I received a very similar email this morning.  A few things to note are the addition of a real law firms logo and lawyers name and that they omitted a phone number to contact them through.  I assume the omission is in response to this and other such websites.  I've since forwarded the email to the lawyer that's had his logo and name infringed on.  The address used at the bottom of their email does not match the real lawyers physical address.

I'm making the assumption that these crooks are adapting their approach due to our criticisms.
I'd recommend not giving them any helpful tips/hints.  Let them keep making the same idiotic "mistakes".  Just my two cents.

Received from:   Taylor Smith <[email protected]>
Here's the email: (Law Firms logo not included)


Case File No: KLA1523

Total Outstanding: - $720.00

Loan Company: - Cash Net USA

Case File Transferred: May 2014  

As we put your SSN into our National Checking Database System, we found that you have been never charged for a fraud activity & that is the reason Court has decided to give you a chance to take care of this issue outside the Court without having a report on your Credit History and SSN. Now if you want to take care of this issue than you have to pay an out of Court Restitution Amount which includes the late payment charges, penalty charges, interest rate on the loan amount and actual loan amount = Restitution Amount which is $720.00 or else the lawsuit amount which is about $4203.86 WILL BE DOWNLOADED AGAINST YOU. If you want to settle this matter today itself, then you can get some percent deduction on the Restitution Amount and you can take care of this issue by making the payment of the Settlement Amount today which is $420.00. You have to send us a promissory note to stop your case file temporarily out of the court house. So get back to us ASAP.  

We are very sorry to say that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within Three days. Your SSN is put on hold by the US Government, so before the legal charges get really serious against you, we are notifying you about these legal charges. But as we were not able to reach you so we are sending you a final notification Email. Your case file KLA1523 and since it’s a legal matter you will need our help, so reply us right now to make a payment and freeze down this case.  

AS YOU ARE A DEFAULTER ON THIS CREDIT, UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED three SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE:

(1) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION
(2) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD
(3) THEFT BY DECEPTION  

Now, this means a few things for you. If you are under any state probation or parole we need you to inform your reporting officer or manager about what you have done in the past and what would be the consequences once the case has been downloaded and executed in your name. If we do not hear from you within 48 hours of the date on this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our in-house attorney. We reserve the right to begin litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the pretense of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the Internet. In addition we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court cost incurred.

The Factual Basis for the complaints is as follows:  

You accepted to return the funds from this aforementioned advancement as per contract.
And as per the agreement the funds have yet to be returned and the collateral has proven to be null that is to say of no value.
At present, KLA INC is seeking either of the following remedies: -
All funds to be returned as per terms of initial contract  
Dear CUSTOMER as we were investigating your profile, we found you to be a genuine person so it is our duty to help you out but for that we need some right answers from your side. Also we would like to know when you can pay the requested $720.00 to settle this case.

This is our final notification to you as we found you to be a genuine person as told you before. You can resolve the issue by paying out of Court Restitution Amount/ Settlement Amount as decided by the Court House. You have to give us a flat answer without any excuse.  

If you want to resolve this matter then reply back to this email immediately during working hours.(Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 8.30 pm EST)

Angela Dutler

RESOLVE OFFICER

NOTE: THIS CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION UNDER CREDIT BUREAU.
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