877-281-2220 and/or 800-871-7730

I filed a written complaint today with the FL AG and with the FTC. These people need to be shut down ASAP!

Now, if only everybody would do that...also everyone please fill out a magazine subscription form addressed to Bass's PO box.

Way to go McDaniel......I agree. These idiots need to be shut down.......

Fill out as many magazine subscription forms that you can. Address each one to Bass's PO box. Lets fill that box up.

LOL

I am holding for the Attorney General of Florida to see if there has been any action taken for Bass and Associates. I received a call 3/14/07 regarding a billed I owed and I was just looking for their number in google and this website came up. God don't like ugly and I'm going to get my answer today.

Please let us know what you find out.....

We will get those donkey holes sooner or later.

lol donkey holes :)

Those donkey holes called my job today and left a message on the Voice mail...Rebecca Free with Division 433 wants me or my legal counsel to call her back immediately....I bet she'd poop her pants if I actually had my lawyer call her back....

LOL good one! :) I just LOVE Bass and Assoc

Has anybody on this forum had trouble with United Pay Service? They are just as bad as Bass & Associates. This man from United Pay Service would not even give me one hour to pay $700.00 he wanted me to pay right then. I told him I didn't have $700.00 and he said well go borrow money from somebody, because if you don't pay us we will have you processed. How did he expect me to borrow money from somebody when he would not even give me one hour. These people are stupid.

Hi, my names Matt and they also called me today, something about federal funds over stae lines and fleeing the FBI. At first I freaked out , she said she needed to know my whereabouts. So I decised to look up the number on Yahoo and here I am. Im glad I found you guys before I paid them. She said I owed 1400 on 2 loans for 300 (which I only had one anyway!)This was also the so called settlement amount. If she calls back after her "disposition", I'll be telling her where to go. Thanks again everyone!

I have all information on Bass and Associates. Do not pay them a dime. They are crooks and using illegal tactics to rob you of your money.

Have you made your daily call to them today?

Not today, but I am leaving to Seattle tommorow, for a wekk, I can call them from there.

week, I meant.

Hey, you guys are a life saver! I got contacted by these people too, doing things as outlined in all of these posts. Thanks for the info. What a terrible terrible company this is.

EdnaG

By the way, the names of the individual I have heard from are Hayley Nickelberry and Andre Wright. I have also heard from that "Herman" guy using the word "Officer." How awful.

Edna G

I did by the way, file the on-line complaint with the Florida Attorney General. I sure hope they're still in Florida, but it sounds like we're all mad enough of them to track them down anywhere they go eh?

: )

Edna G

Edna- way to go on filing the complaint. These idiots need to be shut down!

They are still in Florida. Trust me, they can not relocate right now without the AG noticing.

love bass and associates

I just received a call from this same number; caller claimed to be "A W Grim" and stated I or my "legal representation" needed to contact him back at his extension.. 325 anyone else hear of this one or have any suggestions?

scare tactic used by Bass and Associates..when you do call them back they are going to tell you to wire them money within a couple of hours or you will go to jail...Call their bluff...its a lie

Thank you Leah. I just tried calling him back and left a message. It's funny; it even gives a prompt of "to speak with a manager" but rings to his same desk; lol

No problem...when I finally did call them back the girl wanted me to wire her a crazy amount of money in one hour or I was going to jail..I told her that I call her bluff and she got all flabbergasted and hung up on me...Haven't heard from em since...Well I did get a letter a couple of days after that but I never responded to that.

I ashamedly so, sent a payment into United pay services after "Daniel" made a threat on my family. (I wish I had that recorded) I have kept several other messages that he and fellow associate "Trevor" have left on my phone. These people really make me sick...

Yes they are quit nasty...My lawyer told me not to even bother taking their calls...I am in the process of fighting back with these people and I plan to win! They have taken enough of my money!

I do have several loans that I need to pay; but how do we go about finding out who is legit and who isn't? the line between them is VERY blurred.

Thanks for all your encouragement and advice!

Well what state are you in? Are these Internet loans? How much have you borrowed with each one and how much have you paid on each one? Answer these and we can help ya out

Send these crooks a cease and desist letter, coupled with a debt validation letter. That will put the power in your hands. I have some sample letters on my site.

Everyone needs to know that you do not pay money without the collection company first validating the debt. This means, if someone calls you, makes threats, you are being violated per law. You should always send them a letter of validation, via certified mail. If you send them one, and you never recieve a response, you will know that they are crooks.

has anyone heard of a John Strictland from this number 877-281-2220 - ext. 310. I just received two phone calls from this man but the number came up on my caller id as 000 000 0000. He said that he needed to hear from the attorney representing me. Is this how they start off their harrassment by saying they need to hear from your attorney representing you?

