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Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:32 pm Subject: United Processing and Arrowhead

I received a call from:
United Processing
(305)433-8364 101 Century 21 Drive Suite 107 Jacksonville, Fl 32216
on Saturday stating that I would be arrested on Monday, July 23rd, that I owed $8000, they were going to fax their complaints to my manager, and that I would not be able to work for 3 years. I spoke to an “attorney,” BAR # 1379 James Brown, on an additional call at this number, who stated they represented Arrowhead. This was in reference to a $200.00 PDL from:
Arrowhead 4150 W. Peoria Avenue #222Phoenix, AZ 85029 602-993-1600 Fax Number: 602-993-1401 Additional phone number (602) 993-1401.
I faxed Arrowhead a complaint and received a call back from them stating "my loan was paid off, United Processing is a scam company." Yeah, right! I filed complaints with the FTC, BBB, and the FL and CA AG's office online. I urge anyone who has dealt with both these dirtbags to do the same. For good measure, because the people I talked with at United Processing have such broken English, I am contacting the INS in Jacksonville:
Jacksonville Sub Office
4121 Southpoint Boulevard
Jacksonville, FL 32216

Interstate fraud and extortion will get them shipped back.....

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:39 pm Subject:

You named two companies that are acting illegally. First of all, neither are licensed to operate in any state except Florida. The Attorney General's Office of Florida are well aware of these crooks. There are no attorneys, these are crooks lying again to scare you. Please fo to the Florida AG website and fill out an online complaint, and they will send you a packet to fill out about these companies. Arrowhead and United Processing are criminals and you can tell them that if they contact you again. Be sure to file a complaint right after you read this.

Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:45 pm Subject:

AnthonyLemons,

That is such good advise, so good to have you here. Another soldier in shineing armour. We will all benefit from you and I hope you from everyone here.

thanks

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:03 pm Subject:

To date: I have filed complaints with the CA Attorney General, Fl Attorney General, Better Business Bureau, and Federal Trade Commision. I have also given the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Jacksonville information regarding United Processing's criminal activity : interstate fraud, wire fraud, and harrassment. These people need to be shipped out of our country! Twisted Evil

Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 11:48 pm Subject:

Keep it up. One by one these crooks are facing the music.

Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:14 am Subject:

virtualrn, I believe you can also file a complaint with the FL bar association for that guy impersonating a lawyer. Might be something you want to check out. You can also check out Cajunbulldog's page, he's the one who gave me links to places in FL when I got a call from that United Processing place about a month ago.

Guest · Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:13 pm Subject:

arent Arrowhead the same as ExpresCash who is the same as PD6 Ventures who is the same as Westbury Ventures?
and who says they are from Duvall County with allegations and counts and are going to file with your state (the one you live in?)

blubug · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:59 am Subject: United Processing

United processing (Ben Marshall) called me today about a check advance loan with Check Cash Usa, He also called most of my references and told them that I would be arrested for a loan that is due in the amount of $230.00. A lady by the name of Page Williams called the rest of my references. When I finally got in touch with him, he told me he never told anyone that. I told him that I didn't have the money and he said he would see if I could send a portion. He was very rude and nasty and so was the so called "lawyer" whom returned to the telephone. He told me that I had to pay it all that this was a payment plan center and that they were just calling because I do not have any warrants and they were trying to help me out. He said I had two hours to send money western union or money gram and that was that, he told me to borrow from a close loved one and hung up! He had my mother all of my friends that he contacted very upset!

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 12:07 pm Subject:

That is ridiculous! These places need to be shut down!

You cannot be arrested for defaulting on a payday loan. I would not pay these crooks another cent. I seriously doubt it was a real lawyer that called you. He could get disbarred for that crap!

You need to file complaints against this company. You also need to tell them to stick their threats up their a**!

Francine · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:28 am Subject: United Processing

A Brian Mercer from United Processing contacted my immediate supervisor on 8/20/07 and told her that I needed to cal him back immediately because I was going to be arrested for writing a bad check. I immediately called him back and told him he had no right divulging such information. He then told me he was going to give me a chance, but since I yelled at him he would not and to be prepared to go to jail because the Ventura County Sheriff's Dept. would be sending someone out to my place of employment within the next hour. When I returned to my office, my immediate supervisor told me Mr. Mercer had just called her again and told her she had better find someone to cover my shift because they were coming for me. I called United Processing back again and spoke to a "Kimberly Jones". She told me that the only thing I could do was to go to WalMart and send the payment via moneygram. She instructed me to then contact her immediately with the control no. and that they would fax me a release of liablity. She further stated that I needed to carry this release with me at all time for the next 30 days in order to protect myself. Like a fool, I went to WalMart and did as instructed. I then received a call on my cell phone from my son, who is a minor, and he was extremely upset. He told me that a Brian Mercer had called my home and when he told him I was not there, Mr. Mercer told my son to tell me that I needed my attorney to contact him immediately because I was going to jail. He also told him that I was supposed to be in court and that they would find me. I AM FURIOUS!!!!! I only wish I had invested this company and found this website before I gave these thieves my money. I contacted and filed a complaint with the FTC, Florida Attorney General's Office, and the BBB. This company has only been in business since May 2006 and already have 12 complaints and an unsatisfactory rating with the BBB. Also, the President of this company is Lisa Waters, and from what I've read, she is an unlicensed attorney currently under investigation by the Florida State Bar. DO NOT SEND THIS COMPANY ANY MONEY WHATSOEVER! When I contacted the FTC, they instructed me to immediately contact moneygram to see if I could halt the payment. Unfortunately, the money is sent express directly into their account. This company needs to be exposed and the public needs to be made aware of their illegal practices. I would like to see the media do some type of investigative report on them. Because of them, I now have a son at home who is afraid that his mom is going to jail! I will not rest until this company is prosecuted and shut down!

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 9:37 am Subject:

Francine
i an so sorry that you had to go thru this. I can not believe how low these people stoop. I hope you did not give them a lot of money. Plase explain to your child that nothing will happen to you. These people can not touch you in any way, and again I am sorry that they scared you

Francine · Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 12:44 pm Subject: United Processing

I wanted to add that when I asked "Kimberly Jones" if United Processing was a debt collector, she said no, we are legal investigators. When I looked up United Processing on the internet, the only company I could find that are invesigators is in Chicago. I contacted this company and asked if they also had an office in Jacksonville Florida. I spoke to a very nice lady who told me that their company did not have an office in Florida and that they were in no way affiliated. She also told me that their company receives calls on a regular basis asking the same question, and that the person calling always has the same complaint about being threatened with arrest, etc. etc. She also told me that one of their investigators did some research on the United Processsing company in Florida and found that they have numerous complaints filed against them with the BBB. There is another debt collection company in Jacksonville called Bass Enterprises that has just had a lawsuit filed against them by the Florida Attorney General's Office for the same types of illegal debt collection practices that United Processing has been doing. I pray that United Processing will soon be in the same shoes!

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 1:05 pm Subject:

Francine
Again I am sorry that this happened to you. Please be careful and dont let this happen again. Follow all the advice that you have gotten here and things will be alright.

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:52 pm Subject:

It is illegal to misrepresent the nature of their business. They must divulge who they are and what their intentions are. Any deviation from the truth is illegal. File those complaints ASAP.

Guest · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 11:22 am Subject:

I just got a call from United. Thanks to the power of the net I was able to pull up this thread and others like it and talk the weasel down to size. I hope he does not call my employer, but if he does - he'll get it.

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