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Skasselea (talk|edits) said:

20 November 2007
Got an email today from a woman that had a terrible experience with the horrible employees of American Tax Relief. Seems that after she had been quoted a fee of $3,800 for an Offer for which she had absolutely NO chance whatsoever of qualifying; she did her homework then contacted ATR and told them she was putting a stop payment on her payment to them.


Here's what transpired according to the client, "Upon doing my homework a bit better, I stopped payment on the check to ATR and phoned them to tell them that we do not want them to represent us, and to stop all activity on the file. The man screamed at me!!! He then proceeded to tell me that since I stopped payment, I am a felon and that he will come after me… is this true??"


After I contacted her, I determined that the equity in her home was triple the amount of her liability. Of course, the employee from ATR never asked any financial questions. The only thing they were interested in was how quickly they could separate the client from her money.


We know the IRS couldn't care less about this situation because the government isn't being harmed in this transaction and the national press couldn't care less because as I've been told repeatedly; the individuals have ripped off the government so it's okay if those same individuals get ripped off.

Mscash (talk|edits) said:

20 November 2007
Just remember, we are all parts of a larger body and someone has to be the business end of the large intestine.

When he goes after the "felon" I would like to be around to watch.

Donniecastleman (talk|edits) said:

20 November 2007
ATR are a bunch of convicted felons and former $10 an hour collection agents, when they start screaming and saying you're going to get arrested and the FBI is coming by, etc, etc, have a tape recorder ready and post the entire transcript on this website, should be really amusing to read, I feel sorry for the people that actually get intimidated by those jerks. I think ATR should be a little more careful about making threats like that to people, because if people like ME can find where their office is, who the employees are, who their closest relatives are and where they live, anyone can.

Taocpa (talk|edits) said:

20 November 2007
It's funny how the media picks and chooses these battles. On one hand, they are sometimes so eager to jump on the anti-IRS bandwagon and other times, they could care less.

ATR are fraudsters, plain and simple. They might as well swindle people out of their life savings. Of course, then maybe the media might give a rat's fanny.

Death&Taxes (talk|edits) said:

20 November 2007
Off Topic: Another hobby horse of mine are those firms buying up annuity payments, especially when I see the commericals that run during reruns of Law & Order and other shows. You know the one: you see a man undergoing physical therapy from a woman technician, but they are right of frame.....thru a doorway walks this smarmy smiling man saying "it's your money, use it.' The buyers always have some name that sounds something like an old trusted financial firm.

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