Wednesday, May 07, 2008
FDRS victims: sue Mark Cella ASAP!!!! Anyone near San Gabriel, Cal?
I’ve spent all night going through the DBA filings from California, they finally arrived in the mail today, and scanning and posting at http://creditfactors.com/resistance/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=54
I’m wondering whether FDRS is about out of business, haven’t heard any of the radio commercials in about a week.
Apparently Mark Cella owned a corporation called CAREFREE DEBT, INC. and it had registered the dba “Federal Debt Relief System” until 2007.
On 5/22/07, there’s a FDRS dba filing for:
William Kelley (Trustee)
Frank W McGinnis
2915 W. Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89147
However, it wasn’t published and is probably void. The reason I’m posting it here is because Kelly and McGinnis are or at least were involved.
On 5/26/07, Mark Cella filed another dba for FDRS:
Mark A Cella
5426 N Dubonnet Ave
San Gabriel, CA 91776
Good news: this appears to be a home address, at least it’s not a private mail service.
Bad news: it’s not a million dollar house:
http://lalife.com/address/5426_Dubonnet_Ave_San_Gabriel_CA_91776
I looked up the assessor data, but the owner’s name isn’t online.
It’s very odd that the houses in the neighborhood sell for about $400k, but it’s assessed at less than $80k, yet shows a last recording date of 2001. So maybe it was a family transfer, not a sale. And despite the low taxes, it was delinquent in 2006 and the 12/07 payment was late too.
Could one of the readers with access to public record housing data check to see who owns it and how much is owed on it?
And maybe someone in the area could do a drive-by, take a current pic, check for a for sale sign, etc.
It appears that there is NO dba for “Federal Debt Relief System”, I found only Mark Cella’s “FDRS” dba filing.
The bad news: It may be hard to serve him, unlike a corporation with a registered agent.
The FDRS.org site is registered in Casper, Wyoming.
Cella is either an idiot or very clever, but he definitely knows how create confusion. He knew from day one that this was a scam and that he’d get shut down once people figured out he does NOTHING for them and does NOT eliminate debts.
According to the BBB, the business address:
113 W MAIN ST #228
ALHAMBRA, CA 91801
Could somebody swing by there to see if they cleared out yet?
I can’t believe how much time I’ve spent on this. The frustration, first with the morons at FDRS, then with people who fell for the scam and are beyond help.
I really hope that people will sue quickly. And at least initially I’d try for small claims because of the small filing fee and often you can serve by mail.
I got fed up with these types of Southern California scammers quickly when I sued a bunch of scummy mortgage junk faxers. I got lucky and settled with a few for a couple thousand literally just a few months before they went bankrupt. But most were deadbeats, individuals like Mark Cella. Professional criminals. Keith Hyatt comes to mind.
So, it’s up to you to gather some info, hopefully someone will contact me with results of a drive-by or records search.
If you’re in Arizona, sue in small claims (justice court) for your refund and damages and try to serve by certified mail with restricted delivery and let me know how that goes.
If Cella OWNS the house in San Gabriel and he has equity, you might be able to settle or collect on a judgment, especially if there’s any equity. If he rents or the address is fake, thing’s aren’t looking good.
