I was looking to file bankruptcy without paying attorney's fees. When I did a Google search on the subject, up popped American Bankruptcy Centers. I called them today, and "Greg" was very knowledgable about bankruptcy. I asked him a half an hour's worth of questions, crying most of the time, and what he said was very relieving. My husband walked in from work, and I told him about it, and he called "Greg" back and told him that we wanted to proceed. Greg then gave us an account number with Bank of America and told us that we could deposit $100 in there today or tomorrow, and then deposit the other $95 next week. He gave us the business name on the account, but told us that the company was based in JACKSONVILLE, Florida (the website says Miami). The fact that I read that a judge has order Greg Bohl not to do any more business in central Florida explains why THIS company's mailing address is in Miami.
After hearing how he wanted us to get the money to him, I felt a little leary about it, so I Googled "Is American Bankruptcy Centers a rip-off?" Nothing came up under that name, but the first response by Google was for Consumer Credit Services of America and a Greg Bohl. I read it, and it was EXACTLY like my story. The Greg I had talked to had not given me his last name, so I called him back and told him that the nearest Bank of America was 20 miles away, and they advised me to get his first and last name in order to ensure that I could make the deposit in case they needed that information (this wasn't true). He told me his name was Greg Scott, but that his name wasn't on the account. I asked him who his other co-workers were at the company, and his said, "Payola Fontalvo, Richard something-or-other... There's only about 7 of us here." Now, I ask you... If the company is only 7 employees large, whose name IS on the account—wouldn't they all be able to write checks off of the account? Whose business is it? And, if there are only 7 employees (well, ABOUT 7, he said), wouldn't he know Richard "something-or-other's" last name??? I asked him if he had ever heard the name Greg Bohl and he said, "No." I said, "OK, well, are you sure, because he's apparently done a LOT of bad business doing the SAME THING you do to the letter, and he's in the same city as you. It seems kind of strange that you've never heard of him." He said, "No, I've never heard of a Greg Bohl, and I'm NOT Greg Bohl—I'm Greg Scott." I said, "OK, well, I'll go to the bank tomorrow."
Now, here are some interesting coincidences. When I looked up Consumer Credit Services of America, the employees listed with the company were Greg S. (Scott?) Bohl and Claudia (Payola?) Fontalvo. Also, the other consumer complaintss I have read implicate a "Greg" wanting the same amount of money for the same job that my Greg wanted out of us. I read one particular report that stated a young lady deposited money in a Bank of America account (I have the account number to verify that I got this directly from Greg and am not just copying all of this off of other reports). And, as I stated before, the mailing address on the website states the business is in Miami, FL (SOUTHERN Florida), and yet on the phone Greg told me he was in JACKSONVILLE, Florida (CENTRAL Florida, where he is forbidden to do business)!
I hope the person who got him stripped of his business rights the first time will read this and find out that he is STILL doing business in the same location under a different business name AND a different personal name (or so it seems). If I am wrong, then this is one dead-ringer coincidence, but can I REALLY be wrong? I'm just glad I researched before I gave him any money. I hope this helps someone else!
Kara
Hobart, Indiana
U.S.A.
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