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Good morning,
As we bring the year to a close and this is my final email for the year I would like to take the time to wish everyone a happy, healthy, and prosperous new year.
In the last 12 months we have grown from about 8000, members to 14,705 members that we have today. We have just been growing in leaps and bounds.
We have introduced several new programs. Our biggest success is the Credit and Collections Vendor Recommendation site. We are getting an average of 1000 hits per week and that means more exposure for you. You can not go wrong with $49.95 for the year. The only thing it can do for you is generate more business for you.
Please visit http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/
Are you looking for a new job or career change in 2012? Let people know and post your resume in The Credit & Collection Resume Place. My resume is at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
Will you be seeking a new agency or law firm for your collections and don’t know where to go? Seek out http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com/
Will you be outsourcing your skips or POE searches? Please visit:
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com/
Does your firm need skiptrace training? Please visit http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Would you like to join our mailing list? We are in the process of building that at this moment and would welcome everyone on board.
Please link in with us as well. The more contacts we have the stronger we become.
Once again please have a happy, healthy, safe new year and you can hopefully look forward to seeing us back in 2012.
Good morning,
I hope that many of you had a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend. As we enter the holiday season we much consider our business plans for 2012. What are they? A new collection agency, a skip team for your company? What ever your needs we can help you achieve them. Call 954-722-0473 for assistance.
Please have a safe, happy and healthy holiday season.
My resume is still at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
We are up to 14,104 partner/members. Unbelievable to have thought that 4 years ago when i started the Credit and Collections group and no one could post it would have grown as much as it has. Your participation and your posts are greatly appreciated.
Are you looking to escape the cold weather during the winter months? Think about a working vacation in South Florida and booking a skiptrace training seminar. Some food for thought. If so please call SkiptraceConsultants at 954-722-0473
I would to take a moment to welcome a commercial collection agency to the Vendor Recommendations group at http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/
The company is The Firm at http://www.thefirm.me/index.html . This is a fine organization and I suggest you take the time to visit with them. Please show them a proper welcome.
We are still averaging 1000 hits per week to the website and for $49.95 you can have the additional exposure as well.
The POE Locator is going strong. More and more companies are coming on board every day. They are very successful at developing new place of employment information. Please check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com .
The Debt Collection Connection is seeking agencies that are able to work out of stat accounts. Healthcare and consumer paper. Large agencies with 100 FTE’s would be helpful. You must be nationally licensed.
Please visit http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com/
Background Searches anyone? http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com/index.html
Are you keeping up with the SkiptraceConsultant’s Blog?
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
What about basic Skiptracing? http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/ Founder
Good morning all:
We are up to 13,766 partner/members and still growing on a daily basis.
The POE Locator has joined us on the vendor recommendations page and has added 10 new clients. Credit Counsel, Inc a nationally licensed 3rd party collection agency has added 5 new clients as a result of the posting.
Do you have a success story about some new clients? We would love to hear it. Remember the website is at:
http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/
Skiptrace Consultants is booking training sessions for 2012. 2011 was a banner year. For information feel free to call 954-722-0473.
The POE Locator is going strong. More and more companies are coming on board every day. They are very successful at developing new place of employment information. Please check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com.
The Debt Collection Connection is seeking agencies that are able to work out of stat accounts. Healthcare and consumer paper. Large agencies with 100 FTE’s would be helpful.
Please visit http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com/
Background Searches anyone? http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com/index.html
Are you keeping up with the Skiptraceconsultant’s Blog?
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
What about basic Skiptracing? http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Don’t forget that if you are not on The Credit and Collections Vendor Recommendation site then you are missing the additional exposure.
http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/
My resume is still at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/ Founder
Good morning,
We have 13,489 partner/members as of now. We will be over 13,500 by that end of the day today.
I would like to welcome Credit Counsel, Inc for joining us at http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/ . If you have any questions please call 561-226-4645.
SkiptraceConsultants is currently setting up its winter training schedule. We will do skiptrace training here in South Florida. If any one is looking to escape the cold weather that plagues the rest of the country in the winter months please call 954-722-0473 to book the time.
The POE Locator is going strong. More and more companies are coming on board every day. They are very successful at developing new place of employment information. Please check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com .
The Debt Collection Connection is seeking agencies that are able to work out of stat accounts. Healthcare and consumer paper. Large agencies with 100 FTE’s would be helpful.
