Smith, Dean & Associates or United Processing

United Processing Inc.
Phone: (904) 723-3175
Address: 101 Century 21 Dr. #107, Jacksonville, FL 32216

Smith Dean and Associates 904-721-3705

Their address can be found easily, if you Google "Dean & Associates". Not as easily if you use the whole business name.

It should match 101 Century 21 Drive Suite 107, Jacksonville FL, 32216. Phone: (904) 721-3705.

This company has had claims placed against it many times, most notably by the State of Illinois.

http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/

Mostly, they use unfair, unethical, and illegal methods of debt recovery.

If you feel you are being harassed, or if they won't even cooperate with you well enough to validate the debt, report them to your local Attourney General. Report them to the BBB, and report them to the Federal Trade Commission.

Don't be scared! It is highly unlikely that they can take any action against you, especially wage-garnishments, warrants for arrest, and reposession of property.

They are a debt collection agency, not a law office. Unless they own your debt outright (also unlikely), they can't take any legal action against you. If they do own your loan (again, unlikely), the worst they can do is file a civil suit against you, not a criminal case.

It is not a crime to owe money!

I wrote a letter to the Better Business Bureau and told them my situation with Smith Dean and Associates. Smith, Dean and Associates basically lied saying, " No employee of Smith, Dean & Associates ever stated jail or warrants." Now someone is not telling the truth, and I have a family member, who they had called, saying I was going to jail for fraud.
This company is past dirty! They also stated in the letter to the BBB that the reason why they were unable to do business in IL was because they were not properly licensed. And that, "We have taken care of this with the State Attorney Office."
There's no getting around these crooks. They are liars and will pull anything out of a hat to keep their bottoms clean.
I will be writing the BBB again and telling them more on how this story fits together. There's far to many holes in Smith, Dean and Associates story.

Did Smith, Dean and Associates ever get a license to practice in the state of IL?

I just got had for 1300 dollars yesterday from a now Smith, Dean & Associates out of Jacksonville, FL. I got a call yesterday about a debt that I thought was paid over 6 years ago, saying that this guy was a investegator with the fraud division and that if I couldn't come up with the money they were posting a warrant for my arrest and there was nothing that could be done and I would be picked up and charged with 2 felonies. Now I'm on probation for a misdemeanor offense right so I freaked out a little I can't go to jail I will lose my job, and there goes everything else I have worked so hard for. So needless to say I came up with the money and after they got payment I thought it was strange because the guy said that no one has to know about this not my probation officer, not the DOC its gone no where on my record, so I thought that was awfully funny I come and start to investigate a lil more into the company to find web sites like this and realize that I have been had. So I have talked to local authorities and I am going to bringing a law let me assure you all there is no debters prison its a rediculous ploy to get your money, in my case it worked. But I have a address and a phone number for anyone who wants it # is (904) 721-3713 and their address is 101 Century 21 Dr. Suite 107 Jacksonville, FL. 32216

same story here, im reporting these frauds as we speak, i wont let it go until something is done to "ROBERT DAVIS". he gave out personal info about me to my family and even neighbors, and threatened to have me arrested if i didnt pay 320$ by 4:00pm today. Does anyone know if your debt actually gets paid off or if this asshole pockets the money? im suing either way, so should you.

