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Complaint Review: Allstate Check Recovery - fort mill South Carolina
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Dallas, Texas, United States of America
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Allstate Check Recovery
fort mill, South Carolina, United States of America
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Allstate Check Recovery Deceptive, Illegal, Harrassing, Blackmailing company BEWARE fort mill, South Carolina
My best friend's parents were called on behalf by a Lisa Wilson stating I owed money for bad check(s) and that if not handled by noon the next day, I would be taken to court or served at my place of employment or worse. Payment per this Lisa Wilson, would be accepted from them on my behalf. I received a frantic call from my friend thinking I was in trouble or something.
The company never stated who they were, but I called back immediately and got a Randy Echols on the phone. I asked to speak to Lisa and was told she no longer works there. Then, I was told that I better pay the two invoices on file for a cumulative $1,700 or a court date would have to be set. I explained I had no idea who I could possibly owe and informed them that I had not written a check in the last decade!
I did ask for them to send something to me to verify this debt and thats when Randy started yelling at me and told me that he would not send anything over and that we would meet again in court. Oddly though, in order for him to verify who I was, her did have the last four of my social which alarmed me because the whole think reaked of fraud!
I looked on the interent and saw someone identified the owner as a Felix Lopez out of Fort Mill, SC so I called the local authorities in Fort Mill on him. Deputy King in the sheriff's office informed me that a Mr Lopez had just been in complaining that people were calling him, angered because he was harrassing their loved ones and trying to blackmail others without grounds. Based on that, Im not sure who Felix Lopez even is. I want to make sure I can get the calls to my family and friends stopped because its defamtion of character for one, making it seem as if I owe anyone at all.
I was told to file in the city and state where I live and to let the internet crimes department look into it which I just did today 6/14/2011.
I recommend everyone complain about this company with the federal trade commission who regulates this type of thing. Hopefully enough buzz can be generated to catch the fraudster behind it so he can't keep setting up different DBAs and running the same scam over and over.
Someone let me know if they know any more about this company
The company never stated who they were, but I called back immediately and got a Randy Echols on the phone. I asked to speak to Lisa and was told she no longer works there. Then, I was told that I better pay the two invoices on file for a cumulative $1,700 or a court date would have to be set. I explained I had no idea who I could possibly owe and informed them that I had not written a check in the last decade!
I did ask for them to send something to me to verify this debt and thats when Randy started yelling at me and told me that he would not send anything over and that we would meet again in court. Oddly though, in order for him to verify who I was, her did have the last four of my social which alarmed me because the whole think reaked of fraud!
I looked on the interent and saw someone identified the owner as a Felix Lopez out of Fort Mill, SC so I called the local authorities in Fort Mill on him. Deputy King in the sheriff's office informed me that a Mr Lopez had just been in complaining that people were calling him, angered because he was harrassing their loved ones and trying to blackmail others without grounds. Based on that, Im not sure who Felix Lopez even is. I want to make sure I can get the calls to my family and friends stopped because its defamtion of character for one, making it seem as if I owe anyone at all.
I was told to file in the city and state where I live and to let the internet crimes department look into it which I just did today 6/14/2011.
I recommend everyone complain about this company with the federal trade commission who regulates this type of thing. Hopefully enough buzz can be generated to catch the fraudster behind it so he can't keep setting up different DBAs and running the same scam over and over.
Someone let me know if they know any more about this company
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Joseph Brown
Spartanburg,South Carolina,
USA
JUST A SCAM
#2Consumer Comment
Wed, June 22, 2011
There is another thread on RoR about the same company, but they're supposed to be in Rock Hill,SC. I did a little checking and there is no collection company by that name in Rock Hill. Since Fort Mill is literally a suburb of Rock Hill I'm sure they would use Rock Hill's white pages. I'm a S. Carolinian that lives fairly close to both towns so I'll check a little more on this company of thieves.
kayla h.
houston,Texas,
United States of America
how long
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, June 22, 2011
Does anyone know how long this company has been out.... because I'm seeing all the complaints from different websites within the last 2 months
GeorgeV
Virginia,USA
scam
#4Consumer Comment
Tue, June 14, 2011
i am 99% sure this is an old scam that is hoping you will either give them credit card info OR wire them money to "take care of the debt".
they use fake or stolen business names and even have fake websites that list some random person as the ceo or officer.
dont let them fool you into thinking you owe money.