Please visit http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com/
Background Searches anyone? http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com/index.html
Are you keeping up with the Skiptraceconsultant’s Blog?
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
What about basic Skiptracing? http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Don’t forget that if you are not on The Credit and Collections Vendor Recommendation site then you are missing the additional exposure.
http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/
My resume is still at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/ Founder
Good morning,
I would like to share with you that we are now up to 13,203 partner members of this group. Absolutely awesome and it keeps on growing. Your comments here are always welcome.
Our 7 other groups are also growing:
Credit & Collection Recruiters
The Credit & Collection Resume Place
Collection Benchmarking
Professionial Process Servers
Professionial Skiptracers
Professionial Collection Sales People
Vendor Recommendations
Please feel free to join the groups or groups that would meet your needs.
I would like to extend a warm welcome to The HMC Group to our Vendor Recommendations site. We are getting 1000 hits per week on that and the site is growing. If you are not on it and would like the additional exposure then please visit us at
http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com/
For $49.95 per year can you really go wrong?
Skiptrace Consultants is now doing webinars. It is a lot less costly than traveling for the in person training. Check out http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Are you getting the most out of your POE vendor. This is sometimes the hardest thing to get. The POE Locator can help you. Check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
How are your 3rd party collections doing? We can help place your portfolios. Check out http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com/ We have the agency or law firm to place your paper with.
Are you an employer? Do you need a background search?
http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com/
Get results within a 2 hour window.
Do you have something to discuss? Well post it. Do you want to promote something, please put it in promotions, a job opportunity then please post it in the jobs section. I have no doubt that these are being checked on a daily basis.
If there is anything that we can help with then call 954-722-0473.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/Founder
What is the difference between the two. A collection agency is a licensed entity. It must be licensed to collect in all states that require it. Some stated require that there be a license in place before a call can be made. These days be cautious. If you are not licensed then you have a possibility of getting caught for operating without a license. Governmental agencies are cracking down on everything. In most cases this is a call center with people sometimes brow beating the debtor. Attorney generals are going after these violators. It is not worth it to get caught.
Collection law firms, are managed by a duly licensed member of the bar association. They too must be licensed to collect by the various states. If there are dunning debtors then they too must be licensed as a collection agency. They operate much the same way as the agency if they have a call center;. The difference is that the law firm can file the lawsuit . The collection agency has find the attorney to institute the law suit.
Having spent 32 years in the collection industry and most of them in the skiptracing field, I felt compelled to write this. I have heard from many collection managers that skiptracing is a waste of time and does not generate any income. That statement is the furthest thing from the truth.
If a company is willing to invest some time into skiptracing it could become a very large profit center for your company. If you have designated individuals doing nothing, but skiptracing and collectors doing nothing, but collecting then you could have a very profitable company.
Skiptracers are very unique, creative and do not think in a bubble. If an account has return mail, unlisted phone numbers and basically no way to reach a debtor, then how will you reach that person. Yes the collector will do a very cursory skiptrace. They may check www.whitepages.com. That does not always help, but that is as far as they will go.
Do you want to make money? I know that my company does. A skiptracer will go above and beyond to locate their subject especially if if it is a higher balance account.
These days everyone has a phone number. It could be a landline or a cell phone, but someone has that number. The skiptracer will find it. If an account has a balance of $45,000 and a non published number, do you not think that it deserves a through investigation?
Collectors work on an hourly rate + commission so they have an incentive to collect. Well skiptracers can be paid hourly too and get a commission perhaps of 1% of gross collection on their locates. I know that when I was with an agency that was what i got. Imagine a $4500 commission. Any agency owner should be thrilled to pay out that money. I know would be.
Good Morning,
We are up to 11645 partners and growing daily in leaps and bounds. Our sub groups are also growing.
For the good news things are really hopping with our Vendor Recommendations website is growing. We are averaging over 1000 hits per week. Imagine having your site seen 1000 times in a week. Imagine how much more business you can generate with more people coming to your website as well.
Check it out at : http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com
SkiptraceConsultants is now doing webinar training. You do not need to have them come out and thus you save money. Everything can be handled via the internet. Don’t forget to visit them at http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com .
Are you not getting your POE’s in a timely fashion? You need to visit http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
Do you have any portfolios that need to be placed. We have the agencies that can handle it. InStat, Out of Stat, Consumer or Commercial. We can get it place for you. Check out http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
Are you hiring out there? Let us know. My resume is at http://sbtresume.weebly.com and I am still seeking a position. If you are looking for a position make certain that you post an online resume.