These creeps called me AT MY OFFICE, telling me they had my wife (who is pregnant) on two felony accounts of passing bad checks and that the "restitution" was over $1000. This tore me up pretty bad, because I'm a clean citizen and so is my wife. We don't break the law (other than a couple speeding tickets when I was a kid) and we don't write checks we can't pay off.
"Angie Smith" called my office with this big story about how she had 65 cases and was due in court but they only picked my wife at random out of three or four people, yadda yadda yadda (it's a long story).
We have the documentation to prove the check they were trying to extort us for (which is exactly what these frauds do) cleared the bank and the company it was too was paid--even the bookkeeper at that company knows it (she even called after the mess was straightened out THE FIRST TIME to appologize to me and beg me not to sue her...which I should have done, but that's what I get for trying to forgive people. It won't happen again.) My wife and I have reported these people to the FBI, who have told us they are aware of Smith, Dean & Associates--aka United Processing, today we go see our lawyer, and I will also speak with Steven Cohen, as well as the Florida BBB and the state and local AG.
If Angie Smith (alias Lisa Smith, and possibly alias Tracy Parker) or any of her flunkies call you--DON'T SEND THEM MONEY. She has nothing on you and neither does her "firm".
Just record the number, the name of the person speaking to you and hang up.
When they keep calling, repeat the process and then file a harassment charge.
Frauds like these people should be stopped. I've worked with collections agencies on bills I've owed and NONE of them have acted like these "people".
Smith, Dean & Associates--aka United Processing, ARE CRIMINALS.

SMITH DEAN & ASC
101 CENTURY 21 DR #107
JACKSONVILLE FL 32216
904-721-3705



GIRLFRIENDS BROTHER RECIEVED MANY CALLES FROM THESE TRAILOR TRASH SCAM ARTISTS, MY GIRLFRIEND CONTACTED THEM WHILE SHE WAS IN THE HOSPITOL AND THEY THREATENED HER,MADE HER CRY,TOLD HER SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE FELONT CHARGES,TOLD HER THEY WERE COPS,TREATENED HER FIENCE, TOLD HER TO DIE, ETC THESE PEOPLE ARE NOTHING TO FEAR,THEY ARE PIECES OF SHIT TRYING TO SCARE DEFENSLESS PEOPLE. THEY HAVE CHANGED THERE BUISSNESS NAME, THEY PAY THERE EMPLOYEES UNDER THE TABLE, ONE ASSOCIATE HAS A DUI ON HIS RECORD, DON'T BELIEVE THE SHIT THEY SEY REPORT THEM TO THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISION,BETTER BUISSNESS,LOCAL LAWEFORCEMENT, AND EVERYONE U KNOW THEY NEED TO BE ARRESTED FOR HARRASEMENT,COERCION.ETC
just call STEVEN COHEN W THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 202 326 3222 to file a complaint


"Under the Federal Trade Commission's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, collection agencies may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representations or means to collect debts. They may not harass, oppress, or abuse any person while attempting to collect a debt. A debtor may be contacted between the hours of 8 am and 9 pm as well as at work unless instructed not to. Collectors cannot tell or discuss with others the debtor's personal finances.

Consumers should be aware that debt collection is a civil issue and collection agencies are not empowered to issue arrest warrants. Consumers should also be aware that collection tactics such as impersonation of government officials or threat of arrest are violations of the Fair Debt Collection Act


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i received a phone call from smith and dean from a person name tom carrin. company out of jacksonville fla. will he called my job. had the name of my adminstrator and how long i had been working on my job. he told me that he was on is way to court with in the hour this was about 10 a.m. he state that is was going to charged with 2 felonies for a worthless check. charge if the check and willfully writing the check. he said that i was survellene at the place writing the check. he said that i would be pick up from my job. i would not be able to get bonded out due to the bond being so high. he said i would be pick up today. the warrent would served today. he was on the phone with the state attorny at the time i was talking to him and making the transaction. he got me for $950. because of the names he had given me of my administrator i thought is was the truth i have been on my job 23 years i could not aford to loose it. i am so devistated. my husband tried to stop me before i did it. i would not listen all i could thing about was going to jail loosing my job and my chidlren. i feel like a complete fool. what advice can some to give me to go at these crooks. something has to be done. the are making big bucks off of lies. if i had only listened the depleted my savings. i was saving for my senior in high school to start college in the fall. it was not much but is was some thing for her to take with her. help what can i do.

i receive the same freaking call these people have to be stop because they are scaming people out of money they cant afford...they just got me the guy name is tom carrin its a shame because he got me for 330 im going to sue them.....

