Bass & Associates 866-900-7694 Bank Fraud

Once again someone has called my office telling me they will garnish my wages. I am payroll here and I knowfor a fact they cannot garnish wages in any way. I told her not to call my office again as I stated before and she stated to me "I don't care, I'm fittin to call you right back". I told her if she calls again I will be filing a harrassment chage against her and she told me I was being rude and that she was going to hang up and call back. How can I stop them from calling my place of employment?

Send them a letter asking them to stop calling you at work. I am also currently dealing with them. My boss is understanding as he knows the situation that I am in. He told one that they needed to stop calling because we don't accept personal calls. They can get nasty but stand up to them you have rights to.

Sample debt validation letter. Do not pay a collection agency any money without first sending this letter. If you have any questions, please contact Anthony.

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Make sure to send all corespondence certified, so that you have proof that it was recieved by the crooks, I mean, collection company.

I too received a call from thie lovely company this monring...A Rebecca Free telling me that I had better call her back immediately or my legal counsel should if I was unavailable...I am so glad I found this website...and Anthony..you are such a wonderul source of information!

Leah: I am glad that I can provide useful info. It makes me happy to see people take a stand against these parasites, calling themselves collectors. They are so desperate for filling their pockets, that they resort to illegal threats of arrest and accusations of white collar crimes.

I have been getting multiple phone calls from this Bass & Assoc today regarding to internet payday loans I have that are outstanding. They are very intimidating! They stated that I have to pay them 1200.00 by the next day for restitution. They scared me so much I had to leave work early. I am a single mother of 2 w/out child support. I want to pay these debts back but cannot afford to pay them 1200.00 in one day let alone 2 wks. Are these people legitimate lawyers or is this some type of way to scare people into paying? I am so scared right now that I have no idea what to believe.

Swmfan don't worry. These people are doing to tell you a lot of things to scare you. I was scared to death when I got my first call. First off search and see if the company is legal in your state. Second search on this website about what others have done in your state. If they have threaten you with going to jail you need to file a complaint with the Office of Finanical Institutions in Florida. What they are doing is illegal. Also to read up on them read some posts from Anthony Lemons he knows a lot about them. Just take a deep breath and relax. You will get through this.

They called me today and when I finally spoke to them they threatened me with arrest..I told her I was calling her bluff...She didn't know what to say then...

Everyone who recieves a call from Bass and Associates, report the same thing; that they threaten the consumer with arrest. Please understand that this is illegal for them to do. Next time they call, let them know that you are contacting the Florida Attorney Generals office immediately, since they are under investigation currently. Please look at my site for all info. on these crooks.

Next time they call,record if legal in your state. Send a copy to the florida attorney general with your complaint. Send a letter with copy to the nearest FBI office.Impersonating a police officer is a criminal offense and the FBI and Florida will take a very dim view of that.

Good idea, Cajun, I would love for them to try to defend themselves against impersonating a police officer or lawyer charge.

Hello everyone. I posted back early MArch this year. I guess around the 5th and 6th. My brother had an supposed account with them prior to his passing. Well, since then we(his estate), have filed all the paper work and even had a court order to have them provide proof of the debt and to disclose all the fees and details. Guess what?? No proof ever showed. I even spoke with them about the aspects on the phone. I had to go to Florida on a business trip and explained to the female I spoke to that if they are a legit company they would have no objection to me stopping by there during my trip to pay the bill. I went to the address they have listed and there is NO bass & assoc there. I even asked a local postman if he knew of the company and asked the local post office, no clue. They must not have a business account with the USPS. They called again while i was in FL. I advised i was in town and would love to stop by and pay the bill in cash to them, they were dumbfounded and would only demand that I pay over the phone. The guy threated to download paperwork to have my brother picked up or me since i was "hiding him" I asked what police stations hould I report to for the arrest. The guy hung up!!! The lawyer handling my brothers estate also has made several attempts to work with them and even got a fax number to send all the proper paperwork to and it didnt work, go figure. Thanks to all of you for the information you post here and all the hard work and research that goes into this post. These BAss & Assoc folks are nothing mroe than vultures and beleive that most people are stupid and guliable. If you stand upt o them, they will run like a school yard bully. Good luck to everyone!!!

