I thought we were all done with this deceptive mailer efforts for debt settlement services. Apparently not. A tipster (send in your tips here) has just forwarded me a mailer they just got.
As you can see from the cover it looks like an official document the consumer must open.
Once you open it up it looks like an official form or a government form.
The mailer appears to offer a 36 month plan with payments reduced up to 60%.
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I called the number on the letter 877-568-6532 and spoke to a representative who would not tell me the name of the company. If the mailer is on the up and up, what’s the big deal? Why the secrecy?
The representative suggested I could borrow from my retirement plan, I would not be happy with credit counseling, and bankruptcy was not an option based on my level of debt.
The solution pitched was debt negotiation but any additional information was not forthcoming.
If you look at both sides of the mailer you will notice it does not mention the company name either.
It seems scary that consumers are receiving mailers with specific information about them but the company that solicits the recipient to call is not willing to be open and honest about who they are. Now that’s what I call a red flag.
Similar mailers have been called other program names, but have the same format. Look at these past mailers.
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just got a 2013 with the phone number being 1-877-425-4315 also they’re using redirects to give vanity subdomains that point to reductionoffer.com
I like how the site says “We Are the Experts” but they don’t say who they are.
Just called and was told they were affiliated with a U.S. World Law Firm – basically said that if I, personally, did not receive the (deceptive) mailer, they couldn’t help me. Heavy east-coast accent, indeed.
Just called and was told they were affiliated with a U.S. World Law Firm – basically said that if I, personally, did not receive the (deceptive) mailer, they couldn’t help me. Heavy east-coast accent, indeed.
Good luck, keep me posted. Maybe you can be a better secret shopper than I was on this one.
They can easily track that 877 number to the owner, question is, will they?
hmmm.. im going to have to try and sign up
I’m sure the FTC can quickly figure it out
I’m sure the FTC can quickly figure it out
They can easily track that 877 number to the owner, question is, will they?
You can take a shot. The guy with the heavy New Jersey (his admission) wasn’t giving up any info to me.
we gotta figure out which company this is….
we gotta figure out which company this is….
You can take a shot. The guy with the heavy New Jersey (his admission) wasn’t giving up any info to me.
hmmm.. im going to have to try and sign up
Good luck, keep me posted. Maybe you can be a better secret shopper than I was on this one.
The U.S. Postal service delivered this to me, you , and everyone else. they should be able to say where it comes from should they not?
I just got it today. In the return addtress (upper left corner) just says “2012”
in a rectangular box .
It has to be the same scam, after looking at the example you gave, they are not exact but still the same.
Why does the USPS not handle this after two years?