wish i had read all this BEFORE tom currin got me to send $465! he said he was from the fraud dept of a the states attorneys office, he got my sister, my brother in law and friends, NEVER CALLED ME OR MY HUSBAND, even tho it was my husband supposed debt! he was rude, arrogant and asked if i really wanted my husband to go to jail TODAY! said he was signing TWO felony warrants and he would be picked up today! I HAVE CALLED THE FTC AND FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, U DONT SCARE A WIFE AND MOTHER AND U SURE DONT TICK OFF A REDHEAD!

[QUOTE=Anonymous;678293]wish i had read all this BEFORE tom currin got me to send $465! he said he was from the fraud dept of a the states attorneys office, he got my sister, my brother in law and friends, NEVER CALLED ME OR MY HUSBAND, even tho it was my husband supposed debt! he was rude, arrogant and asked if i really wanted my husband to go to jail TODAY! said he was signing TWO felony warrants and he would be picked up today! I HAVE CALLED THE FTC AND FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, U DONT SCARE A WIFE AND MOTHER AND U SURE DONT TICK OFF A REDHEAD![/QUOTE]

whatever method you used to pay this slime cancel it.either report your cc lost,and get a new one,or do the same with your debit card,or block him from your account.do whatever it takes to get that money back.he is a criminal.nothing more.i like the fact you filed complaints.now get your 465.00 back.

I have also been harassed by Smith Dean and associates, I received a call today from Tom Currin and he told me he was with the department of justice prosecutors office stating that i owe $315 to a cash advance business although I do not dispute the debt he threatened me and told me that I have an hour and a half to money gram the money or I will have a warrant for my arrest for intent to fraud and be charged with a class 3 felony. I called the number he gave me and they answered the phone as Dean and Associates so puzzled I asked if this was the Department of Justice prosecutors office and she said yes and transferred me to my dear friend Mr Currin. I asked him to fax me a copy of the warrant or a letter for proof that he can take such action he told me to never call his office again and called my father. He told my father that he better help nme by paying my debt to keep me out of prison and my father asked him to fax the same info he refused and told him he was wasting his time and he wishes the best for his son and he is due in court to sign my warrants. I called the FBI and they informed me not send them any money cause they are a scam and they have already received many complaints. I am also in the process of contacting the BBB, Florida D.A. Attorney General in Ca and Fl and the federal Trade Commission over the next few days. These people need to be stopped, they are criminals using unfair and illegal business practices to collect debts. I contacted an attorney and I am looking for people in Ca that have had run ins with these people before to join me in a class action suit, or if you are already part of a class action suit i want you to contact me. Email address removed per the TOS.

Tom Currin contacted me today and told me I was going to have a warrant issued for my arrest for two felony counts of writng bad checks because I have been unable to repay a payday loan due to financial difficulties--I am a working sole parent to five children and got myself into trouble with these payday loans that I can never repay and keep taking out because I need the cash to make it through the month. Anyway, Tom said he was a fraud investigator and had a warrant for my arrest but if I paid $315 dollars by 10:30 the next day, he would hold on to the warrant and I would not get arrested and the charges would be dropped--that is the two felonies. He at first said he was sending two investigators to my job and home to investigate me for fraud. I live in CA.

i got a call from these people also they left a message with my niece saying i have 6 felony and i would be picked up today i called back she said her name was ms smith i was a disgrace to my race i better pay them 3600 dollars for a 500 dollar loan which i do owe i lost my job always paid them but now im broke with a 8 yr old son with autism she cussed at me and said i would be picked up in hrs these people need to be stopped she upset my mother so bad who is sick so i decided to look them up lets do something please to stop these peolpe

I had the same thing happen to me this morning as did Join Me in Calif. I have recorded the worker and will be placing a complaint with the BBB and the State Attorney's Office for illegal practices. They nearly gave my mother and I heart attacks stating that they would arrest me!

what about that woman angie smith are these the same people cause she got me shooked and we just burried my daughter and this is the last thing we need

This asshole Robert Davis scamed me for 100 and some odd dollars and was expecting to recieve some more money but his ass did not get me for the rest. This so called company should have all of their damn employees behind bars for false shit.