Thanks so much for posting this info, and let me express my sympathies first for your loss. I am sorry that with everything else I'm sure you've had to deal with, you had these parasites on top of it, which can not have been a pleasant experience.
It would have been funny to ask them how a dead person is downloaded--and if they had picked him up, the funeral expenses would've been on them!
But all joking aside, these people will stop at nothing, short of collecting from the dead and their own mothers!
The other thing is these people have got to be making the calls from somewhere, so they have to have a boiler room setup somewhere and we need to find out where it is. I can't believe they would be calling from their personal phones.

Thank you for your kind words and to everyone else that has expressed them as well. I have been in cotact with a friend that works for a major cell carrier. Thankfully he works for the same carrier that they are contacting. I am working diligently to have them traced back and getting the carrier, ACB, FCC, AG, BBB & any other acronym I can think of. I will keep you guys posted on what the out come is.

I was called by someone named DW GRIFFEY regarding a payday loan that I want to repay to the original creditor, Paragon. And she wanted to know what street my work place was located on so that she could serve me with a summons if I dont pay today. My question is, can they do that? Can they from Florida or wherever they are located send something to my state of california and have someone come into my workplace and serve me with a summons? Please help.

No they cannot. They will tell you anything they want just to scare the heck outta you...Besides if you are served a summons(which you probably wont)it would be at your home address...

Be informed of your legal rights. You have the rights to ask for debt validation when a CA is collecting on your account. Don't give out your personal info to Bass and Associates because they are the ones not to be trusted. They are famous for their illegal collection tactics. They don't have anything on your account. If they do, ask them to send it to you in writing before you decide to pay. They are just making threats thinking that you will get scared and pay them. Instead of dealing with Bass, try to deal with the original lender

at the end of november 2006 i also recived a call from bass and asso. saying that i was going to go to jail in an hour if i didnt wire them 752 . so i cried and cried not knowing what i was going to do . my brother loaned me the money i it to them and they
wew suppose to call me with some kind of number to clear me! i paid it because i work for the state and i couldve lost my job. i want to know more on this pls contact me a email address removed as per forum rules - Mike

sandy miller called again with her threats, i 200 at first and i'm sending 50 biweekly by mail, they sent a letter stating i can pay mail also, but sandy miller say i cant, liar. then gets mad well what u gonna do, i said see u n court and hanged up, what a b####

I wish I would have found this site last night because I got scared and sent them $655 because they had me so scared. They wouldlh't tell me what company it was for and demanded my husbands name and place of employment. Do I have any recourse?

I just left the message above. Am I out the money or will they pay back the payday loan I had outstanding?

You need to file a complaint against them with the Attorney General in Florida. They have violated the fdcpa by threatening you. This company is nothing more than frauds. I think I remember reading something on here that they are being investigated. Bass doesn't want to give any information. They just like to scare people into paying way more than what is owed. Did they demand you wire the money? If so, and they used money gram, you can file a fraud complaint through money gram.

Please share with everyone that you know about these crooks. I am disheartened everytime I read that someone was scared into sending them money.

Judy- You need to file complaints against this company NOW......Judy u should demand your account paid in full....

I was contact by them and the following number showed on work caller ID-1-904-425-3028. Looked it up (basic search only) and it is a non published number. But is a land line and is owned by Florida Digital Network and is located in Jacksonville, FL.

This company is unreal

I am attaching a call that was made to a co worker...you guys will love this. They call the job and ignored the recording calls statement and commit fraud....any one have a clue how i can attach the call file???

It needs to be an MP3 file. Instead of using the quick reply, you would hit the "post reply" button in the lower right. You will see a new field for "add attachment". Use the browse button to find the file and attach.

When u open this u may have to select windows media player to hear the file. it does work, have already tested it and i promise it is virus free ..if it doesnt work i will change the format later tonight...

