I got an unsolicited call from this bail bond company. They used a lot of psychological pressure and got me involved in getting my daughter out of jail. She has schizophrenia. I still don't know exactly what my liability will be, but it would have been better for all of us (except the company which collected a fee) never to have gotten involved in this.
We got an unsolicited phone call to get my brother out of jail. They tried to scare us as to how he would be treated in jail and that the judge would not let him out on his own recogniscence. They tried to get us to give them a credit card over the phone. the actual bond was $5000, but they said they would give us a deal for $2500. It was a male and female team that each talked to us trying to get us to use their service.
These people are shady. They are not legit whatsoever, nothing more than ambulance chasers and seedy people. Better off giving your money to charity than to crooks!
Let me ask this question. Bail is competitive, everyone wants the business and there are few who can afford to pay the fees. So you were solicited by phone but you were offered a 50% reduction in fee. If I were bailing someone then I would welcome the 50% reduction no matter how and what was said.
I have been arrested 3 times in my life,,, each time i choose not to make any phone calls,,,
and each time they some how call my parrents and scare them into bailing me,,,,
they call them as i am being booked,,,,,
this is some kind of violation of the Rico act federal laws against Racatering,,,,,
the cops are in on it,,,,,,, when i tried to report it ,,, the cops threw me out,,,,,,,
Rackatering is a federal crime,,,,, this bail bond company,,, is not just shady,,, they are akin to extortion and ransom,,,,,,