Sure am glad that I found this information. Yesterday I had a call that I missed - did a 411 reverse phone lookup and found it was SDA. Started searching web and found this forum. It was a life saver as later that day, I got a call from them - "I need to talk to the store manager". I didn't tell him that he was but I asked who was calling. When he said his name and the company I told him I knew what he was up to and that I better not hear from him again. Told him that I would report him to FL AG, BBB and FBI. He hung up lickity split like :-)

The same thing happened to me yesterday. I had a message on my cell phone from Tom Currin stating they had investigators that would be out to my home and job. He had also left 2 messages on my sisters home phone, acting like me and my husband were criminals and they were going to get us for fraud. I called this joker back and he said they had me on a surveillance camera for passing a $38.00 check, although he couldn't give me the name of the business. He also told me he was on his way to court to file felony arrest charges for $38.00. He wanted $800.00 within 30 minutes or he was filing the warrant. Then he said he would accept $535.00 as a down payment. After he scared me half to death, I realized he wouldn't have access to my sisters' phone number other than she was listed as a reference on a loan that there has already been a judgement entered and will soon go to bankruptcy court to be settled. I am going to try to press charges against this jerk and his company. DON'T GIVE THIS COMPANY YOUR MONEY!!!! There needs to be a class action lawsuit filed against these nuts!!!!

They don't use their real names! They use aliases.

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They got my mother on Friday for this debt she owed of $350.00! She is 70 years old and they scared her to death saying she would be picked up for a felony and fraud within an hour if she did not express the money before they filed court papers that day - we rushed out and paid it before I could think logically, I should have called BBB or something first or the police! Later I thought rationally about it and should have contacted the cops! Never again!!

I'm recieving calls from this company and I'm not even the one there looking for. I've told them for over a year now that the woman their looking for is never going to come to this phone cause I don't know her! They have decided to now tell me my number isn't even in their system yet they call twice day. So, today I went off on them and as I was telling some dummy what for, she had a co-worker on the line heckling me as she was too, saying you don't have a job your a liar and so on It was crazy I told him if I get a hold of him I'm going to rip his lips off and shove 'em up his ass! Though I did only what I truly do and I reported them to the ftc!

:twisted: Now I will be calling them everyday myself just to see if their having a good day! Their not very happy with that, she told me to get a hobby, little does she know my hobby is to have fun.
Here are their current numbers lets just all call them everyday at least twice and give 'em a big [EMAIL="f@%k"]f@%k[/EMAIL] you....904-855-8027; 904-855-8026; 904-855-8025 :twisted:

These people have called everyone I know telling them that there would be a felony warrant issued for my arrest for fraud, and have greatly damaged my reputation with their lies. It is not a crime to owe someone money. It is not a crime to have a financial problem to prevent you from repaying a debt on time. That is NOT fraud. But still, to stop their harassing calls to everyone I know, I have paid half and will pay the other half when I promised. I contacted a consumer law attorney who said that I have a very strong case against them, however that attorney is no longer take cases against Smith Dean and Associates because they no longer respond to lawsuits. Eventually they'll go out of business (or change their name again). But sorry to be the bearer of bad news, lawsuits against this company will be fruitless. The attorney said your best bet is to send them a certified cease and desist letter, and hopefully they will sell the debt off to another more professional debt collection agency.

well then your course of action is why bottomfeeding slime are still in business.if one were doing that to me i would have looked into suing first as they will hound you again as these places always do.btw here is what you should do if this,or any other slim call,or attempt this.