I wanna hear the message

send me a pm and i can give u my email and i can send u the file....its a short call, but atleast it give a sample of the crap they say

I appreciate everyones support. I looked up both the Florida Attorney General and fraud complaint for money gram but I am not having much luck. If anyone has the numbers and contact persons I would greatly apprecite it. I will continue to look but if I don't have to "reinvent the wheel" that would be great too.
I know it was ridiculous for me to be intimidated by these people but I will not let it go.

Thanks again everyone.
Judy

Here is link for moneygram and reporting fraud

http://www.moneygram.com/ConsumerProtection/index.htm?CC=US&LC=EN

here is there Customer Service number...call and they can help you or atleast let you know what you can do since it was sent thru them

1-800-MONEYGRAM???? (1-800-666-3947)

So funny she was an intern and her head mitagator requested she call me and they have 2 sworn statements headed to my state at 5pm, est....she even called me HUN....i felt so special...LOL or should i consider that sexual harrassment???? hmmmmm???

http://www.debtconsolidationcare.com/collection-agencies/about21487-2.html

Judy review my post on Jackson Phillips here. Since we suspect they are the same company,the advice I gave should be able to help you.

Thank you for the link. I have filed a complaint with the Florida Attorney General's off and also with moneygram. If there is anything else I can do let me know. If anyone needs me to "join their bandwagon" let me know. Now I'm mad.

The best thing that everyone can do, is to file complaints with every regulatory organization that you can find, and also spread the word to everyone that you can. Once the word is out, Bass and ASSociates will be backed into a corner.

Has anyone spoke with a Patty Moore because the same thing happened to me they threatened me with arrest and said that if arrested and since Illinois is a 0 tolerance state my children can be taken from me and myslef and my husband will be thrown in jail since my husband was an accessorie. He just burried his father last week this is the last thing he needs.

Please do not allow yourself to become scared. What you experienced is against the law. You need to file a complaint right now with your attorney general and Florida's AG. You can do it online. They are already investigating this crooked company for the threats that you recieved.

Now they have the United Federal Bank(well some one calling that is representing them). The guy barely speaks english, someone needs to explain to him we are at war with these people and the last thing they should do is call us demanding money...the number that displays when they call is 305-433-8364 but no name and they will not disclose business information....these people stop at nothing...

United Federal Bank? Its a lie....

I have had similiar calls from Bass & Associates. I admit I owe a debt and I intend to pay it off. However, their collection tactics are illegal. I've done my research. Don't let them scare you into thinking they can put you in jail because they can't.

When their DBA called me at the end of December, they used a name of a bank as well. It was United Federal but I have it written down somewhere. It was a bank that I never heard of. I had forgotten that point.

Today, I recieved a call from a guy by the name of John Strickland from Bass & Associates Division 310. In which they tried to tell me that I committed bank fraud. I know I haven't. If so why haven't my bank notified me. I haven't recieved anything from them stating otherwise. I just got off the phone with my bank and no such thing has been spoke of.. Matter of fact they didn't know what the hell I was talking about. I agree at how unprofessional they are. They CANNOT call and harrass you at your workplace or anywhere. IT'S THE LAW. While they are trying to scare you let them know that. For those who want a copy of the legal paperwork reply back, I'd be glad to post it.. I sent this to them and they stop calling and harrassing me.

John Strickland called me yesterday as well....I ignored him

"Mitigator" LMAO! How funny is that, if they are going to play the role of a legal entity they had better brush up on the correct words. You should've corrected her and said "Don't you mean Litigator" Bass and Dumbasses at work again, this is just comical. Would make a great sitcom.

Anyone getting a call from these crooks, need to immediately report them.

Same thing happened to me yesterday. Thank GOD for this forum...and I am not religious. Paul Epstein called me and I believed him in the beginning until I started doing some research. I called him back to let him know that I would be contacting my attorney and he will be contacting them. I also wanted debt validation. He got really huffy with me and then told me I needed to seek counselling. What a freak!