26, Report:
#289320
Posted Date:
Jun 13 2008
Joseph Steven And Associates Disreputable Company: Beware! Ventura California
There is a case pending....All who have been affected by JSA: Please file a ripoff report here and thenj contact the Office of The District Attorney Special prosecutions Couty of Ventura, CA 805-654-3110
There is strength in numbers!!!!
Cynthia
Brewster, MassachusettsU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
27, Report:
#250228
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2008
Joseph, Steven & Associates Harressing phone calls after refusing them to handle a collection case,when asked to paid 850.00 dollar up front for lawyer's fees Ripoff Ventura California
I received a phone from JSA telling me that they could collect on unpaid bills from customers.We talked about their collection's policies and fees.They informed us that there were no fees up front and that they only collect if they collected. Next call from from,they informed us tha...
Entity
Categories: Attorney Generals
28, Report:
#325118
Posted Date:
Apr 11 2008
Joseph Stevens & Associates (Owner AKA: Marshall Stevens) Joseph Stevens & Associates are Rip-Off Artists...do not trust them! Ventura California
A lot of people on the internet are complaining about this company.
Joseph Steven & Associates, but most don't know how to get even.
Well, I am here to teach you how to turn the dogs loose on a creditor!
I teach anyone for free!
Thats how you know I am honest, because I do i...
Entity
Categories: Employment Services
29, Report:
#324345
Posted Date:
Apr 07 2008
City Auto Wholesale is a rip off Milwaukie Oregon
City Auto Wholesale tried to rip us off.
First - Never buy a car from a dealership with no service department.
Second - Always request a return policy.
City Auto Wholesale are schisters, they sold my girlfriend a car that blew up after driving only 23 mile. Yes, that is not a ...
Entity
Categories: Auto Dealers
30, Report:
#286926
Posted Date:
Mar 20 2008
Joseph Steven And Associates And Commercial Investigations Inc. Required fees for attorney fees, claimed work done, never called. The two companies seem to be in collusion or closely linked. Van Nuys California
Originally I was contacted by Joseph Steven and Associates 2 years ago. After sending them all the paperwork on the collection, their legal department called, said they had found the bank account for my debtor, and needed money for a writ of execution. They said they could not gua...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
31, Report:
#309178
Posted Date:
Mar 15 2008
Joseph Steven And Associates Fraud, Rude, Breach of contract Ventura California
This company is a total rip off, they fax businesses forms claming that they will collect monies on past due accounts of bad debt. Once you get sucked into they sales pitch, the nightmare begins. I gave them a account to collect on that was past due for a long time, apparently the...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
32, Report:
#314378
Posted Date:
Mar 04 2008
Joseph, Steven & Associates Steven Gaines of Joseph, Steven & Associates is stealing from good hard working people! Lets get this guy and protect others from ghetting SCAMMED!! Van Nuys California
We received a 'cold call' from Commercial Investigations, Inc. asking if we had any collections they could help us with. We gave them a LARGE job to collect for us, approx. $37,000.00. Steven Gaines called me and asked me to send him some info on the case, we did and Steven Gaines s...
Entity
Categories: Lawyers
33, Report:
#298341
Posted Date:
Feb 20 2008
Joseph, Steven And Associates Complete scam Ventura California
I wish I had done research on this company before sending them money. They require funds up front and say they will reimburse your funds if they don't collect your money. After months of the company doing nothing, we reported them to the attorney general's office. JSA did then ...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
34, Report:
#290643
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2008
Joseph, Steven And Associates Stole monies and will not discuss the matter with you Ventura California
Joseph, Steven and Associates contacted our company claiming to be able to recoupe bad debts owed to us. They asked us to fax a copy of a check to get the paperwork started in the ammount of $1000.00, they said they would not deposit the faxed check until they receive the original ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
35, Report:
#286847
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2008
Joseph,Steven & Associates rude obnoxious threatening yelling lots of cursing name calling wouldn't listen lied hung up on Ventura California
I am very irate and feel as if I was treated unfairly by this so called business. I had actually already made a payment to the business they represented,but Joseph,Steven & Ass. lied and said I had put a stop payment on the check,then they hung up on me.
So,I called them back,was ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
36, Report:
#194252
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2008
Joseph, Steven and Associates ripoff dishonest disrespectful fraudulent threatening slanderous Ventura California
Upon solicitation by the company via telephone, I submitted two accounts for attempted collection by JSA. I was intially contacted by a Lisa, a Heather Clark, and then ultimately by a Melissa and given a special rate of commission. After hearing nothing from them for a month or so...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
37, Report:
#136361
Posted Date:
Feb 13 2008
Joseph, Steven & Associates ripoff Ventura California
Jordan Michaels contacted me asking to work my business collection accounts. I turned a few over to this company.
They collected one from Evelyn Little in September 2004 and after many calls they sent the check for $72.50
I just got their check returned from my bank marked Accoun...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
38, Report:
#278011
Posted Date:
Feb 11 2008
Joseph, Steven & Associates They contacted us to help collect on past due accounts, we didn't agree with thier terms, will not stop calling us. Ventura California
Joseph, Steven & Associates contacted us seven months ago to offer services on collecting money on past due accounts. We recieved their terms and a price for such collection and did not agree, therefore, we decided not to go with them for collection.
