Debt Collector Arrested for Posing as Sheriff Deputy
A debt collector for a payday loan shop in Florida was arrested recently after he showed up to a consumer’s place of work dressed as a sheriff’s deputy and demanded payment claiming he had a warrant.
A Florida resident said that a collector at a Cash Plus location near Naples, Fla. showed up to his place of work demanding $180. When the consumer asked for proper identification, the collector showed him his gun.
The local NBC news station has film:
Cash Plus, for their part, has fired the collector and disavowed his actions. “He’s not supposed to be doing that,” the store’s manager told the station.
It’s also important to re-note that this was a collector directly employed by the original creditor, not a third party debt collection agency (for FDCPA purposes).
Oh my, I don’t even have words for the collector that would do this. Unbelievable.
That’s not a “collector”. That’s a psychopath posing as a collector posing as a Sheriff.
Seriously, why is anyone even calling this criminal a “bill collector”? This is nothing more than a clown, an impostor, a felon, a petty thief, A CRIMINAL!
even back in the early 50s, I never heard of a collector going this far. The guy is clearly not a collector, just a thug.
As noted in the article, the FDCPA wouldn’t apply. However, the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act applies to everyone, original creditor or not. I’m sure that’s at the top of this guy’s worries.
I wonder if Cash Plus (“oh my, he’s not supposed to do that”) is going to ratify its employee’s behavior by keeping the money he collected while posing as a police officer.