James Braufman Attorney Senior Investigation officer levy my salary and wages for a cash advance company for a cash advance they said I took out for 630. Los Angeles California
On May 27, 2015 I received a email from a James Braufman, Senior Investigation Officer saying they have been trying to get ahold of me and They are going to take me to court unless I pay 630. For a cash advance back on December, 2014. If I fail to pay immediately they will contact my employer and levy my salary and wages. I must pay within 24 hours or it will be filed with the courts and end cost me 6300. With attorney fees. If I agree to pay type I agree and sign electronically.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
BRAUFMAN LAW OFFICES
encino,California,
USA
CASH ADVANCE COLLECTION SCAM
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Fri, June 05, 2015
Please be advised that my name has been "stolen" and wrongfully attached to the collection notices from Cash Advance and related entities without my knowledge or consent. While I am an attorney, I do not now, nor have I ever represented or been consulted by Cash Advance or any similar entities, nor do I have any connection with them at all.
Unfortunately, like the recipients of the collection notices, I am also a victim of the scam as my reputation is of the utmost importance to me. Please note that in 37 years of practicing law in California, I have never had a complaint filed against me with the State Bar nor have I ever been sued for legal malpractice.
I have reported this matter to the FBI and Federal Trade Commission and encourage all recipients of these bogus notices to do so as well. You can Google "IC3 form" to get the form to file a complaint.
Also, if you Google "Cash Advance Collection Scam" or something similar you will find that this scam has been going on for quite some time, although it was not until recently that my name was wrongfully attached to the e-mail collection notices.
When I called the telephone number in the collection notice, a man with a heavy foreign accent answered "Welcome to the Braufman Law Offices." When I told him I was Mr. Braufman, he hung up immediately.
We have received several calls daily from people around the country who have received these e-mails and wanted to inform me that my name has been used by the scammers. Thank you to all the kind people for reaching out to me on this matter.
My recommendation to anyone who receives one of these Cash Advance collection e-mails is that they disregard it, register it as "spam", and by all means, do not pay these scammers anything.
If anyone wishes to contact me directly, they can look me up on Google - my office is in Encino, California. We will provide you with an e-mail confirmation of the above if you like.
Please be advised that my name has been "stolen" and wrongfully attached to the collection notices from Cash Advance and related entities without my knowledge or consent. While I am an attorney, I do not now, nor have I ever represented or been consulted by Cash Advance or any similar entities, nor do I have any connection with them at all.
Unfortunately, like the recipients of the collection notices, I am also a victim of the scam as my reputation is of the utmost importance to me. Please note that in 37 years of practicing law in California, I have never had a complaint filed against me with the State Bar nor have I ever been sued for legal malpractice.
I have reported this matter to the FBI and Federal Trade Commission and encourage all recipients of these bogus notices to do so as well. You can Google "IC3 form" to get the form to file a complaint.
Also, if you Google "Cash Advance Collection Scam" or something similar you will find that this scam has been going on for quite some time, although it was not until recently that my name was wrongfully attached to the e-mail collection notices.
When I called the telephone number in the collection notice, a man with a heavy foreign accent answered "Welcome to the Braufman Law Offices." When I told him I was Mr. Braufman, he hung up immediately.
We have received several calls daily from people around the country who have received these e-mails and wanted to inform me that my name has been used by the scammers. Thank you to all the kind people for reaching out to me on this matter.
My recommendation to anyone who receives one of these Cash Advance collection e-mails is that they disregard it, register it as "spam", and by all means, do not pay these scammers anything.
If anyone wishes to contact me directly, they can look me up on Google - my office is in Encino, California. We will provide you with an e-mail confirmation of the above if you like.