It is almost becoming impossible to list all of the named entities in the FTC and State of Florida action against the alleged Massive Debt Relief Scam by Jeremy Marcus, Craig Smith, and Yisbet Segrea I’m actually not sure I have the strength to run through all the entities and people involved. As the Receiver …
Consumer Statement: I have been a Client with 321 Loans/Helping America since September 2014. It was proclaimed that within a few months they(Helping America & their affiliates) could/would settle my depts if possible @ lesser amount with no adverse affect on my credit score. In the beginning of my loan a company rep would call …
Consumer Statement: The company Helping America Group were supposed to negotiate with my creditors to get my debt situation resolved. One of the accounts sued me which should have never happened. Hurting my credit as I would have paid the balance off instead of paying the Helping America Group. Consumer Action Taken: In the process …
One of the side effects of writing about debt relief industry is sometimes consumers get confused that I somehow have their money from a company I wrote about. It’s the formula of a bit of anger plus some inattention that results in me receiving messages like “had account with you for over 2 years, payments …
Question: Dear Steve, Given the new lawsuits filed against Jeremy Marcus and his companies what do you suggest I do to repair my tarnished credit due to their scam? I was a customer from May 2015 until January 2017 when I realized it was a scam. I paid off all original creditors or the debt …
The recent court action against Jeremy Marcus, Craig Smith, and Yisbet Segrea contains a doozie of a statement by the court appointed Receiver. While reviewing documentation discovered when the authorities took possession of the premises, the Receiver found evidence former clients were getting royally screwed in legal settlements won by this conglomeration of companies on …
Defendants falsely claimed they would pay, settle, or obtain dismissals of consumers’ debts and improve their credit At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida, a federal court has temporarily halted a massive phony debt relief operation that bilked tens of millions of dollars from financially strapped consumers, including the …
Rumors have been circulating for the past couple of weeks of action against Jeremy Marcus and his debt relief empire. The documents have been unsealed and it looks as if the Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have spared no effort to shutdown the Marcus empire. To see the history of stories I’ve …
Company Name: Helping America Describe the Service You Received: phone calls once in awhile. They have asked for copies of my ID several times, phone log on creditor calls, any mail from creditors. Inow the year and a half I have paid 212 per month and basically they have done nothing. They told me average …
Company Name: Helping America Group Describe the Service You Received: I felt defrauded and miss lead by there services . I requested to cancel service and kept receiving a scripted answer. They forced me into bankruptcy. List the Pros About Your Experience: It seemed to good to be true and it was . I felt …