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I. signed up with mmlg in february of 2010... and everything started going well... then my file started to get transfered around in the office and I started to feel uneasy, then they "merge" with this new law firm Chastain and Etcheson, I received a call saying these clowns were taking over my file and again I was transfered to someone else...a week later I get a call saying my home sold. So I asked for my money back... not that I wanted all of my 2995 but I don't feel they did their job completely but they freaking lost my house... well I get told that the refund check will be sent to me and it was and It BOUNCED now I call them up and their number goes to this Chastain guys voicemail... I emailed the last person who was working on my file and they sent me a reply that said..."Steve Etcheson and Gene Chastain put a letter on our desks this morning stating they were closing opperations due to non compliance" but you can call Mr. Etcheson on his cell and he can help you, now my theroy is that first these guys are ### scam artists who have just taken my money and everyone elses and I want to warn anyone against using them...not only will they loose your home, bounce checks to you, not return calls, but they also will just leave their employees notes to tell them they are closing their doors...THIS "law firm" IS A SCAM! Don't use them! Run and hide call the FTC, Illinois Bar, Attorney General and anyone else you can! Get these guys disbarred asap so they can't hurt anyone else. Also after some digging I found out that their firm is in Canton Il, not AZ that address is some pass through pobox and they are only licensed in IL.
I have been reading everyones comments on this board because I running into the same problem trying to get my money back from these ###. I am sorry for all of u that are close to losing your homes. You need to call your bank asap and disregard what any of the attorneys and ### associated with these coompanies has told you. The bank will work with you they are not that scary.If you truly need help you will receive it. Be upfront and honest with them and double check your paperwork before submitting.. The process is very simple! Do not depend on getting your money back from these guys. If you did pay them a upfront fee I hope u paid them with a credit card, if so file a charge back. Do not wait for them to work on your file collect you 3k later but save your house now. I use to have these companies do modification processing for me and they ran off my money as well and had to take on all of the files on my own. We need to file a lawsuite against these guys.. Counrtney Hannon is the one behind this whole mess. I have her contact info if you want it!
my husband and i are going through the same thing you get bounced around from person to person they took three thousands from me told me not to pay my house payment and am now 8 months behind is their nothing we can do to get our money back from these scam artist
Well I have maybe some helpful information. After much more research, and being in contact with another attorney in this industry, I have found out that as far as Patrick Drury, he is basically innocent. The checks that bounced did have Patrick's name os them, but they where not from patrick's office. what most people do not see is that these attorney's really had nothing to do with anything, they where just names. Neither the office in Flrida nor Illinois ever did the laon mitigating (processing) Only Arizona which is not an attorney's office, and they are outsourced by several attorney's offices, and other loan mod companies. Not just Patrick Drury, Chastain & Etcheson, Keith Sanders, TMMLG etc... The person behind all of this mess with all the attorney's has been careful to do business this way so his name doesnt get out, but Everyone can blame Mr. William Kane. who runs the entire operation. Patrick as well as Chastain & etcheson caught wind of the shady practices, and pulled out, but not before William Kane made sure thier names where dragged through the mud. Not everyone is going to get a modification. Beneficial, Vanderbilt do not do laon modifications only 6 months forebearance PERIOD. If you are with either lenders before you pay the new "attorney's" Sanders Law make sure you get actual recent closed cases from both lenders to prove that they can get actual loan modifications from these lenders. Bank of america you must be 60 days behind before they will even look at modifying loans. American General the "sales" person or mitigator which ever (before you pay any money) if they need to call the branch that the loan originated from to make sure they will modify the loan first. HSBC is the worst and they are set up guidelines so strict that most people do not get any assistance at all. They only use debt that originated before the loan originated which means credit cards, car payments, other loans, 2nd mortgages, child support or alimony. And they will not use cell phones or internet as a debt becuase it is not a nessecity. so if these debts where aquired after the loan forget about getting help from HSBC. USDA only does re-payment plans no loans modifications. Yes maybe this new law group can work with these lenders, but it doesnt mean they wll get loan modifications, and how William Kane gets around this is by dragging the process out, and when it gets to hot Changing Names. So you all can go on blaming the other attorney's but the real problem still exists and is still in business with a new attorney, so more people just like you will be lied to and taken. There are other attorneys' out there that actually do loan modificatiosn in house, and will be up front with what your lender is going to offer. I see complaints as not everyone is going to be satisfied, but if Mr, Kane is honest from the beginning then your homes may have been saved. Oh also if you have a sale date within 30 days DO NOT CALL SANDERS LAW or really any Loan modification attorney out side of your state. YOUR HOUSE WILL NOT BE SAVED. Get a foreclsoure defense attorney in your area, then maybe you will have a chance, but it is best to do so when you ahve the 20 day summons to accelerate.
