I received a call on Nov. 14, 2016 from a company called Legal Mediation Services. The person that called, introduced herself as "Lynn Wilcox" before she left a message. She stated that I had a pending case in her office that required my immediate attention and that I need to call or have my Attorney of Record call by the end of the day and if I or my attorney didn't then I would wavie my rights and that my case woud be sent to the state for further action.
I called this morning and spoke with "Amy Schwartz" and I was told that if was a courtesy call and that criminal charges (1-Theft by Deception; 2- Grand Larceny; and 3- Wire Fraud) were being filed to day in NY. I was also told that it was due to the fact that I had taken out a payday loan with a company called Advance something. I started asking questions about the company and she hung up the phone.
I then called back a couple hours later and the same female answered the telephone but gave a different name "Gloria Peterson". I explained to her that I had spoken with someone earlier but she couldn't find any such record. I asked her that I would like to get more information which she was willing to give me. She stated that criminal charges were being filed today (1- Fed Banking Fraud; 2- Theft by Deception; and 3- (I can't remember).
She told me that I could take care of this matter today, but she had to speak with her liasion to see if the $300 (which now with interest is $859.32) loan could be paid off today or set up a payment plan. I was then told that this would stop the criminal case from going forward. I told her that I would be having my attorney contact her and she replied "have a blessed day" and hung up.
I worked as a paralegal in NYC for 15+ years and I am aware of these types of scams, but what makes this type of scam convenicing is the person seems to be knowledgable with the law (or so they seem to think). Please do not fall for these types of scams. You should contact an attorney in your state of contact your state bar association and they can direct to you to an attorney.
I received a call on Nov. 14, 2016 from a company called Legal Mediation Services. The person that called, introduced herself as "Lynn Wilcox" before she left a message. She stated that I had a pending case in her office that required my immediate attention and that I need to call or have my Attorney of Record call by the end of the day and if I or my attorney didn't then I would wavie my rights and that my case woud be sent to the state for further action.
I called this morning and spoke with "Amy Schwartz" and I was told that if was a courtesy call and that criminal charges (1-Theft by Deception; 2- Grand Larceny; and 3- Wire Fraud) were being filed to day in NY. I was also told that it was due to the fact that I had taken out a payday loan with a company called Advance something. I started asking questions about the company and she hung up the phone.
I then called back a couple hours later and the same female answered the telephone but gave a different name "Gloria Peterson". I explained to her that I had spoken with someone earlier but she couldn't find any such record. I asked her that I would like to get more information which she was willing to give me. She stated that criminal charges were being filed today (1- Fed Banking Fraud; 2- Theft by Deception; and 3- (I can't remember).
She told me that I could take care of this matter today, but she had to speak with her liasion to see if the $300 (which now with interest is $859.32) loan could be paid off today or set up a payment plan. I was then told that this would stop the criminal case from going forward. I told her that I would be having my attorney contact her and she replied "have a blessed day" and hung up.
I worked as a paralegal in NYC for 15+ years and I am aware of these types of scams, but what makes this type of scam convenicing is the person seems to be knowledgable with the law (or so they seem to think). Please do not fall for these types of scams. You should contact an attorney in your state of contact your state bar association and they can direct to you to an attorney.
I received a message regarding that I had a legal Mediation case in their office and I was told to call back or my attorney. If I or my attorney did not call back today, they will document and that I gave up my rights and I should protect myself. I also received the same call on 812-226-0710 with the same message. The only difference that today was a women's recorded voice and the other was a man's voice. Thanks for the heads up. Will ignore the messages.
The same exact thing has been happening to me for the last 3 days. Thank you for the information. I will not be calling them back. I thought it was a scam. Much appreciated. :)