Bass & Associates 866-900-7694 Bank Fraud

I have had similiar calls from Bass & Associates. I admit I owe a debt and I intend to pay it off. However, their collection tactics are illegal. I've done my research. Don't let them scare you into thinking they can put you in jail because they can't.

When their DBA called me at the end of December, they used a name of a bank as well. It was United Federal but I have it written down somewhere. It was a bank that I never heard of. I had forgotten that point.

Today, I recieved a call from a guy by the name of John Strickland from Bass & Associates Division 310. In which they tried to tell me that I committed bank fraud. I know I haven't. If so why haven't my bank notified me. I haven't recieved anything from them stating otherwise. I just got off the phone with my bank and no such thing has been spoke of.. Matter of fact they didn't know what the hell I was talking about. I agree at how unprofessional they are. They CANNOT call and harrass you at your workplace or anywhere. IT'S THE LAW. While they are trying to scare you let them know that. For those who want a copy of the legal paperwork reply back, I'd be glad to post it.. I sent this to them and they stop calling and harrassing me.

John Strickland called me yesterday as well....I ignored him

"Mitigator" LMAO! How funny is that, if they are going to play the role of a legal entity they had better brush up on the correct words. You should've corrected her and said "Don't you mean Litigator" Bass and Dumbasses at work again, this is just comical. Would make a great sitcom.

Anyone getting a call from these crooks, need to immediately report them.

Same thing happened to me yesterday. Thank GOD for this forum...and I am not religious. Paul Epstein called me and I believed him in the beginning until I started doing some research. I called him back to let him know that I would be contacting my attorney and he will be contacting them. I also wanted debt validation. He got really huffy with me and then told me I needed to seek counselling. What a freak!

You need to seek counseling? LMAO! He needs to seek conseling, but there is no hope for somebody with an anti-social personality! LOL. He is pissed because you busted him out. And that is the best he could do? You need counseling? LOL

Yeah, it almost floored me when he said that...but it also clued me into how they are not a good standing company. Initially they come across as frightening but willing to help...then when I asked if I could pay half was when he became a complete d*ck. Its funny though..I work in a family business and he called at work and spoke with my father and my father pretty much told him to f' off when he said he would be dragging our companies name into the ground. I sent out my debt validation letter thanks to you guys and also notified the FL AG and Arizonas AG. Its really amazing.
He said he was going to call back the next day though we haven't heard from them since.

This company isn't located in AZ, there is a legitimate business in AZ that goes by the same name, so the complaint filed with AZ's AG office is going to go after a legitimate company that isn't bothering you. The Bass and Associates in AZ is in no way connected to the collectors operating in FL.

They said YOU needed counseling?????? What a complete, total **hole!!!!!! I would've said, "No, I don't need counseling, but I think YOU need a good lawyer!!"

Well, this is a new line LOL! They are really getting desparate to get people to pay. Get those complaints in

Geez,
What's the next thing they're going to do--hire Dr. Phil?? Really...

Maybe somebody should contact Dr. Phil and get these workers on his show, maybe he can link them to an anger management program and a program for habitual liars.

No...I made sure that I was targeting Bass and Associates in Jacksonville. I was well aware that there was a legitimate company out here in Tucson. I was clearly notifying Arizona of the company in Florida. Still no word from Bass again...

These people from Bass and Associates called my job today saying that I was guilty of internet fraud and check kiting for a loan that I had with Arrowhead Investments and that I was going to jail. I either had to pay up front on the phone via credit card of moneygram. Julie kept saying that the company didn't want to help me out but she was doing it out of the kindness of her heart! Yeah right!!!! I found a number for Arrowhead on this site and called them. They said that I needed to call Icollect. Called them and recording said to call the collection agency that was handling my account. I also contacted the Dept of Financial Institutions for my state and found out that they aren't regulated in the state of Indiana to do payday loan and that if they take me to court they would only get $260 max for what I owe them. Believe me when I say that I have paid 2x that much. Once I called back and spoke with Julie, she became down right hateful!!! She said that she iddn't care one way or the other if I paid the loan and she hoped that I didn't so that I would get in trouble. I explained to her just exactly how much I paid and what the amount should be if owed anything at all. $290 for a $200 loan. That includes the $30 NSF fee they charged me after I closed the account. I was hit with $76 worth of NSF from my bank too because they kept running the ACH. I have paid them $420. I asked them for a debt validation letter and Julie said that they would fax me one! I then asked her to give me the total amount that I had paid them up until now...she said that she didn't have access to that information and that I would need to contact my bank. I told her that if she got the loan from Arrowhead then she should have all the other paperwork as well. She then said that she represents US National Bank and they didn't give her that information!!! They still have the nerve to say that I owe them $541.50. I was going to pay it, but then I remembered this site. Thank goodness for you people. My cousin who happens to be an attorney contacted them and they kept saying they wanted her bar number. She told them that she wasn't giving them anything until I received a debt validation letter. They kept hanging up on her. They said that they weren't even allowed to talk to attorney's. Why would they ask for one then???!!! Then they said that they didn't believe that she was an attorney!!! She asked them why was I told that I was going to be arrested and he told her "Don't call up here with that crap because no one said anything about her being arrested." She asked him if the phone calls were recorded and he replied yes. She asked him to go back and listen to the call, he told her to go and get a subpoena! She asked if she needed a subpoena for him to go back and listen to the call, he wouldn't answer her. He just kept overtalking her just like the reps before him. She told them not to contact me at work anymore and that they were really violating fdcpa regulations. Mr. Jacobs kept saying telling her not to quote laws to him that she knows nothing about. So to Jessica Whitt, Julie Flynn, Julia Garrison, Betsy Smith, and Mr. Jacobs...I'd hate to be you guys right now!!!! This is the money gram info they gave me....receive code:5119...company code:Bass...City: Jacksonville/JAX...State:FL...Attn: Alexander...the acct# is 44+your case# they gave you. Hope this helps out. I will be contacting my AG tomorrow