Advanced Cash SCAM 12-29-2016
Complaint
LM
Country: United States
On 12.29.2016 my mother received a phone call from a woman saying that she needed to speak with me because they were in the process of sending me a warrant out to my house for felony charges. My mother called me very concerned and told me to call the number she was provided to give me.
I called the first number given to me at 281.503.1543. When I called the woman asked me for my social and information, but she would not go into to detail about the warrant. She fowared me to call the mitigation office. When I reached the "mitigation office" I was then forwarded to an "attorney" named "Connie" who was handling my "case." I asked what this was this in regards to and they said that it was a check that I wrote out to Advanced Cash for $600.00 for a payday loan. She said the check was returned and I owed an amount of $937 or so for all the fees. I had a history of going to check advance places in the past, but this particular incident did not sit well with me. I did not remember doing this at all, especially not around this time of the year. I had progressed a bit further in my life and didn't recall needing to go to those places in that year. I continued to probe the "attorney" for answers. Most of my questions were unanswered by her. She proceeded to tell me that I would be prosecuted for felony charges because writing a bad check is illegal. I asked her to give me the date and she said that check was dated back in 02.27.12. I told her that I no longer lived in the state that the warrrant is being sent to and she said that the DMV would find what state I live in and expedite me back to the state where the charges are being held against me. I asked her was there anything I could do and she said no they were already handling my case. I told her that it wasn't me and she said well if it isn't you, then you must say your peace in front of the judge and they make the decision.
This all seemed a bit odd to me, as I didn't remember having financial issues that would cause me to go to payday loan on 2.27.12 so I typed in the phone number I called online. Nothing came up. I also typed in the Advanced Cash place online. Nothing came up. I asked her to give me the number to Advance Cash and she gave me their "Corporate" phone number 855.893.2262. When I called "Advanced Cash coporate office" they told me that they didn't have the address of the Advance Cash place where I wrote the check. All they had was the date I wrote the check and received the loan which was 02.27.12 and the day the check was returned which was 03.04.12.
I decided to check my bank statements of February and March 2012 and my bank statements did not reflect any of the activity that they said happened. I didn't have a return fee for 03.04.12. I started to believe that my identity had been stolen. The woman also said that she had my signature on the check.
I decided to call Connie back and I thought it was interesting that she continued to speak with me each time her voice sounded very irritated by me ( which led me to believe that I really had done something wrong). Her story stayed the same. This time she was able to provide me with account # and routing number of which I supposedly used to get my payday loan. I then called Wells Fargo and they said I did not have an account with that number and they don't have record of me ever having that account.
I called the "Advanced Cash" Corporate number back and they said that I needed to call the Douglas County prosecutor because my warrant will be processed there to arrive to my current location tommorow. They also said there is no way that this warrant can be stopped because it is a felony and has progressed to the attorney's office. She said I was being charged for two felonies - A fraudulent check and bad check.
I called "Connie" back and she said that in order for the warrant to be stopped I would need to pay $1936 in restitution charges otherwise I my case would be heard before a judge after I was issued a warrant for my arrest and taken into custody.
I decided to call the County where they said the warrant for my arrest would be issued and I was told to call many numbers, each of which stated that there was no warrant in the system waiting to come to me. My last phone call was the county sheriff's office in where they told me that I had no warrant out for my arrest and this was all a SCAM!!!!!!!!!! They explained that they would never call to tell me that a warrant is being issued out, they would just issue the warrant and pick me up.
Everything about this whole ordeal was sketchy from the fake phone numbers and Advanced Cash company to the way the people spoke and the little information they were able to provide. I was so frustrated but still scared. I'm so glad God worked everything out and revealed the TRUTH!
PLEASE DON'T FALL FOR THIS SCAM. THIS TOOK UP 2 HOURS OF MY TIME AND I COULD HAVE BEEN CREATING SOMETHING GREAT! TRUST YOUR GUT IF IT FEELS LIKE A SCAM. IT IS A SCAM. THE HOLY SPIRIT TOLD ME SO AND I STILL PANICKED.... I WILL LISTEN TO IT NEXT TIME.
