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We have a new phone number.  Robocalls from Bennett Law firm  saying I should call Bennett about "an important matter."  I have learned that this firm is a collection agency for Walmart.  We don't even shop at Walmart.  Calls are coming multiple times a day.

I did register on the "no call list"

I get these calls daily also.  It is at the point of harrassment.  How can this be legal? They are a law firm that collects criminal damages for Walmart.  Again, this shows the tactics Walmart is capable of.  I will NOT answer their calls anymore.  If they want to speak to me they can use the US mail!

Okay well i got caught shoplifting just a couple weeks ago. The other night at 9:30 pm this number called me. said i owe them $250 and how would i like to pay? they didnt tell me anything else! i said give me a few days. I have been reading up. if i pay them that money...do i still have to go to court??? do i even need to pay this "walmart attorney"??? Please help me out. I just started a new job and i have no money. so i cant be just paying everything....please reply and help me out!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don't pay anyone anything over the phone.  Any fees that you must pay will be settled in court.  YES, you have to go to court, but you can ignore the phone calls.

My daughter (15) also got caught shoplifting.  They also called my house after 8:30 at night and told me I had to pay by credit card right then. THey are so unprofessional.  I was told that Walmart receives half of what they (Bennett Law)collect. I made arangements to pay them $10 a month until paid.  BUT, they continued to call 6 days a week.  They said they would do that until the fee was paid.  HARRASSMENT! I sent them $10 once and will not send them another penny.  Her case was deferred in court.  No court fees at all; classes, community service, letter of apology, and 8 page letter about retail theft.  I refuse to pay anymore.  The referree referred to this as double jeopardy.  Are they really going to hire an attorney to come all the way to Michigan from Florida to collect $190 from a 15 year old?  Court costs would far outweigh the fee. I am standing my ground until I hear otherwise.  Unfortunately, I do believe they will continue to call forever.  I am not willing to change my number, I have had it forever.  Just had a great idea, next time I will answer and tell them they have the wrong number.  "The number you have dialed now belongs to (fictitious name).  Then threaten harrassment if the calls continue.  Tried to block the calls, but can't block 1-800 numbers.  There was another number they were using, but I successfully blocked that one.  GOOD LUCK to both of us.

I got a new cell phone number, and first call I received was from them...
After a week of harassment, I finally called them back.
They asked if I was Jeff, I told them "No. I just got this number." and that was it. They have not called me ever since.
I should have called them sooner.

My Sister was picked up for shoplifting, she handed her items to the security officer. The total was $27.00 but the Security Officer said that if she was to admit to the inccident he was not going to call the cops that he did'nt belive in Messing up her life for a simple mistake, or just not been able to go into any Wal-Mart. She never signed any type of paper work. All they did was asked for her ID phone and number and those calls have been going on for a while now. Not sure what to do or how to handle this situation.

I just wanted to let you know your little bash on their grammar is incorrect. You don't put a comma between the state and ZIP Code. Just FYI.

I just got a call from this number. I didnt answer because I didnt know the number. If its important they should leave a message. They didnt. I did shoplift from walmart, it only came to about $8. The police were not called and I had to give them all my information. They told me that I would receive a letter in the mail in about 2 weeks telling me if I owed them money( around $100). I still havent received the letter and its been about a month.

I have also received these annoying phone calls.it sounds like a scam to me.wanting u to pay over the phone..yea right.my total came to 28.00. I have had to pay up to 600 in court and now they r wanting me to pay 300!!!!!!so sorry u can kiss it.I have learned my lesson.and I wont ever again shoplift but please just leave me alone

This Bennett Law firm calls my Mother in law several times a day! When she trys to pick up the call no one is there. She is 70 years old and very upset about a Law firm calling her.

Got a new phone number and immediately started receiving calls from them. I returned their call and they said they would remove me from the call list, but just got another call today. Again, they promised to remove my number. For those of you that they are reaching correctly, my husband worked in debt collection and according to him the practices being described here are all illegal. A report to the BBB should be in order. Also, as a law student I can tell you that it is unethical with a capital U and illegal to try to collect attorneys fees (if that is what they are trying to collect) if they were not awarded by the court or agreed to in the settlement. Do not pay them a dime. If they ask for money, keep track of everything they say, find out what the money is for and then look up how to make a report to the state bar association.