1)file a police report.have everyone they call do the same.
2)use the name,or phone number to file AG,AND FTC complaints.alot of AG'S let you file online.
3)after that ignore them as they will not abide by a C&D letter being as they are an evil scam.

there you have it.dealing with this and other bottomfeeders made simple.

These people called me today threatening to put me in jail for a overdue payday loan account. I have dealt with creditors on the past but never like this they are ridiculous I was going to pay them all i wanted was confirmation of who I was dealing with and they hung up on me. I had the money to pay in hand ...who are these people... they need to be stopped!!!:mad:

Phone number 904 721 3705 ..........I am going to the better business bureau

better yet.file AG,AND FTC complaints against them.to the guest two spots above.they broke the law as you can't be arrested for owing a debt.especially a pdl that was most likely illegal.file a police report of your own against them,and either ignore them or hang up on them without a word.

"Under the Federal Trade Commission's Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, collection agencies may not use any false, deceptive, or misleading representations or means to collect debts. They may not harass, oppress, or abuse any person while attempting to collect a debt. A debtor may be contacted between the hours of 8 am and 9 pm as well as at work unless instructed not to. Collectors cannot tell or discuss with others the debtor's personal finances.

I received a phone call from a caller identifying himself as Travis Dean with Smith, Dean & Associates who stated that he was trying to collect unpaid debt from one of our employees and was turning her over to the Sherrifs Office and wanted to know if she would like to have an attorney present. He told me her information which was illegal for him to do and then told me to have her call him and gave me her case number due to he needed to know if she wanted legal councel before he served the warrant or she would waive the right to legal councel and "she doesn't want to go to court without an attorney". I went to find the employee who was off work and her co-workers told me that they had received a call from this man and he was trying to get the person who answered to give him a home phone number which they would not do since this is against our policy. He said something about Human Resources and hung up on them. I called the employee and left a message regarding the phone call that I had received. Since I was suspicious about the call and the caller, I went online to look up the company and lo and behold I found all kinds of blogs about their illegal collection tactics so I called the employee back and this time the employee answered and was so upset because she had called Mr. Dean back and he had threatened that if the employee didn't pay this amount (under $300) that he would turn the employee over to be arrested and that the employee had to go to cvs and have the money wired before 11 am, it was around 9:30am at that time, and she had to make sure certain numbers were on it because then it would come directly to him. He told employee that if he didn't get it by 11 that he would tack on another 1200 to it. He was so rude and threatening that the employee was scared to death although the employee had a bankruptcy case going on that included this amount the man still demanded that this money had to be paid. I told employee what I had found on the internet and the employee had tried to contact the bankruptcy lawyer who was out of town so the employee came to see me to get the copies I had made regarding their fraudulent acts and then we contacted the County Attorney's Office who informed us that the Sherriff's Office is not sent out to arrest for not paying their bills. Usually the employee will just get a letter from the Attorney's office. The employee was advised to contact the bankrupcy lawyer's assistant and tell them about it and let them handle it and not to send them money until that had been done. Myself and the employee called Mr. Dean back and tried to tell him this and he got mad and said that this wasn't under bankruptcy and they would be issuing a warrant for arrest, he was upset and when I was trying to tell him that we had contacted the County Attorney and he couldn't do that he cut me off and hung up on me.

Consumers should be aware that debt collection is a civil issue and collection agencies are not empowered to issue arrest warrants. Consumers should also be aware that collection tactics such as impersonation of government officials or threat of arrest are violations of the Fair Debt Collection Act.

Although they may contact an employer to talk to an employee, it was illegal for him to tell me about the employees private business.

