My best friend's parents were called on behalf by a Lisa Wilson stating I owed money for bad check (s) and that if not handled by noon the next day, I would be taken to court or served at my place of employment or worse. Payment per this Lisa Wilson, would be accepted from them on my behalf. I received a frantic call from my friend thinking I was in trouble or something.
The company never stated who they were, but I called back immediately and got a Randy Echols on the phone. I asked to speak to Lisa and was told she no longer works there. Then, I was told that I better pay the two invoices on file for a cumulative $1,700 or a court date would have to be set. I explained I had no idea who I could possibly owe and informed them that I had not written a check in the last decade!
I did ask for them to send something to me to verify this debt and thats when Randy started yelling at me and told me that he would not send anything over and that we would meet again in court. Oddly though, in order for him to verify who I was, her did have the last four of my social which alarmed me because the whole think reaked of fraud!
I looked on the interent and saw someone identified the owner as a Felix Lopez out of Fort Mill, SC so I called the local authorities in Fort Mill on him. Deputy King in the sheriff's office informed me that a Mr Lopez had just been in complaining that people were calling him, angered because he was harrassing their loved ones and trying to blackmail others without grounds. Based on that, Im not sure who Felix Lopez even is. I want to make sure I can get the calls to my family and friends stopped because its defamtion of character for one, making it seem as if I owe anyone at all.
I was told to file in the city and state where I live and to let the internet crimes department look into it which I just did today 6/14.
I recommend everyone complain about this company with the federal trade commission who regulates this type of thing. Hopefully enough buzz can be generated to catch the fraudster behind it so he can't keep setting up different DBAs and running the same scam over and over.
Someone let me know if they know any more about this company
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