I recommend http://www.weebly.com as it is free and user friendly.
Have you visited our Blog http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
Are you doing background checks check out http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Leader and Manager.
Good morning,
We are up to 10,889 members as of 2 minutes ago and growing by over 100 new members each week.
Actually I really hate to use the word members. It should be partners. We are all partners in business.
Over the last several years I have been recommending various companies here on this site. Many companies have written to me and asked me to include them and i would really love to. I have decided to take the leap and create a site for recommendations.
The site is located at : http://creditandcollectionsvendorrecommendations.weebly.com
and you can provide me with your own copy and photos. It is additional internet exposure.
If you are in the collection business then you belong there. If you are a collection agency, law firm, dialer company, credit bureau, credit card company, finance company, etc, then you belong there. I urge you all to check it out.
Withing 24 hours of you sending your company information it you will be on the site and receive a confirmation.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager and Founder
Greetings,
We are now up to 10,560 members and growing on a daily basis.
For those of you that are posting jobs and send me emails in a language other than English, please understand that i am unable to respond due to the fact that i do not speak any other languages.
What methods are you using to seek new employment?
Are you getting the calls?
What do the employers want from you?
Many want relocation and it needs to be worth it.
I feel that a new position is on the horizon for me very soon. I am still looking and my resume is located at :
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
Are you looking to find an employer for your subject?
Check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
Do you need to place your consumer or commercial portfolios?
We can help you find the right agency through our network of agencies. http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
Are you keeping up with the SkiptraceConsultants Blog?
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
The sub-groups here are growing as I knew they would. They are:
Credit & Collection Recruiters
Collection Benchmarking
The Credit & Collection Resume Place
Professional Process Servers
Professional Skiptracers
Professional Collection Sales People
As always your comments and phone calls would be welcomed.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Founder and Manager
I am pleased to tell you all that this group is really growing. A few weeks ago we hit 10,000 members and up to 10,376 in just a short period of time.
I have recently come across a commercial collection agency by the name of Williams, Cohen, and Gray located in Houston, Tx. Their website is at http://www.wcgcollects.com and the man to speak with their is Tom Lynch. Please tell him that I recommended speaking with him. 713-457-2209 is his direct line.
We have a consumer agency that we are working with is United Financial Service http://www.ufsdebtrecovery.com Please ask for Bob Solloway 310-434-0152 x 105. Again Please tell him that you were referred by us.
Currently I am still looking for that ideal sales position. Preferably selling to the collection agency and the collection law firm. Still willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
My resume is at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
Do you need to post your resume or your business. Check out http://www.weebly.com
The 7 subgroups have started to grow in leaps and bounds. So I am real happy about that.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/Founder
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com
http://thedebtcollection.weebly.com
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com
Have you been thinking of a new hire?
Are you thinking of renting out property?
Do you need to know?
Do you have a right to know?
The answer is yes………………When in doubt Check them out at http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com
Greetings to all of you.
I would like to welcome all of you to the Credit and Collections Group here on LinkedIn.
We are up to 9658 members and have grown by over 500 in the last 3 weeks. Perhaps the hottest group here on LinkedIn.
We have created a new sub group. It is Credit and Collection Recruiters. This is where you can join and put yourself out there and promote your self and company. This is so more people to reach you.
Don’t forget to check out The Resume Place and post your resume. Use http://www.weebly.com to host your resume. It is free and user friendly.
The job hunt continues on. I felt when I left my last position that my phone would be ringing off the hook. It is not. My friends do not let yourself get caught in the same position that I am in.
My resume is still at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
What is happening out there in the job market. Any calls I get are to relocate several thousand miles away, usually to a much colder climate. I am in South Florida and in the winter time extremely grateful. After this past winter seeing many parts of the country get pummeled by record blizzards, no thank you.
Please check out the rest of our sub groups, They are growing, but not in the leaps and bounds as this group is. You can network with different people in the other groups.
Are you having a hard time locating your debtors POE? http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
Do you need a background search?
http://rzdbackgroundsearches.weebly.com
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager & Founder
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://thedebtcollectionconnection.com
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
Do you want to escape the cold weather for a couple of days of sun and learning?