I got a call monday from the number 1-877-403-0003 saying I needed to call him or have my attorney contact him. Investigator Alex Divine.....He asked me if I had ever been arrested or on probation....then said I was going to be Processed for fraud at 1:00 pm....

Yes it is! You can either call them back or wait for them to call you but DO NOT BUY INTO THEIR THREATS...You are not going to Jail and if they tell you they are downloading you to your county..Tell them that if they are sending info about you to someone its called uploading...

Hi. I googled the 800 number that was given me from Mark W. Watson and Associates and it brought me to this sight. He said I had a case against me for tampering with federal funds. Unfortunately, I do admit that I did use a payday loan agency but paid back MORE than I should have. Is this legit or a scam? The prior office used Jackson and Phillips. This is very discouraging and ridiculous. After reading some of the replies posted; it is a sad situation because we are just good hard working people.This guy has called me 4 times already leaving messages to call IMMEDIATELY! What should I do?
thanks.

When they call you; the 000-000-0000 displays on the screen and when they call my cell it rings differently than my "set" ring. Guess I will sit back and wait. Thanks for all the input.

These People are something. They called myself today on the phone. While talking to one Regina Payton, she stated the she was with payton and hallburg. and said that if I didnt cone up with $800.00 bucks in the next hour i would be picked up for wire fraud, and a long list of other things. While talking to her, I went looking on the internet and couldn't find anyting. So I searched the phone number that she gave me and it sent me here. After looking at the information that she gave me. And looking at the the posts on this site I find that this is the same company. So Keep up the good work

Macdaddy,
I sure hope you are not lumping that collection agency with this board as being one and the same because that is dead wrong!

They called me today, about a half hour ago...Threats and more threats...

hey im so glad i found you anthnoy i too am being curretly contacted by a kelly young from BASS & ASSOCIATES 877-281-2220 ext 318 they were leaving messages onmy answering machine in refence to some pay day loans that i had taken out and fell behind on i called them and tried to make arrangements to setle the dept but she was telling me that because i took out 4 PDLs very close in date that i was a
mulitiple violater and that unless i came up with 2,388.40 that same day i was going to jail for check fraud and internet fraud across state lines i was so scared i was crying and i told her i took the loans
2pay my rent and my sons daycare and that i didnt want to go to jail and then she said that i better send them atleast 11,000 because my son really needs me what's up with that?)

They are just trying to scare you to get their money!@You are not going to jail, you did not commit check fraud or internet fraud and as a matter of fact by them telling you this they are the ones commiting fraud...You need to file a complaint with the FL AG on this company as they are being investigated by numerous government agencies! Do not send them any money because chances are, the people they claim they are collecting for will never get it and in a few months someone else from a different company will be calling you on the same debt. YOU WILL NOT GO TO JAIL!

I am so glad each time I see someone coming to this site, rather than wasting money with Bass and Associates. Everyone who comes here needs to inform all of your friends and family about Bass and Associates. Don't let anyone else fall for their illegal threats.

I received a call today from a woman named Regina Payton. She said she worked for "Payton and Hallberg" and gave me the following #: 877-281-2220. She didn't ask me for money to pay down the pdl debt I have... in fact she said the loan companies aren't interested in even retrieving the money at this time but to "punish me" for what I've done. She threatened me with "misappropriation of funds" and "bank fraud"... She wanted me to hire an attorney to call her back and talk with her about the case number she gave me. Now... I know I defaulted on a few loans and have been making payments to these companies... so I don't know what to do. Can I expect a sheriff at my workplace tomorrow to arrest me? Someone please help.

Follow up... I called back the number to find out what company she was collecting for and she told me us national bank. I don't recall having a loan with this company, but it's probably a parent group... but then the witch hung up on me!!! She really stressed me out. I feel better after reading these posts, but want to deal directly with the loan companies to rectify my debt situation... I'm afraid to send money to this company since it doesn't sound like it will go to the right place. But they aren't even asking for money (yet)... they want to put me in jail I guess.

Do not send them money. It will not go towards a debt. This company is using illegal tactics. Send them a Letter of Validation. Be sure that you send it certified. Don't let them bully you, that is their only leverage, hoping you don't know your rights.

The threats that they are using are against the law. No one gets arrested for a defaulted loan, especially a payday loan. Also, see if they are even licensed to operate in your state.

What is a validation letter? I send it to them? Can you repost the address to Bass and Associates? Thanks for all you help.

Pleas go to my site: http://anthonylemons.blogspot.com Go to the bottom story about "these thieving companies". The address is on Arlington Expressway. Anyway, a sample letter of validation is on the sidebar on my site. You send it to them, certified mail to prove that they got it.