caused. We told her that we have no problem paying; we just wanted to see a copy of the claim verifying the amount. We asked 3 times for a copy of the insurance claim. We have yet to receive it. From reading all the other reviews, I suspect they will not send us a copy of the claim because the amount they said that was paid on the claim doesn't match up with the amount they are trying to get from us. It seems they are complete SCAM artists.They want us to pay some dollar amount without providing us with any documentation to support that amount.
Can you believe their tag line is "Wilber Faithfully Serving". Who are they serving...Satan. Their core value is: "We treat others how we would like to be treated, whether client, vendor, tortfeasor, or coworker." Scam, Scam, Scam. It just goes to show you how anyone can put anything on the web.
We are in Texas and we are not going to roll over and let them bully us. They have bitten off more than they can chew with us. We have a legal plan for them and they are playing right into our hands. We are going to legally fight them to the end. If your license gets suspended because of this company, get all your documentation together and SUE them for damages.
People before you send them any money, ask for documentation supporting the amount they say you owe. Do your research on this company first and find out what law(s) they are breaking; I assume there are many. Then report them to the proper authorities in Illinois. Turn the tables on them. Don't be a victim of theirs. If the Illinois authorities gets enough complaints on this company they will investigate them. Know your rights!
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Received a non-certified letter in the mail with claim numbers and "Wilber File Number" and other assorted numbers and dates. The date this letter was received was at the middle of the month of August 2017. The "Claim Date" on the form was listed as 10-xx-2016, nearly a year after the supposed claim event. The amount being pursued and listed as the "Current Claim Amount" (current because they probably add more fees as the process drags on or as their NON-CERTIFIED correspondences get "lost in the mail") was close to $1000.
Knowing that my wife and/or myself haven't been involved in any collisions I decided to call my insurance company first and advise them that someone had either filed a false claim or that an unscrupulous "law firm" (probably really located in Nigeria and related to some prince, heh) was fishing for information to shake down potential victims to support their champagne wishes and caviar dreams, heh.
After calling my insurance and advising them of a potential scam, I decided to call the "firm" (after dialing *67 so caller id would appear as "unknown" on their end) and get some of my questions answered. Immediately upon conncecting they asked for the "Wilber File Number". I advised them that I did not wish to offer that information, but instead wanted to know why they did not correspond with me or my insurance company via certified mail. The service representative told me, intermittent the sound of sucking her teeth, that she didn't have to answer that question. I laughed out loud and asked her if she just said that she didn't have to answer that question. She confirmed as she continued to suck on her gums and teeth. I asked her to please connect me with her supervisor. After 2 to 3 minutes of ringing, the phone finally connected to an answering machine asking for the "Wilber Claim Number" and a phone number where I could be reached.
I chose not to leave a name or number (my concerns later validated by seeing people's complaints regharding "harrassing" phone calls from the "law firm") as this was obviously a shakedown of some sort. This is the "Information Age", why should any of us give anybody our information if they haven't paid us for it? After looking online, it appears as though there are several complaints regarding the mishandling of mail correspondence and the exorbatant fees associated with the "firm" re-sending mailings that they never send certified (and probably haven't actually sent at all), like ALL legitimate (and even most illegitimate, heh) law firms do.
Please do not give these scammers ANY information. This is an example of everything that is wrong with our country right now. This is a group of "lawyers" (more accurately described as criminals) who are able to get away with theft and interstate felonies on a daily basis, because they know how to steal without getting caught, by intimidating those who willfully give them their money out of fear. I hope they piss off the wrong person soon and pay a big price for their crimes, something tells me they soon will, heh.
The following is a word for word copy of the letter I received ommitting only personal information with all additions in bold and in parenthesis:
Dear xxxxx,
Be advised that our client's claim (what client? the client's name isn't mentioned once in the mailing) has been referred to this firm. Our client had to compensate it's (their "client" is an "it" not a they, that's weird) insured for the loss which occurred on the date referenced above. We are now investigating your responsibility (which we will establish solely through our leading questions and your admissions made under durress) for this loss amount (and the amounts which we arbitrarily assign to you for lost mail and re-faxing), and we would like to discuss this matter with you.
We are attempting to resolve this matter in an amicable fashion (wasn't so amicable when I called your office and asked my own questions), but your cooperation is required to reach a complete resolution (guess we won't be reaching a "complete resolution anytime soon then guys, heh). If you had insurance on the claim date, please advise us of that information immediately ("immediately"? the supposed claim date happened almost an entire year ago, HAH! don't hold your breath for any information from me). Otherwise, if you did not have insurance, you may use the enclosed envelope to remit payment for this claim. You mat also contact us at 800-313-5169 x3191 for payment options or to provide us with your insurance information.
Wilber & Associates are Crimminals
I too was taken by Wilber & Associates, a $1500 loss. After giving them the $1500 and being advised by them that the case would be resolved, I again received another call several days later asking for an additional $1280. This is when I realizes it was a scam. I basically told them, to shove it and I began researching the company on the internet and found that it is a scam.
Here is what I did. I contacted the Illinois Supreme Court-Attorney Disyplinary Commision and requested that they conduct an investigation. If Wilber & Associates are attorneys, they need to be addressed by the state of Illinois. I’m still unsure if they are a legit company, but I’m hoping I find out soon through the requested investigation.
So go to the Illinois Supreme Court web site and down load the Investigation request form. I’m sure if they are inidated with investigation requests they will take it serious.