We have the space and planning to do weekend training seminars. We can fit a total of six including myself around the conference table. We can also provide wireless internet for your laptops.
What we do is have 2 intensive days of skiptrace training. We will role play, learn how to obtain Non-pubs. You will learn how to read and interpret various database reports (i.e. Accurint, TLO, Locate Plus, and several others that are out there)
All you have to do now is call and schedule NOW when you wish to come down.
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Cash Back Scams November 2009
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Place of Employment Searches December 2008
1 comment
The POE Locator July 2010
Skiptrace Training October 2008
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Good Morning group,
We are up to 8420 members and still going strong. I would like to take this oppurtunity to wish everyone a happy and a healthy holiday season and a Happy New Year.
We should all be so lucky to obtain what we want in 2011.
I am no longer with one of the companies that i was with. It was a fairly mutual decision and time. Perhaps the best part is that I have a great book of business that I can bring over with a forward flow each month. I am also NOT under any non compete agreement.
I am currently seeking a position in the business development arena within the collection industry. My resume can be found at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
I will look forward to all of your phone calls.
RZD Investigative Group, Inc is currently setting up skiptrace training seminars for 2011. Check us out at http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Have you heard about the POE Locator? Check it out at http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
Are you seeking a location to place your business? Whether it is consumer or commercial whe have the fit for you.
http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
Don’t forget to head of to the SkiptraceConsultants Blog as it is loaded with intresting bits of information. http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
Thank you and have a great holiday season,
Steve Taylor (954)722-0473
Group Founder
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
Good morning,
We are now up to 8251 members and growing strong.
Have you noticed that because of LinkedIn your ability to network with others has drastically increased?
Has anyone been successful in obtaining a new position using this network?
If so, please share the story of your success.
I am at a critical point in my career. As you know I have been searching for a position and so far there have been a few nibbles, but no real bites. At this point things are critical and I need a position that can be located here in South Florida. I am willing to travel up to 50% of the time.
The firm that I am with is going to be closing.
My resume is located at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
I would love to hear from you.
Are you at a crossroads with your receivables and not knowing where to place them? Check out http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
Need regular updates Check out the Skiptrace Consultants Blog at
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
Are you in need of place of employment information? Check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
Also our sub groups are growing as well. Please join them as well.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/Founder.
Good afternoon.
We are now up to 8062 members an increase of 126 members in just about a week.
Currently RZD Investigative Group, Inc will be conducting a skiptrace seminar in NY on November 15 and 16.
They are currently looking to book some more training seminars for 2011.
I am still seeking a full time position. My resume is located at http://sbtresume.weebly.com. I am hopefull that one of you will be calling soon.
The POE locator is growing momentum as a result of our postings. Check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
The Skiptrace Consultants Blog is getting more hits each and every day. http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
We are seeking new companies that we can recommend here on this column. We love to recommend other companies as it comes back to us all the time.
Do you need banking info: Call Kyle Duncan at Microbilt. 770-218-4675. He is an awesome person to deal with and will treat you just right. If you are a collection agency or collection law firm then you need this information and Microbilt.com is the only company to deal with.
What about you? Let us hear from you as your comments are important to us.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Founder
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com
Many people have come to me over the last 3.5 years and they have asked me what it is like working from home. It is an interesting discussion. One must be extremely disciplined to do it.
The things that you need are :
1) A private room in your house that has a locking door on it.
2) Quiet and when you are at work you are at work.
3) Computers, phone system, etc.
4) Do not think that you can work in your pajamas. It does not work especially if you are
doing any type of video conferencing. Skype is a favorite of many.
5) Do not allow your spouse to dictate the work at home rules. You are home to work , not
run errands, take the in laws for their colonoscopy, or your parents for that matter.
6) You are not there to run errands or pick up the kids or make dinner.
7) You are there for one reason to work and make money.
Working from home can cause divorce and other stress.
Greetings on this glorious Tuesday afternoon.
We are up to 7936 members and still the fastest growing credit and collections group here on LinkedIn.
I have recently found that the job oppurtunities here are endless. The company that I am with is still sinking fast and I do not see much hope for a future.
I am still out there looking for a position and at the same time considering several.
Please feel free to review my resume at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
RZD Investigative Group, Inc is seeking to book training seminars for 2011. Check out http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com.