My mother received an obnoxious call yesterday and called me so upset I thought my father had passed. She said a Mr. Tom Cruse called from a fraud department and was issuing a warrant for 3 felonies against my son (her grandson) for a payday loan from 09. He told her he was going to come to her home and any other family members house as well as my sons job until he found him and then he was going to jail and we would have to spend even more money to bond him out. I contacted Mr. Cruse and explained that I had power of attorney for my son and if he could explain the situation and provide documentation supporting the bill due that I would happily take care of the matter. He insisted I tell him why I had power of atorney and I told him that was none of his business. I again requested prrof of the bill and he hung up. In between all of this he kept insisting that my son was facing 3 felonies for passing a bad check and fraud. He said he was filing charges at 3 o'clock. When he hung up I called back and asked why he hung up. He stated because if I did not have the money to pay then my son was going to jail. I again said all I required was proof of debt. He again hung up. Again I called back and he refused to talk but a lady who would not identify herself reitterated what Mr. Cruse kept saying....your son is going to jail if you cannot pay right now. After I told her that I had contacted the very prosecuter they were threatening with, (as he was a friend of mine) and as I suspected they could not press any charges......she too hung up after saying, "well we can show you better then we can tell you". I have filed a state complaint and I will be calling them everyday just to ask when those charges will be pressed......ROTFLMBO:) If you all would like to call please be my guest...904-721-3705 ext 207. If nothing else please file a state complaint.

they called me a nigger and a bitch! I knew they were up to no good when they called claiming the sheriffs where on they way 2 get me. Why would they warn you if they we're coming. I'm filing a complaint asap!

Hello, i got a call from Mr. Currin himself today, threatened me with legal action and labled me as a future felon if i did no comply with his demands. I'm out of work, and he went off about how they can proove that i legally wrote bad checks and claims that i'll be taken to court and that his paralegal was on standby waiting for him to sign off on the paperwork to so that the state can pick up the charges against me on two counts of Check Fraud. I looked it up, and under the Texas Constitution Arctle1: Section 18: IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT. "No Person Shall Ever Be Imprisioned for Debt", no i read in a previous post that there wan an expressed interest of filing a class action law suit against Smith Dean & Associates and any and all of its Affiliates practicing such said debt collection practices, I'd like to officially go on record and state that i would be on board with this movement should this "idea" generate enough interest to move forward. Thank You,

LAG (personal initials)

My question is what can you do to stop the calls. They were calling my job hourly. Today I finally spoke with them and they said they were issuing a warrant for my arrest. I'm glad I found this blog. I was extremely afraid.

Tom currin called and left a message on my answer machine saying he was a investagator and said he will be sending two detectives to my job if i dont get into contact with him because of fraud. So I contacted him to see what was he talking about and when I talked to him, he said I was going to jail and going to have two felony chargers if I don't pay some money before he go to court. So I started asking him questions and he hung up on me so I called back. When I called back, I was trying to get more information about the business because I just not going to send money to somewhere I don't know so Tom Currin got an attitude with me and cursed me out and hang up the phone again!!! So now I'm very angry because he was acting very unprofessional and was very rude!!!!! You don't act like that in a place of business!!!! So do anyone have any numbers to BBB, FTC, AG so I can file a complaint?

You haven't mentioned the state you live in. So it's difficult to provide you with the AG's contact details.

well just google your state AG and there website should come up.some let you file online.for the FTC go to www.ftc.gov they will let you file online.this isn't rocket science sherlyn.alot of people find this site through GOOGLE,it is a great tool.

Well I got a call today at my job from Travis Dean stating I had a couple of hours to repay a $500.00 loan I was told that it appears I have no criminal history and that out of the 60 cases his office receive a day mines was the only one that caught his attention since everyone else has had cases like this before. he then proceeded to tell me that I needed $697.00 to clear this up before he went to court in a couple of hours at this time I would go to jail and the police would be coming to my job since this is wire fraud then the phone hung up, puzzled I called back to say we were disconnected then I hear the last 4 digts of my social security # and I told him we lost signal he then stated "No I hung up" this is so not like an attorney's office I was told to call family and friends do whatever I needed to do I even have the voice mail where he stated that some people would be to my job. after all this I decided to look up the phone # and I seen all of this I have contacted the loan company and the debit is being taken care of I'm also giving Mr. Travis Dean a call back and let him know I have contacted the BBB, Attourney General, and The Federal Trade Commission

Contact a NACA lawyer and go after them!