thoughtiwastosmarttogetscammed...i did the same thing by checking with the BBB thatthey promote...I tried my hardest to do diligent research i gave them my money in march and found out in june they were a scam an since june they have ducked my calls.. first they state (sarah and AMy ) that i was going tio be getting a refund.. then they claim a merge was happening so the funds were not sent then they said that themerge didnt take place. they claim they only have a email or some number to a (intake) ALL I KNOW IS THAT IM A 27 YEAR OLD HOME OWNER WHO IS IN JEOPARDY OF LOSING MY HOME I WAS ONLY ONE PAYMENT BEHIND...THEY ADVISE THAT THEY COULD GET ME MODIFIED..THEY ARE FULL OF ###...THEY STOLE 3000 FROM ME.. AND MY FAMILY..
It's been two weeks since Patrick and I talked and he assured me someone was gonna call me. I did recieve a call on Tues and was told to email him. But that has also gotten me NOWHERE! I want to know if we can sue him!
411 help you dont want anything from Patrick Drury. He is a rip off artist.
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Could I get the contact information for Mr. Drury? I could use some help.
Oh my God, no .I can't lose my house. I am getting the exact same thing happening to me.. I did a background check after being scammed the first time. They took $3000 of my money... The 1st red flag was they took my money before it was to be released. My house is to be sold Sept 29th unless I can come up with a lot of money.. My last contact was unkown number saying Patrick Drury is looking at my file and will get back with me. I have sent e-mail and left phone messages. the last call I made did have the option to leave a voice mail. Told of my concerns... Have not received any information as of Sept. 16, 2010 1:15 pm mdt There needs to be some ramifications very costly for taking advantage of people desperately seeking good legal help. We have been forced to rely on the same people scamming us... All the way to the top.
I just learned this week that they scammed me. I did, what I thought, a good job at background checking before sending money. And thought they were on the up and up. They have all of my personal information plus $3000.00 and any and all phone numbers have been dismantled. Talked to chastain and etcheson and they said this group "intake Communications" is not affliciated. And also told me that the Merger with Patrick Drury did not go through. and basically said 'no comment' when asked if I was scammed. I am calling the attorney General today to see what options are available to reclaim my money. Probably none. I feel like a complete IDIOT- I should have known better.
What are you saying I am confused. They also have 3200 of my money anf I am getting totally dicked around. I spoke to Patrick Drury last week and he said someone was gonna call us it;s been a wwek. He said to me that we are in good hands and he will take care of everything and that chastin and etcheson are the bad guys. I am so distressed about this. I WILL not loose my house. We are now filing bankrutcy. Is that Patrick drury gonna help us? Is there really a chance we can get a modification? Any more info would be greatly appricated. As far as anyone else DO NOT GO TO THESE PEOPLE!
I agree with you totallly... I called for an update on my file... and these [censored]es TEXTED me that my file was not worked by them any longer and I needed to call another number. So I called it. Mr. Drury answers.. actually really nice to talk to for an attorney. He told me he would have a paralegal call me and let me know about my status. I get a call from a Courtney she explained to me that these Chastan and Etcheson guys did exactly that, come to the office in the middle of the night take selected files and leave everyone else in their wake. She is awesome, she is working from home with like 3 other paralegals who use to work for Mr. Drury before the ###s took over the office and fired everyone, and Mr. Drury hand picked them to help. My file never had a single bump til these guys. They are immoral and deserve prison time for what they did to us, their employees, and Mr. Drury!