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Re: Consumer Advocates Services Enterprises Inc....a scam? Anyone please help (by Wilfrid R.):
This outfit must be a scam. Why? I was cold-called and asked whether I had ever been scammed. I told the caller that Rick Ronveaux of the Frontier Real Estate & Development Group, Inc. (Fernandina Beach, FL) had scammed me out of $25,150.00. I was told, "We can get your money back for you." They claimed to represent two other clients defrauded by Mr. Ronveaux of $275,000.00 and $85,000.00, respectively, and said I could be added to the lawsuit against Mr. Ronveaux. The caller wanted me to pay $2,785.00 on my credit card immediately. I asked to be sent information. I was sent an e-mail the next day that referenced an attached agreement. There was no attachment, just boilerplate in the cover e-mail ("We'll write letters on your behalf"--no claim of recovering money)--no specifics. The e-mail instructed me to PHONE for a "verbal affadavit" (i.e., they had put nothing in writing and apparently were not going to do so.) So I e-mailed back, saying, "Send me the contract" (what they would do for the $2,785), along with the specific court in which the case had been filed against Mr. Ronveaux and the case number. I never received a reply, and that was over a week ago. My conclusion: this MUST be a scam. Otherwise, why not send me a contract and supply the requested information?