On yesterday, just like most similiar cases, I received a phone call from my Mother stating my Ex-Mother-in-law called her and stated she received a phone call from Tom Currin on her cell phone, she said she has no idea how Tom Currin got her cell phone. AGAIN with all the lies he told the previous People, I had two Felonies pending and if I didn't pay $536 in 20 MINUTES, he was going to have someone come pick me up and have me arrested for writing a bad check! Now remind that the check he supposely said I wrote was for a Pay Day Loan that had been already paid back in '08. This NUT even said they had me on video camera writing the check. After all of the turmoil, my family, son, husband getting upset and getting the money up for me to pay this NUT, I later found out that in the state of Virginia where I reside, inorder for you to get arrested for a Felony offense, the check has to be written for $1000.00 and more! I called Curring this morning asking him to fax me my Warrant information, he stated to me I no longer had a warrant since I paid the amount he requested for me to pay on yesterday, I then stated to Currin that he NEVER had a warrant for my arrest, he ofcoarse got mad, started yelling at me and hung up the phone. I called back a man named Trevor answered the phone and told me Currin wasnt availible. I'm making attempts to contact the BBB, but at this point I would like to sue these People, if anyone have any information on a lawyer I can contact in regards of this matter please let me know, I'm located here in Virginia!

You should definitely take actions against this scammer. Your local lawyers will be able to help you in this matter. You may even contact the Virginia State Bar Association for this.

Just want to see if someone can help me out. Received a call from Travis Dean - he is stating that if I do not call him back immediately and resolve a payday loan that he is filing criminal charges with the Attorney Generals office and I will be arrested. I am so glad I did some research before I returned this guys call. It very well may be that I do owe this money but I will handle it without a third party involved. How is this company still in business with all the complaints against it.
My question - what is the worse case scenario if I do not call this buy back?

well travis dean is a loser.for one thing your AG can't/won't have you arrested.that is the DA'S job.the worst that can happen is the big waste of oxygen will call people you know and tell them the same thing.highly illegal.btw file a police report as the call contained an illegal threat as nobody can be arrested for owing a debt.then ignore him.

I don't understand this - there seems to be so many complaints against this place yet they are still able to keep going.....

well that is because they change their base info like phone numbers.they do that to avoid AG'S and other entities.it's good to file complaints and to post because then others know about this illegal scam.

I am calling from the attorney Generals office for (Purplefreak) I am the one who signs warrants for arrests. I pulled your criminal record and see you have never been in trouble and wanted to give you the opportunity to settle this before I have an arrest warrant signed and police come arrest you. If you can send 1407.34 withint 45 minutes via express money gram or western union this will stay off your record. 1-904-721-3705 x 209 thomas curran.
After looking the number up on the internet I found the name of the company Smith Dean and Associates and that they are a scam company after they scared me to death. I called and had my husband call them back and get details.!!!!!

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Thanks for sharing this..! I was searching for a feedback about them.

I got calls and messages from this Dean Associate guys,threatened to put my husband in jail if he does not come up with a 1500 my husband is owing. 1st of all,it was not 1500,and waht happened was that my husband bought a laptop from one company and gave them all his bank account for the payment every month as auto pay.But for some reasons some idiot did not do his or her job and now this Dean Smith guy suddenly called and threatened to put my husband in jail and that the local police are coming this evening to arrest him and put him in jail. First opf all,my husband did not steal the Laptop,secondly, there was proper documentation for all the transaction, so why would he say that my husband was gonna go to jail and ofcourse be charged for grand larceny?Somebody please help tell me how to deal with these people. I already called the new york DA's office and was told that we should not wire any money to them yet.

I live in NY with my husband.