Omg! Since August 2009 I have been getting these Damn calls daily from "Bennett Law Firm" I moved into a new house and got a new landline number and BAM! call after call after call. starts @ 8am and last call comes in @ 8pm. when I try to call I get a message machine. Bull! why can they not zaba serch the people they are looking for and leave me and my family alone????????? What do they want? and why do they not say the name of the person they are looking for?

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Anyone interested in filing a formal complaint with the Utah Bar Association and the Attorney Generals office?  I am.  These guys are harassing me and I refuse to tolerate this crap.  They are not lawyers.  They are a collection agency who engages in misrepresentation of who they really are.  I am going to call a Utah lawyer and start a class action similar to the one against a Florida firm engaging in the same activities.

http://www.budhibbs.com/collectorpages/bennett_deloney.htm

Bennett & DeLoney, PC.
1265 E. Fort Union Blvd. #150
Midvale, Utah 84047
Phone: 888-884-3455
Fax: 801-963-9955
Web Address:  www.bennett-deloney.com

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Bud Says                         Consumer Comments Below

Hold your nose, the smell from this assortment of wasted law licenses makes a garbage barge smell like perfume. These are TOXIC WASTE debt collectors, some of the worst in America.

The following individuals are still licensed to practice law in Utah under the name of Bennett & DeLoney:         Richard H. DeLoney          Michael B. Bennett          Douglas R. Short      Derek J. Barcla    Michael J. Young

They give a new meaning to con-men and scum bags.  Vultures, con-men, thieves, dirty, disgusting, wasted law licenses, I can't conjure up a phrase that adequately describes the sheer ugliness and disgust of this group of lawless holders of bar cards and law licenses.


Fax the Cease-Comm Letter to 801-963-9955

DO NOT DEAL WITH THIS LAW FIRM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE! THEY ARE LIARS, CON-MEN, THIEVES!



They were recently fined more than $50,000 by the state of West Virginia for ripping people off on bounced check fees. These losers of law must be snorting something that fogs their abilities to count from 1-10, because the way they figure a debt is to add on fees that boggle any rationale thinking individual.



Also, below are updated e-mail addresses & website for Bennett & Deloney:  www.bennett-deloney.com               rdeloney@bennett-deloney.com    

mbennett@bennett-deloney.com                myoung@bennett-deloney.com

CAUTION: I recommend you NEVER disclose your bank account or credit card information to a debt collector, as you risk them emptying your account, or maxing out your credit card. If you feel they are reporting on your credit bureau files in error or need assistance in dealing with them, email  the details w/your location.  Assistance and referral to a consumer legal specialist may be available.




Debt Collectors DO NOT WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS INFORMATION!    

The INFORMED CONSUMER IS THE DEBT COLLECTORS WORST ENEMY!

Dealing with Debt Collectors
http://www.budhibbs.com/start.html


Statute of Limitations by State – always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/statute_of_limitations.htm


Recording calls from Debt Collectors - always double check YOUR OWN STATE Government Website
http://www.budhibbs.com/record.htm


From Federal Trade Commission Website – FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
Debt Collection FAQs: A Guide for Consumers
If you’re behind in paying your bills, or a creditor’s records mistakenly make it appear that you are, a debt collector may be contacting you.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), which prohibits debt collectors from using abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices to collect from you.
Under the FDCPA, a debt collector is someone who regularly collects debts owed to others. This includes collection agencies, lawyers who collect debts on a regular basis, and companies that buy delinquent debts and then try to collect them.
Here are some questions and answers about your rights under the Act.

What types of debts are covered?
The Act covers personal, family, and household debts, including money you owe on a personal credit card account, an auto loan, a medical bill, and your mortgage. The FDCPA doesn’t cover debts you incurred to run a business.

Can a debt collector contact me any time or any place?
No. A debt collector may not contact you at inconvenient times or places, such as before 8 in the morning or after 9 at night, unless you agree to it. And collectors may not contact you at work if they’re told (orally or in writing) that you’re not allowed to get calls there.

