Victims of Bass & Assoc. Please contribute

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I have received messages from Rebecca Free and a John Strickland, both claiming to be with the federal government on internet bankfraud charges and misappropriation of funds....

I can't remember specific names, but I received a phone call (this is all last year) on my personal cell phone & on my work cell phone from a lady saying she was calling regarding a serious legal matter, and that either myself or my attorney needs to call them back. I called back, and she informed me that they were in the process of downloading my information to the county courts and that I was being charged with wire fraud, internet fraud, interstate banking violations, and using my employers comuter and my work email address to commit fraud. Since I work at a bank, I freaked. SHe told me that unless I send them $600 plus dollars (my original loan was only $200) by 3pm, they would be sending the police over with a warrent for my arrest. I was so scared, in tears, that I called my mother and borrowed the money from her. I sent them the money by moneygram. A few days later, I received a call from a man saying basically the same thing. Again, my mom bailed me out. That guy was much easier to work with and I got him down to around $400 for a $200 loan. Keep in mind, I only had 2 internet payday loans. So, those 2 payments took care of both of them. A few weeks went by, and the same man called me again and said that I owe them an additional $400 for another IPDL. I called him on it, and they never tried to get money from me again. The main thing I remember and that really gets me pissed is all of the stress they caused me, and that now I owe my mother for bailing me out of something that I thought was true and serious enough for me to beg her for money. And that these bottom feeders will do this over and over again, intimidating people and lying, then turn around and tell the AG that they don't do that. I hope this helps.

I have read in other forums that this company also goes by Jackson Phillips and Associates. I have had dealing with Jackson Phillips. If you do a search on this site of Bass and Associates, I believe you can find the contact information.

daisy I have contact and licensing info. directly from state of Florida. This company tends to change its name from phonecall to phonecall. Looking for links to tie everything together.

I had a payday loan for 200.00. A year and half passed and I was contacted by a woman named susan kowloski, saying she was a mitigator for some company named state pre-dispostion services. I started asking her questions and all she had for verification on the loan was my social. she then gave the phone over to a guy that basically went off on me tell me i owe money, bankfraud, i signed a contract and there filling papers to the state and this is federal and so on. I was nervious. They said if i paid 499.80 they would settle this and file a stop action form. The company that had the payday loan was FCN group out of sc or nc. I think. I told them to send me the information in the mail and i would pay once i got it in writing. He said they already sent that info to me. Never got it. After i told him what i thought of the situation he hung up and said he give me an hour to call back or they were filing with the state. I told him i dont have that kind of money sitting around. Hello, i got a payday loan meaning i didnt really have the money. I want to pay the debt if the company is legit. Can someone give me feedback

here is a question.. is Bass the same as Jackson Phillips?

Hey Cajun, the whole "give me money by this time or I'll file (insert criminal charges here) against you" isn't that extortion/blackmail?

lorim Bass and Jackson Phillips are owned by same people.

Jcemt Yes it is extortion and this firm is under Florida AG investigation presently. Everyone please remember they cannot file criminal charges against you so that line is total BS!