Texas Check Processors Try to Retrieve Money for checks threatening prison/$7,000 fines and Theft on your record Houston Texas
I had received a letter that I had 6 checks that had bounced in my bank account over 3 years ago. Along with fines, I needed to pay $1250 or face 2 years in prison, and a fine of $7,000. I called the "investigator" that said his name was Jeff Johnson. He said I had 1 week to pay or the warrant will be issued immediately. I called the bank and they had no record of this. I looked his information up on google and found other reports of the same nature. I decided not to pay him and now he will only hang up on me and is not sticking to his story.
First the checks were to be filed at 1pm that day. Then payment didnt come, he said they will be filed first thing that morning. I checked with the JP and the County Dept and nothing has been filed. I called hm back and he said they will be contacting me with the information. He hung up on me. Not an "investigator" at all. Not even a bill collector.
This is FRAUD, because my bank said the check numbers are bogus and they do not show any checks were bounced. DO NOT PAY HIM! HE IS A JOKE!
N
Mesquite, Texas
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Texas Angel
Houston,Texas,
U.S.A.
Fair Debt Collection Practice Act
#3Consumer Comment
Sun, June 07, 2009
First, I would check to see what the statute of limitation is on bounced checks. If the checks did bounce, you should have gotten notice from you bank and have some record of it. It is illegal for any debt collector to threaten you. You should contact Rich Tomlison. He's an excellent consumer lawyer, and would suggest you google consumer lawyers for Houston, or debt collection lawyers for Houston. It sounds as if you need one, and he may end up owing you money instead.
Pike01
Sugarland,Texas,
U.S.A.
He will call again!
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, May 20, 2009
This man is a crook! He will keep your number and info for years and try one more time as someone else. Let him!!! This man is still not in jail and has been reaping people off for not only years,, BUT DECADES,, AND THAT isn't a joke. He's real name is Michael Donnell Hale. Whatever you do just listen to he's bogus story and set him up.. this man needs to be put away...