I called the first number given to me at 281.503.1543. When I called the woman asked me for my social and information, but she would not go into to detail about the warrant. She fowared me to call the mitigation office. When I reached the "mitigation office" I was then forwarded to an "attorney" named "Connie" who was handling my "case." I asked what this was this in regards to and they said that it was a check that I wrote out to Advanced Cash for $600.00 for a payday loan. She said the check was returned and I owed an amount of $937 or so for all the fees. I had a history of going to check advance places in the past, but this particular incident did not sit well with me. I did not remember doing this at all, especially not around this time of the year. I had progressed a bit further in my life and didn't recall needing to go to those places in that year. I continued to probe the "attorney" for answers. Most of my questions were unanswered by her. She proceeded to tell me that I would be prosecuted for felony charges because writing a bad check is illegal. I asked her to give me the date and she said that check was dated back in 02.27.12. I told her that I no longer lived in the state that the warrrant is being sent to and she said that the DMV would find what state I live in and expedite me back to the state where the charges are being held against me. I asked her was there anything I could do and she said no they were already handling my case. I told her that it wasn't me and she said well if it isn't you, then you must say your peace in front of the judge and they make the decision.
This all seemed a bit odd to me, as I didn't remember having financial issues that would cause me to go to payday loan on 2.27.12 so I typed in the phone number I called online. Nothing came up. I also typed in the Advanced Cash place online. Nothing came up. I asked her to give me the number to Advance Cash and she gave me their "Corporate" phone number 855.893.2262. When I called "Advanced Cash coporate office" they told me that they didn't have the address of the Advance Cash place where I wrote the check. All they had was the date I wrote the check and received the loan which was 02.27.12 and the day the check was returned which was 03.04.12.
I decided to check my bank statements of February and March 2012 and my bank statements did not reflect any of the activity that they said happened. I didn't have a return fee for 03.04.12. I started to believe that my identity had been stolen. The woman also said that she had my signature on the check.
I decided to call Connie back and I thought it was interesting that she continued to speak with me each time her voice sounded very irritated by me ( which led me to believe that I really had done something wrong). Her story stayed the same. This time she was able to provide me with account # and routing number of which I supposedly used to get my payday loan. I then called Wells Fargo and they said I did not have an account with that number and they don't have record of me ever having that account.
I called the "Advanced Cash" Corporate number back and they said that I needed to call the Douglas County prosecutor because my warrant will be processed there to arrive to my current location tommorow. They also said there is no way that this warrant can be stopped because it is a felony and has progressed to the attorney's office. She said I was being charged for two felonies - A fraudulent check and bad check.
I called "Connie" back and she said that in order for the warrant to be stopped I would need to pay $1936 in restitution charges otherwise I my case would be heard before a judge after I was issued a warrant for my arrest and taken into custody.
I decided to call the County where they said the warrant for my arrest would be issued and I was told to call many numbers, each of which stated that there was no warrant in the system waiting to come to me. My last phone call was the county sheriff's office in where they told me that I had no warrant out for my arrest and this was all a SCAM!!!!!!!!!! They explained that they would never call to tell me that a warrant is being issued out, they would just issue the warrant and pick me up.
Everything about this whole ordeal was sketchy from the fake phone numbers and Advanced Cash company to the way the people spoke and the little information they were able to provide. I was so frustrated but still scared. I'm so glad God worked everything out and revealed the TRUTH!
PLEASE DON'T FALL FOR THIS SCAM. THIS TOOK UP 2 HOURS OF MY TIME AND I COULD HAVE BEEN CREATING SOMETHING GREAT! TRUST YOUR GUT IF IT FEELS LIKE A SCAM. IT IS A SCAM. THE HOLY SPIRIT TOLD ME SO AND I STILL PANICKED.... I WILL LISTEN TO IT NEXT TIME.
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