Bass and Dumb*** 877-281-2224

Don't avoid the phone calls because they may try to get a false judgment against you. They will prove the judge that you had a debt and you were trying to avoid it. If you don't pay them attention (that is also one of their scare tactic) they will prove in front of the judge and make you pay on it legally. I say, you must use your legal rights and send the debt validation to their mailing address. Doing this, you will have proof of your part of the actions.

I'm not avoiding these people. I'm just advised by my attorney not to play a part in any of their games. These are internet pdls and they are not licensed in my state to do business so I seriously doubt I will end up in front of a judge.

Ok, you have a base there. Any collection agency must be licensed in the borrowers' state before doing collections. It doesn't harm sending a debt validation letter even if they are not licensed. In fact, that will add one more point to your strong case against Bass & Associates. Talk to your attorney, he'll recommend the same.

Brownsugar, these guys are under investigation, I doubt they are going to walk into any courtroom, and I highly doubt they are licensed to collect in OH. Check for their license, and file a complaint with the OH AG. You know what your doing! :D

The funny thing about this phone call from Bass&Associates was that the man started threatening me and never even gave me the name of the pdl lenders or an amount. I guess he just thought I would be scared.

Bass & Associates, Bass Enterprise and Bass Prelitigations...these are all the names I was given by three different people all with the same phone number. One person even called and said Interstate Wire Compliance and it was the same person who had called me a few days earlier with the same phone number telling me Bass & Associates. I hope they get shut down real soon, so they can stop harrassing people and making all these false threats.

Ok guys they called me today this morning and when he told me that he was going to take me to court I told him that he had no clue who he was talking to and that he can not threaten to do anything to me because that is against the Fair Debt Collection Act. I told him he needed to get his info together before talking to me and hung up. I then called back and spoke to his manager David and he said that if I took him to the FTC, Attorney General and the BBB like I told hime I would he said he would sue me for slander. I tell you what Bass and Associates you have messed with the wrong person I know all too much about unfair debt collections and I am not scared to go to court and settle anything. Get this they don't even have our correct address.

oh yeah get this i called him again to tell him that his address was a UPS store address and he had the nerve to say if I didn't stop calling he would sue me for harrassment. Hows it feel Bass to have someone harrass you like you harrass us.

I went through the same thing. But now i'm in debt more than i started out. my loan was for $250 & $300.00. I paid $200.00 and the keep trying to take money out of my bank account and now it's up to $1200 in overdrafts or nsf. then they called and said i was going to jail, the funny thing is, the person i was speaking said the people i borrowed the money from where like loan sharks and they wanted their money. no matter what. i just don't answer any more they want me to pay $1000. more plus what i owe my bank because of them. my advise don't get any kind of internet loans i wish someone would shut them all down. because they really are abunch of loan sharks.

Have you talked to your bank about trying to block the debit from this company. You should also send a letter to the loan company saying you revoke their authorization to make any more debits from your account. I would also show a copy of the letter to your bank.

HOW DO I FIND OUT IF THEY ARE LICENSED IN ILLINOI?

Are you referring to Bass & Associates, the way this company operates I dont' think they are licesned in any state.

Maybe if they get a taste of their own medicine, they will back off..

I am just going through the same thing.. I had to close my bank account to stop them from taking out money of my account. I took two loans out for $250, and have paid them over $850 EACH! They kept saying I was just paying financing fee's. I had enough of it, so I just closed the account. Now I am getting calls from them. What should my next step be.. contact an attorney?

The next step would be to file a complaint with the FL AG office and let them handle it from there.

Has anyone ever had these threats about downloading affidavits for fraud etc., I had the same calls from Sonny yesterday, I had paid them 2 payments, on the second payment i told him i wanted something in writing he said ok, it never came so i never sent anymore moeny thru of course moneygram. Yesterday he sais he didnt say that to me and he would be downloading the affidavits yesterday. Since then I have filed a complaint with the Florida Attorney General, does anyone know how long it takes to get a repsonse from them.

Yea, I think everyone that has dealt with them has heard these threats. They are just blowing hot air..I think instead of downloading affadavits, they should be downloading GED's.....LOL......

After reading these posts in regards to Bass, I think when they start their speel about downloading affidavids, people should try this trick and it actually worked for me with a few of the collection agencies that were harassing us. Once they got done with their threats, I told them that all our phone calls were being recorded through the sheriffs department. I also have told them, great download them and I will have my bags packed and waiting for the cops to arrest me. I need a vacation. That makes them hang up quick.

Thanks for the input. So i assume the calls and threats will not stop

If they smell fear, they will keep coming strong. But if you let them know you know your rights, they tend to back down. Have you tried sending them a cease communications letter? Once they receive it and they continue calling, they are in violation of the fdcpa.

Tell them the scarecrow from OZ called, said "Hurry up and get to OZ, the brains are in!" If these people only had a brain. Bass and Dumb *** is such an appropriate title.

The title sure does fit them perfectly.

Tammy I loved the title also. LOL KYSIDE38