312-587-0428

Googled number that was in caller ID and the name "Chales J. Demes" comes up along with that of a company called "Capital Investment", which is at the same address in downtown Chicago. Voicemail identifies caller as same, and claims that he is looking for descendents of my father, who passed away almost 4 years ago - each time I have tried to call back, I get a voicemail that he "isn't in the office today".  I do not know if my father invested with him or not, but Dad never lived or worked in Chicago. I have no idea why this person is trying to reach me, and he was also trying to contact my brother, who died in July 2006.

constantly calls,but I do not answer.Something about clearing debt

Every time I called this number, Charles does not answer.  He claims he has an inheritance for my brother.

This is Charles Demes. My services are not at all related to debt collection nor is this a scam. By law, a debt collection agency must disclose up-front that they are attempting to collect a debt. Our company is NOT a debt collection agency.  With respect to scams, scams are based on money up-front.  My proposal is based on a contingency which means our fee is extracted from the recovered funds. We are only paid if we are successful in recovering the funds for the beneficiary.

   My company locates unclaimed assets, e.g., inheritances. These are moneys that were never recovered by an individual because they either did not know the money existed or because they passed away (and I am therefore trying to contact next of kin). If you doubt my claims, you can get references from some of the thousands of clients for whom I have helped recover money over the 15+ years I have been in the business. My company is also a member of the Chicago Better Business Bureau--a watchdog organization that screens companies for exactly the types of scams you are worried about.

   If I, or anyone from my company, has ever contacted you it is because we have found a legitimate asset that you (or your family) have legal claim to. We charge a fee that covers finding the assest, finding the individuals who can legally claim the asset (which can take months of work), and processing the claim in this highly specialized field to win these cases so the money goes to our clients and not the many creditors that can also lay claim to these funds. Each case can take months or years of work, but in the end, you and your family get a check for the agreed upon amount. If we cannot secure the money for whatever reason, we don't get paid. In other words, if you don't get paid, we don't get paid. Please contact us if you have any further questions about our services. Thank you.

YOU CALLED ASKING ABOUT A JOHN AND NELLIE POWELL.  THEY ARE UNKNOWN TO ME.  SORRY.  JAY POWELL  email = powelljayw@gmail.com

I saw you email about Charles Demes & your father.  He is calling me now about my mother who passed away 6 years ago.  He says someone left her an inheritence.  He wants us to sign an agreement giving him 33% of what he collects.  We know of no one who would have left this.  Any follow up on your situation would be appreciated.

Charles, if this is not a scam why would two men (one by the name of Beck Battle) go to my fathers house a 3:00 pm and tell him that he has an inheritance of 37,000. They tell him they wll return with some documents to sign. They then come back at 6:00 pm he signs (against my will) this document supossedly from PG County Treasury Division and they tell him he will get a check in 7 to 10 days. They picked hime up and took him to staples to make copies of the document I have yet to see.

My question if this is not a scam, why didn't they have the paper work with them. Why was there two men showing up at 6:00pm at night? Why does he need to cash a check and then provide your company with a finders fee of 20%? Why are you saying he inherited money from someone who has been dead for over 30 years? Why didn't he receive official documents from the County?

I am in no way affiliated with the organization or people that you mentioned in your email.

Has anyone here actually used Charles Demes or his company to successfully collect and missing inheritance money?  He keeps calling me about a missing relatives money.

I continue to get calls from Charles Demes about some inheritance owed to my deceased father.  Has anyone done business with him.  Is he legitimate?

please email or call me with your experience
I'm about to sign papers
Is this a scAM?
did he get you $

This is Charles Demes. My services are not at all related to debt collection; nor is this a scam. By law, a debt collection agency must disclose up-front that they are attempting to collect a debt. Our company is NOT a debt collection agency.  There are two other companies (Capital Recovery Corporation and Capital Recovery Collection Solutions) that are debt collection agencies, but we are not affiliated with these companies. We are a legitimate asset recovery company and have received an “A” rating (the highest awarded) from the Chicago Better Business Bureau (http://www.bbb.org/chicago/business-reviews/f ... ago-il-86001836).  

With respect to scams, scams are based on money up-front.  My proposal is based on a contingency which means our fee is extracted from the recovered funds. We are only paid if we are successful in recovering the funds for the beneficiary.

   My company locates unclaimed assets, e.g., inheritances. These are moneys that were never recovered by an individual because they either did not know the money existed or because they passed away (and I am therefore trying to contact next of kin). If you doubt my claims, you can get references from some of the thousands of clients for whom I have helped recover money over the 20 years I have been in the business. My company is also a member of the Chicago Better Business Bureau--a watchdog organization that screens companies for exactly the types of scams you are worried about.

   If I, or anyone from my company, have ever contacted you it is because we have found a legitimate asset that you (or your family) have legal claim to. We charge a fee that covers finding the asset, finding the individuals who can legally claim the asset (which can take months of work), and legally processing the claim in this highly specialized field to win these cases so the money goes to our clients and not the many creditors that can also lay claim to these funds. Each case can take months or years of work, but in the end, you and your family get a check for the agreed upon amount. If we cannot secure the money for whatever reason, we don't get paid. In other words, if you don't get paid, we don't get paid. Please contact us if you have any further questions about our services, or visit our website www.capitalrecoveryllc.com
Thank you.

This guys is not legit, when you ask him to leave you alone, he sends letter to your friends.... not a good way to do busy!

Hi folks. I am happy to say that I did use Capital Recovery's services and it turns out, the company is REAL!!! I am not a sucker. I read over the contract, asked a lot of questions, and felt like it was a no-risk deal given that I did not have to give any info like my SS#. The money doesn't come over night, but a few weeks later I did get a check for several thousand dollars. The money is distributed by the lawyers who handle the case, so I felt a little more comfortable about that. All in all, I am a satisfied customer. Don't judge until you check it out for real.

Great job with a tough case!  Thanks you Capital Recovery

You are not the real Charles Demes.  People beware.  He is not who he says he is!  Don't end up in one of those sad dateline covers about being scammed!!!!!

On this guys letter he gives an AOL email address. It's 2013 buddy and legit businesses do not use AOL email addresses. In addition the letter reads like a 3rd grader wrote it.
FYI - any web search will give you the correct address of the person you are looking for.
Stop wasting peoples time you moron!

It is 2013 already? [***]!!!!!! How long have I been asleep?

I would like to thank you for reaching out to my father.  Your work and expertise combined with your persistence gave my father a much needed gift for the holiday.  I apologize he prolonged the process but I appreciate your patience. Happy Holiday and ahave a great New Year.

What kind of documents did he make you sign???