Brown Friedemann
Complaint 5478 Details

  • Date Occurred: 07/06/2013
  • Reported Damages: $2,712.00
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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

International boundaries

I replied to a Craigslist customer service employment posting in which I provided my resume and cover letter. I received a response from a real estate broker (Brown Friedemann) who was seeking a personal assistant to conduct a myriad of his tasks and errands. I accepted the position and, upon Brown Friedemann's request, provided my contact information, including the address in which I reside. I received a US Bank Cashier's Check for $2,700 in the mail with a letter that directed me to request further instructions from "my employer." Due to the informality and major grammatical errors on the letter, I asked Brown Friedemann to verify the legitimacy and legality of the business enterprise as a whole. Brown Friedemann provided me with verbal and written verification that it was legal and legitimate (he gave me "his word"). I received several relentless telephone correspondences from B. Friedemann throughout the course of these events. B. Friedemann then instructed me to deposit the cashier's check into my account, keep $450 for services rendered, and deduct $2,250 in order to wire transfer the funds through Western Union to two desired locations in the United Kingdom. I completed the transactions and sent the transfer information to B. Friedemann. The following day I received notification from Bank of America that the deposited cashier's check was counterfeit and the funds totaling $2,700 were deducted from the account, creating an overdraft of negative -$2,199. I attempted to file a claim with Bank of America, proving that I was a victim of this fraudulent scam, but I was informed that there wasn't a possibilty of a claim being filed because I made the deposit. I was therefore told that I was financially responsible for the inducted charges. I attempted to go after the scammer Brown Friedemann, to no avail. I then filed a claim with the Los Angeles division of the FBI, where I was told that Bank of America would be financially responsible for the loss, because the funds were made available for withdrawal without verifying the check. A week later I was falsely arrested and booked for check fraud, and shortly thereafter released, and all charges dropped due to a false arrest.

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Company Statistics

  • Complaint Against Brown Friedemann
  • Complaints Filed: 1
  • Reported Damages: $2,712.00
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