The POE Locator is going strong. We are getting more visitors and new clients on a daily basis. http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
We have developed a new group called The Debt Collection Connection. If you have any past due portfolios that need collecting we will place them with the right agency for you. Check out http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
Recommendation of the week. PI Sollutions in Pueblo Colorado. Erika Goolsby is one of our trainees and she is just doing a bang up job. Check out http://pi-solutions.weebly.com/
Are you seeking BANK ACCOUNT LOCATES? Call Kyle Duncan at http://www.microbilt.com 770-218-4675. Check out all their other products too. If you are a collection agency or collection law firm then you can benefit.
DON’T FOGET TO VISIT AND JOIN OUR SUB GROUPS.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Manager/Founder
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
http://thedebtcollectionconnection.weebly.com
Good Morning.
We are now up to 7582 members. 271 more have joined us in recent weeks.
Are you aware that we also have 6 sub groups:
Collection Benchmarking
The Credit & Collection Resume Place
Professional Process Servers
Professional Skiptracers
Professional Collection Sales People
Vendor Recommendations
Join the group(s) that will suit your needs and partake in the discussions.
How many of you remember the movie The Titanic. Well I feel that I am on board the main deck of it with my company. It is a sinking ship and I want to get off before I go down with it. I am seeking a full time salaried position and look forward to hearing my phone ring. My resume is posted at http://sbtresume.weebly.com
RZD Investigative Group, Inc is currently setting up its skiptrace training schedule for 2011 and still has some slots available for the remainder of 2010. http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
I would also like to take a moment and recommend another private investigator named Erika Goolsby. She specializes in skiptracing and is also one of the people that I have recently trained. She is great at what she does and will leave no stone unturned. Her website is
http://pi-solutions.weebly.com
Are you looking for a Place of Employment? Check out http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
Thank you,
Steve Taylor
Group Founder & Manager
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com
http://sbtresume.weebly.com
Check out our new website :
http://thepoelocator.weebly.com/index.html
Follow us at twitter: skipconsult
RZD Investigative Group, Inc.
Sat Jun 5, 2010 11:39 am (PDT)
Hello Group,
I do not post much, but when I encounter outstanding service I want to tell the entire world. I have been using RZD Investigative Group, Inc. for the past 6 months. They have handled numerous hard to find skips and employment searches for me. Steven Taylor has always come through with the needed information in a speedy and extremely cost effective manner. I am proud to say that I use his services and if you are ever in need, please do not hesitate to contact Steven at (954) 722-0473
Thank you.
Gary M. Willsch
At The Scene®, Inc.
402 Autumn Drive
Moscow, PA 18444
Toll Free (877) 629-0008
Toll Free Fax (866) 820-0112
Phone (570) 842-3366
www.atthescene.com
www.theshadowpi.com
gwillsch@atthescene.com
gwillsch@theshadowpi.com
Good morning,
It is currently 1:12 a.m. here in Las Vegas and I guess that I am wired up from the Debt Buyers Conference.
With over 1000+ attendees and 100 exhibitors, I believe that this presents perhaps one of the greatest marketing opportunities in the industry.
I am looking forward to meeting with as many of you as possible. We can discuss the skiptrace opportunities that RZD Investigative Group, Inc based in Tamarac, FL has to offer with its several different programs as well as the collection and litigation side that is offered by Thompson & Associates, P.C based in Lawrence, MA.
We also have a Facebook FanPage:
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/RZD-Investigative-Group-Inc/19684811283?ref=ts
We look forward to having as many of you follow us on Facebook.
We can be followed on twitter at: skipconsult.
If you are at the conference and would like to meet with me please send an email to staylor@skiptraceconsultants.com or call 954-290-6976. That is our direct line.
Thank you,
Steve Taylor (954)290)6976 cell.
Group Founder
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com
http://skiptraceconsultant.wordpress.com/
2010 is coming upon us very quickly. We are urging everyone to book your 2010 skiptrace training now and lock in the rates. This is the only way to increase those revenues at a minimal cost.
I received this is an email on one of the Private Investigator Yahoo Groups that I am a member of and felt that it should be shared.
Especially if you are paying for your purchase with a credit or debit card.
CHECK YOUR RECEIPTS BEFORE LEAVING THE CASHIER’S STATION!
Especially during this “rush” time before the holidays!
CASH BACK..BEWARE.. THIS COULD HAPPEN ANYWHERE. CHECK YOUR RECEIPT BEFORE LEAVING THE CHECK STAND.I’VE SEEN PEOPLE DO JUST THAT. NOW I’LL START!PASS THIS ON TO YOUR FRIENDS, KIDS, LOVED ONES.