How can I stop a debt collector from contacting me?
If a collector contacts you about a debt, you may want to talk to them at least once to see if you can resolve the matter – even if you don’t think you owe the debt, can’t repay it immediately, or think that the collector is contacting you by mistake. If you decide after contacting the debt collector that you don’t want the collector to contact you again, tell the collector – in writing – to stop contacting you. Here’s how to do that:
Make a copy of your letter. Send the original by certified mail, and pay for a “return receipt” so you’ll be able to document what the collector received. Once the collector receives your letter, they may not contact you again, with two exceptions: a collector can contact you to tell you there will be no further contact or to let you know that they or the creditor intend to take a specific action, like filing a lawsuit. Sending such a letter to a debt collector you owe money to does not get rid of the debt, but it should stop the contact. The creditor or the debt collector still can sue you to collect the debt.

Can a debt collector contact anyone else about my debt?
If an attorney is representing you about the debt, the debt collector must contact the attorney, rather than you. If you don’t have an attorney, a collector may contact other people – but only to find out your address, your home phone number, and where you work. Collectors usually are prohibited from contacting third parties more than once. Other than to obtain this location information about you, a debt collector generally is not permitted to discuss your debt with anyone other than you, your spouse, or your attorney.

What does the debt collector have to tell me about the debt?
Every collector must send you a written “validation notice” telling you how much money you owe within five days after they first contact you. This notice also must include the name of the creditor to whom you owe the money, and how to proceed if you don’t think you owe the money.

Can a debt collector keep contacting me if I don’t think I owe any money?
If you send the debt collector a letter stating that you don’t owe any or all of the money, or asking for verification of the debt, that collector must stop contacting you. You have to send that letter within 30 days after you receive the validation notice. But a collector can begin contacting you again if it sends you written verification of the debt, like a copy of a bill for the amount you owe.

What practices are off limits for debt collectors?
Harassment. Debt collectors may not harass, oppress, or abuse you or any third parties they contact. For example, they may not:
    use threats of violence or harm;
    publish a list of names of people who refuse to pay their debts (but they can give this information to the credit reporting companies);
    use obscene or profane language; or
    repeatedly use the phone to annoy someone.

False statements. Debt collectors may not lie when they are trying to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
    falsely claim that they are attorneys or government representatives;
    falsely claim that you have committed a crime;
    falsely represent that they operate or work for a credit reporting company;
    misrepresent the amount you owe;
    indicate that papers they send you are legal forms if they aren’t; or
    indicate that papers they send to you aren’t legal forms if they are.

Debt collectors also are prohibited from saying that:
    you will be arrested if you don’t pay your debt;
    they’ll seize, garnish, attach, or sell your property or wages unless they are permitted by law to take the action and intend to do so; or
    legal action will be taken against you, if doing so would be illegal or if they don’t intend to take the action.

Debt collectors may not:
    give false credit information about you to anyone, including a credit reporting company;
    send you anything that looks like an official document from a court or government agency if it isn’t; or
    use a false company name.

Unfair practices. Debt collectors may not engage in unfair practices when they try to collect a debt. For example, they may not:
    try to collect any interest, fee, or other charge on top of the amount you owe unless the contract that created your debt – or your state law – allows the charge;
    deposit a post-dated check early;
    take or threaten to take your property unless it can be done legally; or
    contact you by postcard.

Can I control which debts my payments apply to?
Yes. If a debt collector is trying to collect more than one debt from you, the collector must apply any payment you make to the debt you select. Equally important, a debt collector may not apply a payment to a debt you don’t think you owe.

Can a debt collector garnish my bank account or my wages?
If you don’t pay a debt, a creditor or its debt collector generally can sue you to collect. If they win, the court will enter a judgment against you. The judgment states the amount of money you owe, and allows the creditor or collector to get a garnishment order against you, directing a third party, like your bank, to turn over funds from your account to pay the debt.
Wage garnishment happens when your employer withholds part of your compensation to pay your debts. Your wages usually can be garnished only as the result of a court order. Don’t ignore a lawsuit summons. If you do, you lose the opportunity to fight a wage garnishment.

