Bass & Associates has a new place of business!

How nice, Frank finally made an honest woman out of Evelyn. Probably be easier for her to get on the visitation list next time he gets locked up.

It's about an hour commute from their old place . . . wonder if they've moved their little Bass-lets out to the suburbs or if their commuting.

Looks like Florida is already onto them, cajun.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120107/met_221875639.shtml

:lol: :lol: @ Bass! They are digging a mighty big grave!!

I'm feeling guilty for not giving Evelyn enough credit. I'm always picking on her husband for his criminal record and never mention her 2004 conviction for passing a bad check.

LMAO, she should be arrested for "42nd degree check fraud, conspiracy, and money laundering" see, I can name a bunch of trumped up false charges too.

The Jacksons are way too stupid to think that they could just move a short distance across the state line and all wouuld be okay. What sort of accounts are they trying to collect? A creditor can be sued if it knowingly uses a collector who breaks the law.

The handful of posts from people they have contacted on this name all indicate affiliates of Bahamas Marketing Group. (Platinum B, SSM, etc.) So either Tucker is sending them over the Jackson after he buys the debts back off these companies or he's still re-selling the debts to Westbury, who've been using Bass for years.

That was an interesting article in the Jacksonville paper. I'd like to read Bass' motion for dismissal. I'm sure it would be a really entertaining work of fiction. The next round of the trial, in January is when they'll get the axe. They know they are going to lose, or they would not have tried to flee prosecution.

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I always like it when they call and pretend to be FBI Agents. Reminds me of when the kids on South Park play "Little Crimestoppers."

Oh wow...that is priceless.

I'd like to have something like that on tape.

Bass.......

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of sons-of-bitches!

Thank you, I try.
:D

I really roared when I read the newspaper article! I think the statement about the woman talking into the radio was about the funniest thing I've read in a long time! If I had been the person she was doing that to, I would have asked her if that was a Sirius radio. If so, she's probably the only one listening to it.

FreakyFiday mentioned a South Park episiode. Was it the one where Cartman was dressed as a cop yelling "You will respect my Authority!"? That one was a hoot!

I live in Jacsonville, so I'll definitely be on the lookout for any more news about this.

I wonder why the local TV news has not picked up on this. They've done pieces before about shady CA's and people knowing their rights under the fdcpa. I think one station even did a story once about a CA that reported a woman as deceased. They advised the reporter it wasn't their job to verify whether the woman was actually deceased or not. I'm still not clear on that one, yet; I would have thought they would have requested a copy of a death certificate.

Oh this little item definately did give me a chuckle--how fitting for the Christmas season, yes?? And will Santa be giving the Jacksons a big lump of coal in their stocking? I guess since they definately weren't on his nice list, they must be on the naughty list!

Actually they are on the SH** list! :lol:

I was thinking of the episode where Cartman and the boys are playing cop and another group of kids comes in playing FBI and takes over their case. But the one you described fits even better. It's perfect! I can just imagine the conversation:

Basshole: This is Agent Orange of the FBI. I'm investigating the theft of $200 from the poor folks at Platinum B. If you don't pay them by three o'clock I'm coming to arrest you, your boss, your dog and anyone else I can think of.

Victim: B-b-but I alrady paid them over $1000 on that loan . . .

Basshole: Shut up. YOU WILL RESPECT MY AUTHORITAY!!!

Or you could say: "Mah name is BUFORD T. JUSTICE!!! If you don't pony up with the $15,000 you owe on this $300 loan by 2:41 pm today, 10 Georgia state troopers will bring your sorry ass across the state lines to face Jus-TICE!!!!!!"

Bass-Hole!!!

Funny!

Or it could be like on Beavis and Butthead.....I am Butt-hole-e-o! I need your money for my bung-hole! Are you threatening me?!

What should you do if you were contacted by this compnay but don't live in FL? SHould I contact the FL AG and let them know?

Yep that is your first step if contacted after hanging up and ignoring there phone calls.

Some people have nerves.

I would think you would want to contact your state's Attorney General's Office, not the Florida Attorney General's Office? Unless, of course, you happen to live in Florida. I would think your's state's AG's office should be they one to handle any complaints regardless of where the CA is located.

Am I confused?

Of course the Federal Trade Commission is going to be across the board, regardless of what state you or the CA is located. Don't forget to file complaints with them too.

I gave the Florida AG advice because he has a open case against them and desires contact from anyone who has been contacted by these dirt bags.

I see. Thanks for clearing it up for me. I thought I may have been a little confused.

I guess it wouldn't hurt if they filed complaints with their state's AG's office too, though? As well as the Florida AG's office?

The more the merrier!

Yep I would normally say both ag's, dept of financial or collection regulation,bbb,and ftc.

I received a call at work, which they actually called a co-worker of mine. They would not tell me who they were at first, but she told me she was sending my case to the authorities for "Stealing" money across federal state lines. She then told me I had a $390.00 loan that I needed to pay and I had 4 hours to deposit money into their Bank of America account. She asked me if I was on probation or parole and that she needed all of this information to show that I wanted to pay off this one loan. She said she would have to talk to people and they didn't care if I paid, they didn't want the money but they wanted to see me go to jail for breaking the law. I got a little freaked out, but I have a pre-paid attorney so I contact them. This lady told me to call someone who loves me and have them pay. I told her nobody loves me that much. She wanted $1000.00 today.
While waiting for my attorney to call back, I had my husband call and act like he was a friend who was going to help. When he asked for their Idaho Collection Liscense number they said they were a litigation firm, he asked for their Law Licsense and she didn't respond. This lady hung up on me twice. They told my husband that I had 2 $600.00 loans and that they were from 2006. I hadn't taken one since 2005. I called her back and she said that I had to send proof of legal representation within 2 hours.
After a couple more phone calls with the attorney and a couple more phone calls between my husband and "Tracie" we found all of the information on this website. They faxed a letter stating they needed $1000.00 and they addressed the letter to with my name but the greeting had someone elses name on it.
This lady told me to leave work so I wouldn't be embarrassed when they came to arrest me.
Finally she called my husband again and he told her that we knew her company was being investigated and that he thinks she is working out of her house. Now up until this point she hung up on me twice and was sweet as pie to my husband. She freaked out on him and screamed "Fine don't pay it then". She called me twice again before he talked to her, and now the phone calls have stopped.
Also, she disclosed all the "information" on these debts to my husband, and he didn't even tell her who he was. She even referred to him by a different name than what he gave her. She gave dates and amounts, even though different than what she gave me.
Fight back. Don't buy into this stuff!

Wow, more of their BS in breaking the law.
Lets count the fdcpa violations:
1. Implying that you have committed a crime.
2. Threatening you with arrest.
3. Use of abusive language
4. Third party disclosure
I bet they didn't even provide the mini miranda, probably also had some meaningful disclosure problems in there as well.

File suit against them as well as contacting their state Attorney General's office as well as the FTC. They are already looking at a shutdown in FL because of these same actions. Time for them to get it again in GA I guess. :lol:

Tell them you have an attorney. Then all calls must be directed to him or her. Explore the possibility of suing them with your attorney as well.