It happened at Wal-Mart (Supercenter Store#1279, 10411 N Freeway 45, Houston, TX 77037 a month ago. I bought a bunch of stuff, over $150, & I glanced at my receipt as the cashier was handing me the bags. I saw a cash-back of $40. I told her I didn’t request a cash back & to delete it. She said I’d have to take the $40 because she couldn’t delete it. I told her to call a supervisor. Supervisor came & said I’d have to take it. I said NO! Taking the $40 would be a cash advance against my Discover & I wasn’t payinginterest on a cash advance!!!!! If they couldn’t delete it then they would have to delete the whole order. So the supervisor had the cashier delete the whole order & re-scan everything! The second time I looked at the electronic pad before I signed & a cash-back of $20 popped up. At that point I told the cashier & she deleted it. The total came out right.The cashier agreed that the electronic pad must be defective.Obviously the cashier knew the electronic pad was defective because she NEVER offered me the $40 at the beginning. Can you imagine how many people went through before me & at the end of her shift how much money she pocketed? Just to alert everyone. My co worker went to Milford, DE Wal-Mart last week.She had her items rung up by the cashier. The cashier hurried along and didn’t give her a receipt. She asked the cashier for a receipt and the cashier was annoyed and gave it to her. My coworker didn’t look at her receipt until later that night. The receipt showed that SHE DID NOT ASK FOR $20 cash back. SHE DID NOT ASK FOR CASH BACK! My co-worker called Wal-Mart who investigated but could not see the cashier pocket the money. She then called her niece who works for the bank and her niece told her this:This is a new scam going on. The cashier will key in that you asked for cash back and then hand it to her friend who is the next person in line. Please, please, please check your receipts right away when using credit or debit cards!This is NOT limited to Wal-Mart, although they are the largest retailer sothey have the most incidents.I am adding to this.My husband and I were in Wal-Mart North Salisbury and paying with credit card when my husband went to sign the credit card signer he just happen to notice there was a $20 cash back added. He told the cashier that he did not ask nor want cash back and she said this machine has been messing up and she canceled it. We really didn’t think anything of it until we read this email.I wonder how many”seniors” have been, or will be, “stung” by this one????To make matters worse …
THIS SCAM CAN BE DONE ANYWHERE, AT ANY RETAILER WHOLESALE LOCATION!!!
Recently, a new client came to me with an interesting dilemma. He has not seen his sister in 36 years. He was a 10 year old boy at the time. He has spent thousands on locating her with various private investigators over the years.
I took the case and basically within about one hour of just doing some research I located the sister living in Freeport, Il. I placed a call to the sister and verified the information that she was the woman that I was indeed searching for. I told her that her brother Max had hired me to find her. Donna was absolutely elated. Permission was granted for the release of her number. Max called and the ball will start rolling to bring her for a visit and reunite her with the brothers that she had been wondering about for all these years.
Many of the cases that we take on are related to the debt recovery industry and collateral recovery business. Once in a while it is refreshing to take on a human interest case. If anyone knows someone that we can help then please direct them to us.
I would like to respond to the questions listed below.
There is without doubt a push toward automation. Perhaps it is to save money, however I do not believe that it is all that great. The automation and the databases are great tools, but if someone is not using those tools properly, then they may as well be throwing out their money.
People need to review the information that they are receiving from the databases and VERIFY the information. Whether it is job information, phone numbers, incarceration info, it must all be verified.
This is why I am such a proponent of proper skiptrace training. If people are not properly trained on interpreting the data that they are receiving then again they have thrown out their money.
If people are better trained, then more skips will be located, more contacts are established and more money is recovered. This will also reduce the number of lawsuits being filed. More money coming in makes the skiptracers happy, the collectors happy and the clients happier.
As of today we have received several letters of recommendation. They are posted at our website at:
http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com/Articles.html
Recently I was asked about what makes us unique to the industry. I feld that this would be the perfect forum to answer it in.
We are not a typical private investigation firm. We do not do surveillance work, nor undercover work, or any of the work that some may consider to be dirty. We are what one might call a boutique firm. We specialize strictly in skiptrace training and place of employment locates.