Can federal benefits be garnished?
Many federal benefits are exempt from garnishment, including:
    Social Security Benefits
    Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Benefits
    Veterans’ Benefits
    Civil Service and Federal Retirement and Disability Benefits
    Service Members’ Pay
    Military Annuities and Survivors’ Benefits
    Student Assistance
    Railroad Retirement Benefits
    Merchant Seamen Wages
    Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Death and Disability Benefits
    Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Benefits
    Compensation for Injury, Death, or Detention of Employees of U.S. Contractors Outside the U.S.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency Federal Disaster Assistance
But federal benefits may be garnished under certain circumstances, including to pay delinquent taxes, alimony, child support, or student loans.

Do I have any recourse if I think a debt collector has violated the law?
You have the right to sue a collector in a state or federal court within one year from the date the law was violated. If you win, the judge can require the collector to pay you for any damages you can prove you suffered because of the illegal collection practices, like lost wages and medical bills. The judge can require the debt collector to pay you up to $1,000, even if you can’t prove that you suffered actual damages. You also can be reimbursed for your attorney’s fees and court costs. A group of people also may sue a debt collector as part of a class action lawsuit and recover money for damages up to $500,000, or one percent of the collector’s net worth, whichever amount is lower. Even if a debt collector violates the FDCPA in trying to collect a debt, the debt does not go away if you owe it.

What should I do if a debt collector sues me?
If a debt collector files a lawsuit against you to collect a debt, respond to the lawsuit, either personally or through your lawyer, by the date specified in the court papers to preserve your rights.

Where do I report a debt collector for an alleged violation?
Report any problems you have with a debt collector to your state Attorney General’s office (www.naag.org) and the Federal Trade Commission (www.ftc.gov). Many states have their own debt collection laws that are different from the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Your Attorney General’s office can help you determine your rights under your state’s law.

For More Information
To learn more about debt collection and other credit-related issues, visit www.ftc.gov/credit and MyMoney.gov, the U.S. government’s portal to financial education.
The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint or to get free information on consumer issues, visit ftc.gov or call toll-free, 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357); TTY: 1-866-653-4261. The FTC enters consumer complaints into the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database and investigative tool used by hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. and abroad
February 2009

File complaints with

Federal Trade Commission  https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

Your State Attorney General
State Attorney General is every state they have offices

Link to all State Attorney General Websites www.naag.org

If you or they are located in NY – use this SPECIAL Link  www.NYDebtHelp.com
This special website was created by NY AG Andrew Cuomo specifically for reporting illegal debt collection practices.  HE’S CRACKING DOWN AND SHUTTING THEM DOWN!

Also report your calls and contacts with debt collectors at http://www.budhibbs.com/index.html  If the company is listed under agencies – report there. If not on the list YET, click on Watchlist! and add to the list.   You can also post here http://www.collectorsexposed.com/forum2/index.php?board=2.0

I just got my new phone number yesterday and got a call just after 8 am this morning. I didn't answer choosing to look the number up instead. I will answer next time, and I'm sure there will be, letting them know this is a new number. Thanks for posting how you handled it.

I found a gift card in the parking lot of my place of work.
I picked it up with the same enthusiasm I would have expressed for a found penny, turns out there was 100 dollars on it.
well I'm a single mom and the holidays were near. my supervisor had already told me that if I wouldn't stay 2 hours later for him on xmas eve to set up "endcaps" for the after xmas sale, then I would get NO holiday pay.
I NEEDED that money, I was faced with 3 choices, listen to my manager and not get to spend xmas eve with my kids, or screw him off and have to chose to pay bills or buy xmas gifts for my little ones.
well when I checked that card and saw that I could spend christmas eve with my kids and have enough money to make it I felt like crying tears if joy.
Yes I knew it was wrong not to turn it in to walmart but it was found IN THE PARKING LOT!
not only are they charging me 200 dollars to keep this matter out of court (I have no time or money to go)
but they also FIRED me.
all for a freaking found gift card.
It turned out to be the greatest thing though, I now work for hertz. they treat me right and I make almost double what I did at walmart.

There does NOT need to be a comma after UTAH.

Tried both of the email addresses you posted and neither work.