On the February 2, Maxwell, Turner and Associates called my company soliciting clients to do collection work for. The we indicated that we have one delinquent account that needed to be collected. Maxwell, Turner, and Associates faxed a document, and asked that we sign and fax back this document, and all other documents in reference to the case that they wanted to be collected. On February 5, we spoke with Melissa Turner of Maxwell, Turner and Associates. Ms Turner indicated that their firm had contacted the account which we wanted collected, and found that they only way they could proceed was through freezing the bank accounts of the delinquent account immediately. That upon receipt of our faxed check, they would send the US Marshal as process servers over to the residence of the people who owed us the money. Maxwell, Turner, and Associates asked for a check for $1501 for legal fees to proceed with litigation to collect. Ms. Turner assured us that all funds advanced were refunded able if a judgment was not reached. The check was sent via FEDEX. On the following Monday, we made contact with Maxwell, Turner and Associates, speaking Melissa Turner. We stated that we had received a check from the party who owed the us the debt. The check was for $100. Melissa Turner asked that the check be faxed to her, and that the original check be mailed to Maxwell, Turner and Associates. On February 12 we received telephone calls from Patrick Stewart of Maxwell, Turner and Associates. Mr. Stewart stated that he had received a settlement from the client for an amount twice what was owed. He stated that he would need a check for $2138.88 to process the settlement for wiring and other settlement with the banking commission. He said that we should have all their funds within a week. On the following Monday, we made contact with Maxwell, Turner and Associates speaking with Melissa Turner, Turner acted like she knew nothing about the settlement when we questioned her about when the funds would be available. She stated that she knew nothing about the $100 check; we refreshed her mind that they had spoken a week or so before and that he had faxed and mailed the check to her attention. We asked that Melissa Turner get back to him when he could expect the settlement check. A week or so went by; I made contact several times with Maxwell, Turner, and Associates to no avail. Within this same time, I contacted Maxwell, Turner and Associates speaking with Patrick Stewart. Mr. Stewart assured her there was a settlement and that it was awaiting the Judges signature. Stewart stated that the Judge had been sick. Within a week, Stewart again called the us stating that his company, Maxwell, Turner and Associates required more money. We said we would not advancing any more funds for this debt collection. We stated to Mr. Stewart that we felt that Maxwell, Turner and Associates were defrauding us and our company. On several more occasions, we have made contact with Maxwell, Turner and Associates asking for a refund of all funds advanced to Maxwell, Turner and Associates for this debt collection. On the last conversation, I spoke with both Patrick Stewart and Melissa Turner, stating we wanted a complete refund of $3634.88.in the conversation, Melissa Turner stated her name was not Turner.in the conversation, with both us we stated to both that we was contacting the FTC, CA Attorney General, Fresno District Attorney, and our State Attorney General office about this fraud. Mr. Stewart stated that he knew everybody at the District Attorneys Office and a compliant would go no where I asked to speak with the owner of Maxwell, Turner and Associates. During this past week, we have made several repeated calls to Maxwell, Turner and Associates, leaving messages, and have received no call back from anyone.
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