Consumer complaint received 2021-11-05
Company: CURO Intermediate Holdings
State: MO
Product: Debt collection
Sub-product: Payday loan debt
Issue: Took or threatened to take negative or legal action
Sub-issue: Threatened to arrest you or take you to jail if you do not pay

Complaint:
on XX/XX/XXXX i received an email saying a lawsuit had been filed against me in california and that the attorney was issuing a warrant for my arrest along with putting a block on my social security number here is a copy of the email I can forward it if needed because I did save it SPEEDY CASH SERVICE Attention, LAWSUIT COURT CASE FILE NO : # XXXX Attorney : XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX, CA, U.S. 



LAWSUIT COST - {$1700.00} ( INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEE/COURT FEE/ALL TAXES ) SETTLEMENT AMOUNT - {$870.00} CONTACT AT : XXXX : XXXX SUBJECT : LOAN DUE AMOUNT- {$870.00} We are hereby to inform you that you are going to be legally prosecuted in the Court House within a couple of days. So, before something goes wrong, we would like to notify you about this matter. It seems apparent that you had chosen to ignore all our efforts to contact you in order to resolve your debt with XXXX  XXXX XXXX. At this point, you had made your intentions clear and leave us no choice but to protect our interest in this matter. 


UNITED LEGAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU HAS STATED 4 SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST YOU AND THEY ARE : ( 1 ) VIOLATION OF FEDERAL BANKING REGULATION ( 2 ) COLLATERAL CHECK FRAUD ( 3 ) THEFT BY DECEPTION ( 4 ) ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFER NOTE : - We are in a process to block your Social Security number and inform all the Major Credit Bureaus as well. 
NOTE : - The Legal Charges Section 19 ( A ), Clause 21 ( US ) is against you and if you ignore this case then our legal department will take immediate action you.

If we do not hear from you within 24 hours of the date of this letter, we will be compelled to seek legal representation from our in-house attorney. We reserve the right to commence litigation for intent to commit wire fraud under the pretense of refusing to repay a debt committed to, by use of the internet. In addition, we reserve the right to seek recovery for the balance due, as well as legal fees and any court costs incurred. 

WE HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS RESERVED TO INFORM TO FTC & YOUR EMPLOYER AND BANK ABOUT THIS FRAUD. 


We will be forced to download this case against you and once it is downloaded the creditor has entire rights to inform your employer and your references regarding this issue and the lawsuit will be the next step which will be amounting to {$2600.00} and will be totally levied upon you and that would be excluding your attorney charges and the due amount pending on your name. 



We have settlement amount for you with easy weekly and a one-time settlement amount option below, kindly reply soon with your final intention regarding this case. 



You will have to submit {$640.00} today and close this case outside of court with the onetime case settlement plans You will have to submit an amount which is acceptable of {$290.00} today to put this case on hold outside of the courthouse and the rest payment with {$290.00} weekly installments till the loan amount {$870.00} paid in full Get back to us ASAP before the charges have been pressed against you into the court of law. 



REPLY EMAIL BACK IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR FINAL ANSWER SO I CAN MOVE ON FURTHER ON THE BASIS OF YOUR ANSWER at : - XXXX  : XXXX Kindly let us know are you willing to resolve this matter out of the courthouse, or we should proceed further with the legal charges against you. Once this case will be downloaded against you then we wont be able to help you out. 

Note : This is your last and final chance to settle this case. 

Else we are going to transfer your file to the legal department to download the case against you and you will receive the court summons at your doorstep within 2 working days. Kindly hire an attorney. 

NOTE : THIS CASE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH MAJOR CREDIT BUREAUS. 

Kindly let us know what type of payment arrangement, you are looking for at : - mailto : XXXX Regards, XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX. 
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Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation