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hwatts47
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Post subject: Can anyone verify this information...  Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 03:07 |
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Joined: Fri 11 Apr 2008 19:30
Posts: 69
Location: Huntsville, AL
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First I will start off by telling you how I came across this group...I was reading the local classified ads and came across one that read "Fugitive Recovery Agents Needed, must be able to travel, no felonies and clean background Call" and it listed 2 cell phone numbers. Immediately I did a reverse look up on the numbers and found they were both local, one in the county and one slightly outside. I called them yesterday morning and had a long talk with one of the guys and he gave me some information and requested my information, I gave him the most basic info about me. This whole time I have been thinking SCAM, so I am very careful about what I gave him etc. So after I talk to him for a bit he wants to set me up for an interview and he wants to meet me at KRYSTALS?! and he tells me that there is a cost involved for in house training and "certification", the cost is $450. So we set up the interview, cause by this time I am absolutely curious about how deep they are going to go with this and to see if they slip up. Later this guys partner calls me and wants to talk to me a little bit basically get the same info that the other guy did and telling me about the company. He goes on to say that they have a HIGH dollar "Federal" contract to serve warrants out of the area and they will be gone several days out of the week and they have some local things in town as well. Well I am pretty new to the game and I want to break into this business but if there is one thing I am not its stupid, so I am going to try and find out about these guys, so on to KRYSTALS?! I go. I get there and immediately spot them sitting in a corner just from there pseudo police clothes, I make my introductions and they give me an application to fill out which is the most generic app that I have ever done in my life....but none the less I fill it out being very vague and not giving my vital info and listing my PO Box, stuff like that. I finished the app and they came over and talked to me and they talked a good game and the money sounded very enticing (in the neighborhood of 1600/week). The whole time I just keep feeling like this is too good to be true... well we talked some more and they said they would be in contact with me shortly about my app. The called me later that evening and told me to meet them at KRYSTALS?! today for a second interview, I agreed. So this whole time I have been searching about this company and can not find anything about these guys...ok i understand that this may be a new company and are possably working out of home but I was surprised to find nothing. So I will be meeting these guys today at krystals this morning and maybe i will find out a little more...
Now the things that make me think this is a scam is:
1. If you want to hire me why would you charge me $450.00 for this training that will be done in house and I will be given a "Certificate" from an in house instructor?
2. I am new to this but I haven't heard of a Federal Government agency contracting to civilians to serve federal warrants.
3. I couldn't find anything verifiying there business.
I could be totally off base and these guys could be legit, and if they are or are not odds are, someone here would know.
The name of the company is S & S Bond Enforcement.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and please provide me with some feed back on this....
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Harley Watts
Huntsville, AL
"As You Seek, So Shall You Find."
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KARMA
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 08:23 |
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Joined: Mon 14 Feb 2005 10:59
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Location: Arkansas
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Enjoy your meeting and come away with some sort of knowledge of who and what they are .
Is this one of those make 0ne go . . . Hmmmmmmmmmmmm?
Ruffin and Jay are the 'Bama guys here on the Forum (that I know of ~ I am sure that there are some that are lurking) they would probably be in know as to WHO these guys are. Be Wise.
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SpanielPI
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 09:38 |
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Joined: Thu 16 Jun 2005 16:04
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Location: NE Alabama
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This is an old scam being run here locally and throughout our state. One of the first things I warned Mr. Watts about was this very scam...Alabama has no mandated state certication.
So any person claiming to offer Alabama Certification for xxx amount of dollars is only fleecing people.
I would ask these people for a business card and a copy of thier business license.
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River City Associates
Decatur, Al. 35601
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SpanielPI
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 12:47 |
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Joined: Thu 16 Jun 2005 16:04
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Location: NE Alabama
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1 of these people isn't Rick Montellone out of the Florence area is it ? He tried this same scam on me years ago...1999..only then he was charging $350.
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Phill Cross
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 13:05 |
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Joined: Mon 19 Aug 2002 05:03
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Location: Orange County, California, USA
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Send me $250 - I provide you with Cerificate!
It will say something like this:
Quote: Presented to
YOUR NAME HERE
This certifies that the person named above has been verified. We affirm & guarantee that they submitted the proper documentation to receive this award.
Basically I verified that you submitted $250 (that would be the documentation along with your name to be printed on the certificate!) 
Any takers? 
Okay, I'm just kidding - but seriously sounds like you did your homework. Be careful there are a bunch of SCAMS out there.
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hwatts47
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 14:05 |
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Joined: Fri 11 Apr 2008 19:30
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Location: Huntsville, AL
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Ruffin had it right! lol same guy....this guy was good he even gave me some references that I verified and they gave him a good report. They apparently have been doing this for a while and covered there bases, so people new to the field BEWARE!
Admin....checks in the mail
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Harley Watts
Huntsville, AL
"As You Seek, So Shall You Find."
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 16:00 |
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I am somewhat new to the business myself , but i have found that finding someone thats already in the business that will take the time to train you is the BEST way to go .It is hard to find someone tho. i was lucky to find someone.
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Kathy
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 16:33 |
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Joined: Tue 24 May 2005 14:46
Posts: 3334
Location: Colorado
FRN Agency ID #: 324
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Badmanhunter2, Is this Danny?
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Kathy Blackshear
Blackshear Investigations
Blackshear Bail Bonds
Sales Associate, Prepaid Legal Services, Inc.
Walsenburg, CO
Proud Member of the AB Reject Club
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tsuggs
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 20:25 |
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Joined: Thu 09 Mar 2006 14:51
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What is a high dollar federal contract?
Serve what kind of warants?
What they don't have enough marshals, FBI, secret service agents to handle their own cases?
OK, sure sign me up today!
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Eagle
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Post subject: Posted: Tue 13 May 2008 22:03 |
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Joined: Fri 23 Dec 2005 12:57
Posts: 538
Location: NE Alabama
FRN Agency ID #: 2065
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Rick Montellone? Is this the same guy that sent out mailers a couple of years ago who had run scams in other states? He had invited all of the bonding companies to a free dinner at a hotel when he first arrived. Same one?
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Covering North East AL.
AAA / Eagle Bail Bonds, LLC
Anniston, AL
256.235.2437
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