The caller identified himself as calling from "The Marin County District Attorney Bad Check Diversion Program." In fact, it is a collection agency that has contracted with DAs across the state. There are numerous class actions against this company for using fraudulent and illegal collection methods (such as holding itself out as a government agency and threatening prosecution if you do not pay their bogus fees). District Attorneys are under much scrutiny for allowing this/these companies to essentially "buy" the name of their office to lend legitimacy to their collection efforts. The largest of these companies is American Corrective Counseling Services (ACCS) - they declared bankruptcy in 2009 when faced with numerous class action suits - and now go by the name National Corrective Group. Check out http://www.checkrestitution.com/Who-is-ACCS-.php and https://www.citizen.org/documents/LizFigueroaTestimony.pdf or just Google ACCS for more info. Consumer advocacy groups are asking that people who receive letters from these companies forward them to the California Attorney General's office. DO NOT PAY ACCS - to be guilty of writing a bad check, you must have KNOWINGLY and WILLINGLY written the check - knowing it was bad. You do not have to take the "restitution class" or pay fees to ACCS. Tell them you know what they are doing is illegal. I did and the phone calls stopped.
The caller identified himself as calling from "The Marin County District Attorney Bad Check Diversion Program." In fact, it is a collection agency that has contracted with DAs across the state. There are numerous class actions against this company for using fraudulent and illegal collection methods (such as holding itself out as a government agency and threatening prosecution if you do not pay their bogus fees). District Attorneys are under much scrutiny for allowing this/these companies to essentially "buy" the name of their office to lend legitimacy to their collection efforts. The largest of these companies is American Corrective Counseling Services (ACCS) - they declared bankruptcy in 2009 when faced with numerous class action suits - and now go by the name National Corrective Group. Check out http://www.checkrestitution.com/Who-is-ACCS-.php and https://www.citizen.org/documents/LizFigueroaTestimony.pdf or just Google ACCS for more info. Consumer advocacy groups are asking that people who receive letters from these companies forward them to the California Attorney General's office. DO NOT PAY ACCS - to be guilty of writing a bad check, you must have KNOWINGLY and WILLINGLY written the check - knowing it was bad. You do not have to take the "restitution class" or pay fees to ACCS. Tell them you know what they are doing is illegal. I did and the phone calls stopped.
Caller type: Collection Agency
Caller: Marin County District Attorney
Company: Bad Check Diversion Program
Number: 800-599-4696