County Check Services
Complaint 128249 Details

  • Date Occurred: 05/25/2014
  • Reported Damages: $0.00

The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

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I received a call from Investigator Hawkins from....and I wish I could remember correctly...the Check Fraud (Bureau, Department, Unit), something of that nature. I was so shocked when I heard 'check fraud' that I heard nothing else. He spilled out my name, maiden name, social security #, address, mother's name, sister's name. After verifying all this, he then told me I had taken out a payday loan from a company called Advance America (I think....I wasn't taking notes) in 2005 and had not repaid it. And that they were going to prosecute me to the fullest. He stated that they were building their case at that time and were trying to gather video surveillance to prove it was me. After professing over and over that my identity must have been stolen, he stated that might be the case, and I could certainly try to fight it in court. I could face up to $1,000+ in fines or jail time if I lost. I asked if this was true, why did they wait so long. He said the statute of limitations was almost up and that's why they are pursuing this now. By then I was in tears. I am unemployed, can't find a job, make next to nothing in unemployment insurance, and have medications that cost hundreds of dollars a month. I explained all this and he stated that due to my financial situation I could pay $559.45 and the case would be dropped. I again explained I did not have the money and he said he would see if he could get permission to allow me to make 3 payments. He put me on hold, and not 1 minute later he was back stating he had talked to the county clerks office and approved these payments. This is when I started getting suspicious. It takes more than 1 minute to get a person on the phone and explain everything in detail and get permission. He told me I cold pay $156.95 on 05/31/12, $201.25 on 06/18/12, and another $201.25 on 07/20/12 if I would agree to pay it. I said, "What choice do I have?". And that's how I felt. He transferred me over to their "accounting department". What investigator has an accounting department? NONE. My suspicion was growing, but I felt helpless and no one was there to stop me. So I gave this stupid girl my account info and she said she would be sending some form for me to sign agreeing to this. I waited for the form, and meanwhile they never touched my money. I kept expecting them to take their payment but they didn't. I couldn't stop thinking about how weird the whole things was. I decided that I would call his number back after hours to see what their after-hours recording said. I wanted to see if it really was the Check Fraud Department or if I would get another agency or someone's cell phone. Sure nuff..."Thank you for calling County Check Services...". By the by, that number was 859-712-0215 (ext. 104)...it's in Danville, KY. I am a Google addict, so that's what I did. I fully read about 50 complaints from this site and others, marched down to my bank and withdrew my balance, called my bank the next day and reported my debit card stolen. And now I can sleep at night...sometimes. Mr. Hawkins called again today and left a message. I didn't listen to it, but my mother did and she said he stated I had just 2 hours to contact him. I told her I didn't want to know anything else he said because I would just dwell on it. Then I came back here and read these complaints again just to remind myself not to give in, not to get scared, and not to call him back. Thank you all for posting your stories.

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  • Complaint Against County Check Services
  • Complaints Filed: 63
  • Reported Damages: $43,283.17
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