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Complaint Review: PIP Group PIP West - Aliso Viejo California
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PIP Group PIP West
26895 Aliso Creek Road, Suite #B-950 Aliso Viejo, 92656 California, USA
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877-335-2529
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http://pipgrouptaxliens.com
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PIP Group, PIP West, Charles Sells, Don Fullman Based on Fraud, Lies, Deception Dishonest, Money Pit, Malinvestment, Save Your Money, Aliso Viejo California
The word is getting out about this company, and fast. A letter was received about their dishonest business practices:
Municipal records indicate that you have purchased real estate tax liens in using PIP-West, as an agent for acquisitions and servicing. I am reaching out to you today to warn you that your investments may be at risk.
At Charles Sells’ direction, we would select parcels to bid on based solely on Charles’ criteria. Unfortunately for you, the investor, there was very little care or regard for what was purchased. Unlike what PIP claims in their promotional materials, we never did any due-diligence prior to an auction. This is widely known in the tax lien industry to be the biggest pitfall, and number 1 way to lose your investment.
Ultimately, most investors wound up purchasing liens in the least desirable, least valuable neighborhoods, where real estate has little to no value. The most blatant abuse of this practice was seen in County, , where for the last three years, PIP-West would routinely purchase a $1,000,000 worth of liens. Virtually any lien purchased there has little value, and historically, has a very remote chance of being redeemed. The properties that were purchased on your behalf are in deplorable condition, boarded-up, abandoned and uninhabitable, are on the fast track to demolition or have already been demolished. I know this to be a fact because I personally have viewed and photographed many of these liens after the auction.
It is hard to argue with statistics and historical data. After two years, a professional tax buyer can expect 85%-90% of their liens to be paid off by the property owners. In one of the PIP West’s recent Portfolio’s, less than 40% of the liens have redeemed. This is not an isolated occurrence, and repeats itself all over the state. (All of this information is all public record and readily available through the County Clerk’s office)
In my opinion, you were grossly mislead by, PIP-West, Charles Sells and Don Fullman. Their buying strategy, and knowledge of the marketplace where grossly misrepresented. While you were led to believe that you were going to be investing your hard earned money into buying quality properties, the fact of the matter is, that almost never happened.
I encourage you to listen to a podcast from a former investor in PIP-West, and their experience with the company. In my opinion, this podcast is very accurate.
podfeed.net/episode/CW+417+Florence+Hamler+PIP+West+Scam/5279276
Please know that you are not alone. Over the last year, I have heard from numerous former clients who all were dissatisfied with their experience with PIP. I am no longer affiliated in any way with PIP West for two reasons. The first is, I believe they are running a dishonest business. Secondly, they refused to pay my last invoice. It’s time to expose PIP West for what they are, and not allow them to take advantage of unsuspecting investors any more. I encourage you to demand your money be returned immediately, and no longer allow them to invest on your behalf. Please feel free to pass this email along to any other PIP clients that you know.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
CHARLES
HILTON HEAD,South Carolina,
United States
FURTHER UPDATE TO FALSE REPORT
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Mon, July 09, 2018
I am Charles Sells. The sleazeball that has posted this (anonymously, I might add) is well known in our industry to be a fraud and a complete fake in pretty much all aspects of his life. His own actions speak for themselves.
- Nearly $1mm in settlements and judgements against him
- Multiple foreclosures and evictions against both he and his companies
- Over 100 lawsuits in the last 10 years, in just two states!
- He even has a fake news site, where he tries to post negative "stories" against people he is in legal squabbles with.
Although unprofessional, I engaged in a verbal exchange with this individual on another platform, where he posts fake information and twists the truth in every breath he takes. He took it upon himself (same day) to post this negative information on this site. It is all lies and backed by ZERO documentation. People who live in glass houses (and his has a lot of broken glass already) should not throw stones.
We chose to remain silent for a number of years and try to not respond to this nonsense. Clearly, this individual is such a narcissist, he gets off on writing these fake posts to try and hurt legitimate businesses. Thankfully, 1 of those 100 folks out there spent a lot of time to put together indistupible, document and even public record of all the truth there is about Jason Hartman. We know he will conitnue to post anonymously and under ficticious names, like his alter-ego Jake Swank. There is nothing we can do to stop this insanity. He has proven time and time again, he will go to great lengths to try and create truth out of his own lies. The Veritas News Network is a great example of this.
Unfortunately, fake posts silence the voices of those with legitimate gripes, which is what this site (and others) are designed for. If there is ever a LEGITIMATE, concern, claim, or complaint by a past, current, or future client, PLEASE bring it to our attention and we will address it immediately.
You can review more of all the bizzarre legal activity Jason Hartman has been involved with HERE. I would like to thank whomever compiled all of this detailed data and public record and organizing it in one place. Although I am certain it will cause us all additional wastes of time in defending against this nonsense, it is important the truth be told!
My guess is, the lawsuits are really starting to catch up, which is why he started what appears to be a crowdfunding website for legal issues - his OWN legal issues! https://www.freecourt.com/about/
CHARLES
HILTON HEAD,South Carolina,
USA
Fake Report Filed by Former Contractor
#3REBUTTAL Owner of company
Wed, October 18, 2017
The information provided by the author of this report is entirely false. The author of this report was attempting to damage PIP's reputation and was a competitor bidder in the state of Illinois. This author has since been found guilty of federal crimes, including bid rigging, RICO Act violations and forgery on over $12mm in bad loans.
Furthermore, they have attempted to use a podcast that has since been deemed as slanderous, liable and inaccurate relative to the facts. The "promoter" of this podcast also has numerous complaints in both RipOff Report and other platforms. This individual also has many judgements against him and his various entities. He has also posted replies to nagative posts about him under alias names, rather than his own rebuttal.
Our apologies our clients, prospects and industry related vendors are subject to this kind of nonsense and childish stupidity, which is without a doubt, entirely unprofessional.
