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Complaint Review: Wilber Law Frim - Bloomington Illinois
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Wilber Law Frim
816 S. Eldorado Road, Ste. 7 Bloomington, 61702 Illinois, U.S.A.
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Wilber Law Firm Ripoff harassing me with a debt that I have nothing to do with Blommington Illinois
I was involved in a car accident in July of 2005. I was rear-ended by an employee for Highlights electrical. My car was damaged and therefore had to be repaired in an auto shop, which Highlights insurance, Unitrin Business Insurance, said they would cover. I got my car fixed, which cost $1800 and of course did not have to pay since it was covered by the insurance company. About a month later, I received a chech from Unitrin for $577. I had no clue what this check was for since I had not yet reached a settlement for the accident; Therefore, I did not cash the check since I did not know what it is for. On April 26, 2006, nine months after the incident, I was contacted by the Wilber Law firm. They claimed that they were representing Unitrin Business Insurance who they said mistakenly sent me the $500 check that they were supposed to send to the company who fixed my car. They said that since I had the check, it is my responsibility to pay the $577 even though I did not cash it. I asked the attorney to explain to me why this was and he refused to give me a straight answer. He continued to claim that I was a dishonest person, even though I never cashed the check. He threatened that if I do not pay $577, I will be sued for the amount. There is no way that I owe the $577, it is the responsibility of Unitrin to send this amount to the company that fixed my car. Unitrin made a mistake by sending the check to the wrong person, and now they expect me to pay the amount that they are responsible for. They are trying to rip me off so that they don't have to pay the amount that they are responsible for.
Cassandra
Baytown, Texas
U.S.A.
Cassandra
Baytown, Texas
U.S.A.
6 Updates & Rebuttals
Sherri
Piedmont,California,
U.S.A.
THE CHECK WOULD BE STALE-DATED BY NOW ANYWAY
#2Consumer Comment
Wed, April 26, 2006
This is reeking of a scam. IF you were not entitled to the check and had not cashed it, it would have had a stop payment placed on it by the issuer. How can you be put in collections or sued over something that you never got? You did not benefit from the check being that you did not receive the proceeds from it by cashing it. Sounds like a scam collection agency posing as a law firm. Send them nothing other than a "cease communications" letter. You can find a good one at Bud Hibbs' website. Also make them validate the "debt". I would also get in touch with the insurance company and document the fact that you didn't get something you were not entitled to, because you never cashed it.
Aafes
Viernheim,Europe,
U.S.A.
The check is probably stale
#3Consumer Comment
Wed, April 26, 2006
After 3-6 months most of these checks are no longer valid. If you still have the check, tell the SOB to go ahead and sue you. Document all the conversations, take the check to court and let the judge know you offered to return it, it was never cashed and were told you had to pay the money back regardless. He will look pretty stupid to the court when this happens. His entire premise is BS if the check was not cashed. It would be relatively simple for the business to contact their bank, stop payment on the check and enter the funds back into their books.
Scott
Sioux Falls,South Dakota,
U.S.A.
Return the check
#4Consumer Comment
Wed, April 26, 2006
Either return the check to the insurance company or send it on to the auto shop, that will end your responsibility. Make a copy of the check and write a note to yourself what you did with the check and keep this for your records.
Scott
Sioux Falls,South Dakota,
U.S.A.
Return the check
#5Consumer Comment
Wed, April 26, 2006
Either return the check to the insurance company or send it on to the auto shop, that will end your responsibility. Make a copy of the check and write a note to yourself what you did with the check and keep this for your records.
Scott
Sioux Falls,South Dakota,
U.S.A.
Return the check
#6Consumer Comment
Wed, April 26, 2006
Either return the check to the insurance company or send it on to the auto shop, that will end your responsibility. Make a copy of the check and write a note to yourself what you did with the check and keep this for your records.
Scott
Sioux Falls,South Dakota,
U.S.A.
Return the check
#7Consumer Comment
Wed, April 26, 2006
Either return the check to the insurance company or send it on to the auto shop, that will end your responsibility. Make a copy of the check and write a note to yourself what you did with the check and keep this for your records.