They call every day and dema...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
39, Report:
#293334
Posted Date:
Feb 11 2008
Joseph Steven And Associates Uses forceful tactics to make you pay for litigation without proving any work was done. Ventura California
In September of 2007 our company was contacted by unsolicited fax transmission and repeated phone calls by a collections company called Joseph, Stevens and Associates. Our company refused at first to hand over any accounts to them, despite their forceful tactics to get us to do so. ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
40, Report:
#304753
Posted Date:
Feb 11 2008
Joseph Steven And Associates Of Ventura California brutal messages practically threats. these guys possible scam artist. company dont recall hiring this agency Ventura California
when my wife recieved a very brutal and threatening phone call from a rude b****d named anthony masters from joseph steven and ass. he told her that she has only today to pay a certain amount or go to court. how can this be done when my wife is at work. my wife gets off at a later t...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
41, Report:
#239070
Posted Date:
Feb 08 2008
Joseph Steven & Associates Ripoff business collection accounts They collect accounts on our behalf then do not remit to us Ventura California
On March 3, 2005, we assigned a past due account to Joseph, Steven & Associates in the amount of $1,725.50. We had never heard from them again until the week of February 19, 2007 after receiving a call soliciting more collection business. Upon notifing the Joseph, Steven & Associa...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
42, Report:
#302679
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2008
Joseph, Steven & Associates ignored my calls, out of office excuse, did not send refund Ventura California
I received a phone call on 8-6-2007 from Ashley Nyf, a representative of Joseph, Steven & Associates, regarding a past due debt owed to my company.
She explained to me that she could collect the $30,000.00 debt plus intrest owed to me if I could send a one time fee in the amo...
Entity
Categories: Business Consulting
43, Report:
#241225
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2008
Joseph,Steven & Associates ripoff THEY TOOK MY MONEY AND I'M CHARGING THEM WITH WIRE FRAUD! Ventura California
This company solicited ME! They promised to collect my back-child support and take 20% of what they collected. Marie called me and said they found several rental properties in my ex's name, she quoted his social security number, new address, and the state he was living in. That impr...
Entity
Categories: Lawyers
44, Report:
#301730
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2008
Jospeh, Steven, And Associates I turned over bad debts to JSA and they lost my phone number but miraculously know everything about the debtor! Ventura California
In April 2006, I won a small claims case judgment in the amount of $1606.24. Naturally the court won't help collect the money, so after several months of trying to find the debtor, I turned the case over to a judgment collection agency In Sacramento that worked on a contingency bas...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
45, Report:
#255726
Posted Date:
Dec 15 2007
Joseph Steven And Associates Ripoff Verbally abusive to client failed to provide requested information Ventura California
I contacted JSA to collect a debt that was a court judgement. They were successful in getting 'most' of the money owed, and when the client stopped paying, with their approval, I filed in court again for non payment, which is pending.
On dozens of occasions I contacted JSA for c...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
46, Report:
#268329
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2007
Joseph,Steven & Associates I was the debtor, trying to do the right thing. Ripoff Ventura California
I received a fax from a Sharon Payne saying that her company was collecting a debt that we owed a vender. We called and agreed to a settlement offer and even sent a copy(big mistake) of a check as a good faith offer. We were supposed to send the original check to the office in a few...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's
47, Report:
#266606
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2007
Commercial Investigations Forensic Case Management Services - Joseph Steven And Assoc Scammer Collection Agency ripoff California
Contacted by telephone offering to collect on our toughest to collect debt and acted super confident that they could collect debts that no one else could. Gave them a couple of referrals on a limited time basis (I required them to modify their assignment agreement according to my t...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
48, Report:
#177374
Posted Date:
Jul 11 2007
Joseph Steven and Associates collected money on my behalf almost a year ago and kept the money for themselves Ventura California
In November of 2004 I received a call from Joseph, Steven & Associates asking to work my business collection accounts. I turned a couple of accounts over to them. We never heard from them again concerning the accounts that were turned over to them.
In January of 2006 we sent a...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agencies
49, Report:
#251430
Posted Date:
May 31 2007
Joseph, Steven & Associates, Specialized Recovery Or SRD PREDATORY FRAUDULENT COLLECTION SCAM HARASSING Ventura California
We have had an almost identical experience as Report: #250228.
DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!!!
They sound legit at first, no cost to you unless we recover funds on your behalf, then the hit you up for legal fees to file the case. They will relentlessly harass and attempt ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
50, Report:
#223056
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2006
Joseph, Steven & Associates Telemarketing Harrassment Ventura California
I received a phone call from an individual who stated that he was performing an investigation and needed to speak with the Owner or Controller immediately. When asked to identify himself, he refused and loudly demanded that I put the Owner on the phone immediately.I informed him tha...
Entity
Categories: Collection Agency's