legallyunaware
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Three months I was falsely accused of shoplifting at a store in Dallas. I was unable to prove that I didn't steal the item and out of fear from their threats of calling the police to have me arrested I agreed to sign a paper saying I would stay off the premises of their store for 3 years. They also said I would receive a Civil Demand Notice in the mail. I was unaware of what that even meant when I naively gave them my information and agreed.
Now months later their "law firm" is harassing me for an outrageous sum of money for the Civil Demand Notice. The item I was accused of stealing was only $9.00 and the idea that I stole it was ridiculous since I had bought over $150 worth the merchandise before leaving the store. I had never imagined that they considered "compensation for time lost" to be the outrageous sum of almost $400 that they are demanding. I feel like I am being scammed and I can't afford to pay that, much less afford college without grants. I did in depth research about their firm and found out that they have multiple class action law suits against them for fraud and predatory collection tactics. Not to mention I have discovered several testimonies from individuals claiming to have paid them the amount they demanded only to have them continue to demand more money after.
I need to know whether I should pay the amount they are asking since I was told I would be criminally prosecuted If I didn't. I never received an actual letter from them because they claimed to have been given the wrong address, but I was told the amount through the constant machine operated calls I have been getting.
If you could please tell me what I need to do to make the harassment from this law firm stop I would be extremely thankful.
Now months later their "law firm" is harassing me for an outrageous sum of money for the Civil Demand Notice. The item I was accused of stealing was only $9.00 and the idea that I stole it was ridiculous since I had bought over $150 worth the merchandise before leaving the store. I had never imagined that they considered "compensation for time lost" to be the outrageous sum of almost $400 that they are demanding. I feel like I am being scammed and I can't afford to pay that, much less afford college without grants. I did in depth research about their firm and found out that they have multiple class action law suits against them for fraud and predatory collection tactics. Not to mention I have discovered several testimonies from individuals claiming to have paid them the amount they demanded only to have them continue to demand more money after.
I need to know whether I should pay the amount they are asking since I was told I would be criminally prosecuted If I didn't. I never received an actual letter from them because they claimed to have been given the wrong address, but I was told the amount through the constant machine operated calls I have been getting.
If you could please tell me what I need to do to make the harassment from this law firm stop I would be extremely thankful.
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