First our training is second to none and we stand out as a leader in skiptrace training. We are the only company that is willing to get on a plane and come to your location and spend the time that it takes going over all the nuances of skiptracing. We provide a skiptrace manual in a PDF format that can be put on a network. Why do we do that, very simple to prevent your employees from walking off with it. Hopefully they won’t be printing over 50 pages. If they are I do not think that it would go un-noticed. We train in a legal and ethical fashion.
Second – Our place of employment locates has become quite a niche for us especially since we have found that during downtime and in between training seminars we are busy locating jobs. When a firm wants a POE they contact us. Our clients include other investigators, collection agencies and law firms.
I was recently asked two questions the first being :
What is so important about getting a job on someone? The answer is twofold. One it serves as an additional point of contact for a debtor and second is it enable the creditor to file for garnishment and recover their money that way.
The second question is : Do I feel guilty doing that? The answer is no.
Please remember to visit our website at http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com for more information.
Due to the difficult time in todays economy we have decided that it would be beneficial to reduce our fees for our training program. We still have some openings for our training throughout the year, so call us to find out what new and exciting plans we have.
Check us out at www.skiptraceconsultants.com and give us a call at 954-722-0473.
There is not a day that goes by that we are not contacted by someone asking how to improve collections. This is an auto finance company, collection agency, credit card company, and a collection law firm. It seems that no one has the answers.
No it is not file more lawsuits. In fact we have developed a method to keep the court costs to a minimum.
The bottom line is to reach more debtors and treat them with dignaty and respect in the economic hard times.
How do we reach more debtors? Increase your skiptrace efforts. Set up a designated skip team and give them the proper training.
They will learn how to interpret the information from the electronic databases. This is not as easy as it looks as one must take the time to analyze. Many times the answer resides on the credit report itself, but one must know how to read it.
Think about the following formula:
Improved skiptracing = more locates = more contacts = more revenue.
I have heard from collection managers that skiptracers are not “income producing.” That statement is the furthest from the truth. Without great skiptracers developing the contacts for the collectors to call then no one makes money.
This is how to improve the bottom line.
Would you like more information. Check out our website at :
www.skiptraceconsultants.com
Are you aware that one of the most important thinge to a collector or collection attorney is a place of employment. Most collectors and attorneys do not know how to obtain that information.
Most people in the industry will use an electronic database to do their employment searches. That is a great tool and many times it can be a very big help, but it is only good if a companyh subscribes to this service. Not all companies subscribe to the service. For those hard to find places of employment RZD Investigative Group/SkiptraceConsultants can help you locate thos jobs that are not in a database. We guarantee that if your subject is working at a job that is on the books then we will find it. We do not guarantee the status. It could be full time or part time. We can’t guarantee that it will be in a state that permits wage garnishment.
The one thing that we can guarantee is that it will be a valid verified place of employment before we send it to you.
Would you like to know more call us at 954-722-0473 or visit our website at www.skiptraceconsultants.com.
You will be glad that you did.
RZD Investigative Group, Inc has recognized how difficult things are for the collection industry and collecting their outstanding debts. We have developed some certain methods of recovering thos sometimes lost dollars.
Increase and improve upon skiptracing. While many companies rely upon the electronic mediums to do it, there is nothing like a good old fashioned phone call.
Many people do not know how to understand how to read a credit report or how to read an Accurint report. We can train them how to interpret this data. If you locat more skips then you can generate more revenue.
Dollars are what keeps your company in business and your clients happy.
Having spent 30 years in the collection industry we have realized that proper skiptrace training is necessary to succeed in this business.
With a new year approaching and even harder times for many, think about adding a skiptrace training program to your agenda and we promise that you will not be disappointed.
Give us a call at 954-722-0473. Review our website at www.skiptraceconsultants.com
The LinkedIn Credit & Collections Group Is over 2200 members stroung and perhaps one of the fasted growing groups on LinkedIn. Once they opend up the ability to have discussion groups it became a viable way to network with collegues in the industry. Imagine being able to secure a new job anywhere in the world. Recruit new talent from anywhere in the world. What a golden oppurtunity.
And don’t forget to vist our website at http://www.skiptraceconsultants.com.
I dont know if anyone in the industry has seen some of the latest in networking sites.
I would urge everyone to visit them and join. It can only help you.
We are currently putting together our 2009 schedule for skiptrace training. Please visit our website :
www.skiptraceconsultants.com to obtain information about us. Please feel free to call us or send an email to schedule your training seminar.
