A year ago, my co-counsel Keith Hagan and I were interviewed by WRTV-6 reporter Kara Kenney regarding the case we filed against Asta Funding et al, a case that internally we call “The Case of Great Seneca’s Ghost”, alleging the defendants are attempting to collect judgments in the names of dead companies.
Kara did an excellent story on the case under a short deadline. Here’s the link.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/call-6-lawsuit-alleges-violations-of-fair-debt-collection-practices-act
Apparently ABC affilliates share the videos of their local stories, because Action News in Tampa Bay Florida picked up the story, used the WRTV video, but they also looked and confirmed that there are cases in the Tampa area involving the same thing.
http://www.abcactionnews.com/money/consumer/taking-action-for-you/beware-of-debt-collectors-posing-as-companies-that-no-longer-exist
We are currently investigating cases in Florida and Hawaii involving renewed judgments in the names of the dead (dissolved) companies.
If you have a judgment against you in the names of any of the companies below, be advised that you might have a defense against payment, in some cases (but sadly not all), even if you have paid or the funds have been garnished, you might have the right to get some or all of the money returned to you. Here is the list of companies:
Great Seneca Financial Corporation
Platinum Financial Services Corporation
Monarch Capital Corporation, Colonial Credit Corporation
Centurion Capital Corporation
Sage Financial Corporation
Hawker Financial Corporation
You may have received, or you may receive a notice that your wages are being garnished or yoru bank account has been attached based on a judgment by these companies. You may find that you get a notice saying one of these companies is trying to renew an old judgment. If any of this happens to you, call my office at 317-662-4529. We can give you information over the phone, and if necessary, we can give you a referral to an experienced NACA consumer lawyer.