Wilber shitty service
I keep getting letters in the mail from these ppl I finally call them and the lady cussed me out because I was asking for information on the accident considering I had no license at the time I’ll never pay this bullshit considering I called all the neighboring police stations and they said they were liars I had no warrants for this
I have a question. I was involved in a car accident I was cited for no insurance. Wilbert and associates reached out. I was at fault. I agreed to pay 500 a month and have been for 3 years now. I still owe 4300 so I can't make the payment this month. I see it's a scam but they threaten me with they will suspend my license. How long does that take? Has anyone gone through the same thing? What do you recommend?
6/2018
I missed one payment, they were not only not willing to work with me on my current payment agreement, they sent my file to the state and I received a letter that my license was being suspended. When I tried to talk to someone, they wanted 1/2 of what was left and asked i pay 50.00 more than the original agreement. Rock/Hard place.
An out of state "attorney" called me a few month ago alleging I had been involved in a car accident the previous October and owed $1001.03 to their 'client'. They did not have the name that my DL is under, my car, my job, etc, all they had is the last name associated with a short marriage 20 years ago. They alleged the incident was in Tempe, a nearby city I do not ever go to. They had no make and model of my vehicle, or the alleged victims, no reasoning of how they got their number, and just nothing. Now I have letters with the same BS, just a date, city name, and amount to send the check for. Problems with this are 1. When I do drive, I drive insured, and safely, I have not been in a car accident since 2003, and that was the other driver's fault. 2. I have not been to or through Tempe in years. 3. I do not like to drive, so my husband drives and the car I travel in is his. So how did I cause damages to a car when I was not driving, not in Tempe, and why would that person only have a name that internet SS knows me by but is not anything I would use as proof of identification. Who is this mystery, person? What did they drive? Where is the damage? What was I allegedly driving? They have NO answers to these questions. ALso, all their listed 'attorneys' and the states next to their names, well NONE of them are listed as being licensed to practice law in my state, AZ. "a complete resolution will be achieved if you submit payment for the current claim amount listed above". Not falling for it.
These people have been very verbally abusive to me. I have worked with them and paid them every single month despite the threats they have given me. I finally settled with them a payment for my last two months to be paid off and that they would give me $123 off. The date my payment was due I called them and they said we did not use the word settlement with you because your credit card was declined we've changed our mind. I asked to talk to a supervisor who said she would listen to the recorded calls and call me back. She never called me back and I have asked for a copy of the recorded calls because they have lied and not kept their part of any deal or arrangement they said they don't have to keep our a deal and they don't have to honor and a arrangement they also said that they wouldn't give me a copy of the recorded call
I've been receiving letter mails from afni some sort a collection debt or something. Stating that I was involved in an accident on October 1, 2015 that my 2007 rav 4 was involve in. which I have no clue what are they talking about and my wife drive that car everyday and i dont even drive it. Afni accuse me of some amount of $4950 for some repair damage and if I don't pay them they will suspend my license. So I asked them to see if they can provide me a police report or any kind of document stating that I was the person who caused the accident.
So the representative lady from afni says that they don't have that information and that they can not provide any other information other then collect a dept from me. So I was like, why are you guys are accusing me and trying to collect something from me with no proof of whatsoever and just pinpointing me for this. So I call my auto insurance and tell them everything what happened and they say they contact afni and for me not to worry about it. On till now I still receiving letters from afni and a new one from Wilbers & associates attorney at law.
We settled with this company with regard to an auto accicident. Months later some Lady called from the above number claiming someone was injured and we owed more money. When i questioned the validity of her claim she became very rude, i hung up.
When i looked up the company i realized they have been involved in this type of predatory behavior for years, they need to be held accountable.
Wilber & Associates is filin a claim saying that I was in an accident on 8/20/15 in a Boca Raton, Florida for the amount of $ 5,885.16. They are claiming I was in a hit and run accident, and are saying that I left the scene and they have a police report. I never was in a car accident and would definitely never leave the scene
Beware of this company! Like so many other people we have the misfortune of being on this company's target list. From day one I has been a nightmare dealing with them. We dealt with a woman named Mrs. Galuzi (if that was her real name). She was rude and an absolute bully on the phone. She threatened to have our drivers license suspended if we didn't pay for an accident my son caused. We told her that we have no problem paying; we just wanted to see a copy of the claim verifying the amount. We asked 3 times for a copy of the insurance claim. We have yet to receive it. From reading all the other reviews, I suspect they will not send us a copy of the claim because the amount they said that was paid on the claim doesn't match up with the amount they are trying to get from us. It seems they are complete SCAM artists.They want us to pay some dollar amount without providing us with any documentation to support that amount.
Can you believe their tag line is "Wilber Faithfully Serving". Who are they serving...Satan. Their core value is: "We treat others how we would like to be treated, whether client, vendor, tortfeasor, or coworker." Scam, Scam, Scam. It just goes to show you how anyone can put anything on the web.
We are in Texas and we are not going to roll over and let them bully us. They have bitten off more than they can chew with us. We have a legal plan for them and they are playing right into our hands. We are going to legally fight them to the end. If your license gets suspended because of this company, get all your documentation together and SUE them for damages.
People before you send them any money, ask for documentation supporting the amount they say you owe. Do your research on this company first and find out what law(s) they are breaking; I assume there are many. Then report them to the proper authorities in Illinois. Turn the tables on them. Don't be a victim of theirs. If the Illinois authorities gets enough complaints on this company they will investigate them. Know your rights!
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What legal matters did you take? Allow e caused was a broken headlight and now we have to pay $3,000 a little excessive.