Back in July 2008, I moved into an apartment. I was working from home before and had written down someones information to get them signed up for a product that required personal information. I called the electric company to put the electric in my name, and they said I wasn’t able to get it because I had a prior past due bill that needed to be paid first. I was freaking out because I didn’t have that kind of money, and I was pregnant and have a 5 year old child. I was racking my brain on what to do, so I went though my notebook and found this person’s information. I called the electric company and put it in their name. Every bill that I got, I paid, and was never late. It wasn’t my intent to hurt this person at all. I just needed to borrow it to make sure that my unborn child and my 5 year old had heat and a way for me to make them food. I ended up moving out a few months later after the baby was born and in with someone else, and had the electricity turned off. I forgot about paying the balance of the budget bill (0 and some change). The electric company located this person (states away) and mailed them the bill. It was reported as fraud/identity theft. I was contacted by my city police and went down to the station immediately and confessed everything. I even brought proof that I had been paying the bill. The officer was extremely nice and thanked me for my cooperation. He stated that he can tell that I didn’t do this out of malice because I was extremely truthful and he sees proof of payment. He told me that he would send it to the DA and call me when and if a warrant was issued so I could go and turn myself in without embarrassment. Just this Friday, he called and said a warrant was issued and a ,000 bond as well. He told me to just come in Monday morning at 6am that way I could see the judge the same day for my preliminary hearing. I am guilty, I know that I did it, and I don’t want to plead NOT guilty because that would make me a liar. I want to know if I plead guilty on Monday, if I will be put in jail. I’m scared, but I know I messed up and am willing to pay back what I owe. I have no record other than minor traffic violations. What do you think will happen?

I trying to rent an apartment with peoples choice realty in Williamsburg Brooklyn but after reading this review I don’t know what to do… Because they are offering me the samething about 2 month rent and 1-month security you guys think they fraud?? What should I do???? I need an apartment but I don’t want to pay broker fee .

Here the reveiw>>http://local.yahoo.com/details?id=30630633&stx=people%27s+choice+realty&csz=Brooklyn+NY&ed=Rw5Ypq160SwcEm3I1k5TYRMhw4ohLu9nbd_Z_GtO0w1eJ1TDfophhdyXam6stMVDCwgy

My friends ex-husband is not disable and he is on SSI. He said to me that, that was the only way he can escape paying for child support. He now has other childrens. But he has a 8 years old boy that recieves no child support due to the fact that the father is on SSI. Its sad to see my friend struggle with her son. paying for baby sitters and having to work two jobs just so they can have enough money to pay for their apartment. And then sad that the father had to be on SSI Disability only so he would not get to pay support for their son. I have to help her with this months rent and i feel so bad for their son. I know that what the father did is wrong. But does anyone know what she should do?? How can she get child support? What evidence do she need. We both know that its a fraud but how do we get him for it???? Isnt there a law?

I have a roommate who is trying to say I stole her identity because she asked me to get a landline in our apartment in her name. Is this seriously ID Theft?
We actually talked about it and everything was disconnected and I paid the fees even though she didn’t contribute anything. But she got mad and keyed my car. I said that was vandalism and she got mad and was like well, I’m going to procecute you for Identity Theft.

I rented an apartment and "abandoned’ my lease in March of 2005. I just received a form from a lawyer stating that they are attempting to collect the "damages" I did to the apartment (which were covered by my deposit) as well as lawyer fees. What is the statue of limitation for them to collect in california?

They are claiming a "breech of contract" on my part, and despite what their letter says, this is the first contact I have ever had from them (their letter claimed that I had been sent several things), and the first time I was made aware of it.

I know on most forms of contract, loans, credit cards, etc there is a 2-4 year collection period, and then they can no longer attempt to collect. What would it be on this type of situation? If it is four years, essentially they have until march to bother me, and then it would be considered gone, right?
As I stated, this is the first thing I have heard in over 3.5 years. I have always had my current address on file with the post office, and have not ignored or avoided anything in regards to this.

I am a Ebay Seller that selles Cell Phone & Aceessories. I don’t use paypal, but a credit card merchant acct. Recently my merchant acct got suspended for 180 days. Caused of suspension? increase of voulme and high risk product. Now, my acct has been suspended for about 2 weeks. In the mean time, I was still selling cell phones because they first told me that it was just a small review, so I thought everything would be okay. I have all the accessories in stock cos I bought them at a close out. But for an actual cell phone, I used a dropper shipper. Now, I have already spent all my lifetime saving to have those cell phone orders shipped out without any money being returned for another 180 days. But I am now out of my savings already. In fact, I am even getting kicked out of my apartment, too, cos I didn’t pay my rent but to ship phones. Now, I still have 40 customer’s order not shipped. They are going crazy at me~ what can I do? Even my bank acct is overdrawn. Am I committing a Fraud?
To people who are answering my question! I did not take people’s money. My Credit Card merchant never released the funds to me. They have the money and won’t return it for another 180 days because they suspended my account. I used a drop shipper, so normally once I recieved my customer’s money, I will send it over to my vendor and have them ship out the goods. But after they have suspended my merchant acct, I stop recieving money. So I have been shipping goods to my customers without any money depositing to my account. I was using my lifetime saving to ship to goods out. But now I am so broke & have no more money to ship the items. That’s why I am asking if I have committed a fraud if I can’t ship. Cos my merchant told me that it is my responsibility to have the goods shipped even if my merchant acct is suspended. But I am like "but I have never even recieved any funds from the purchase" Well, I did, I used my savings and shipped until I am now broke. Do I go to jail next?
I still have orders that are not shipped – Those customers are going crazy at me. I absolutely have no more saving to ship out their orders.. Unless my dear merchant release some of my money back, but that’s not due for another 6 months… I am so screwed
I signed up for a credit card merchant account, but not Paypal! Many years ago, I was only 18 yrs old. I have sold some of my own Clothes, Nikes, Playstation 2, DVDs and Games using Ebay via Paypal. For no reason in particular, Paypal at that time had suspended my account and had my funds frozen. The information they wanted from me was unobtainable, such as invoices for the merchandise I was selling which was difficult since most of the items were my own personal belongings. So paypal held my funds for 6 months and it was a horrible experience. After this, I decided to use a credit card merchant account instead of going through paypal. To your other question, I have order processed my customer’s order, they have already gone through the checkout system and paid. So after they’ve paid, my merchant should give me the money by depositing to my bank. But since my merchant acct has been suspended, of course the answer is no deposit, "but you still have to ship"
To you next question: Okay, Everything seemed fine, but then I realized that funds were not being deposited from my credit card merchant and I find out yet again that my account is on hold for some time for review (the holdup being due to chargebacks from several customers). Those chargebacks were looked into and I realized that they were from people that had used stolen credit cards. So cell phones were shipped out and chargebacks were done. My merchant concluded me as a high risk account, that’s why they suspended me. (thanks to those fraudulant credit card customers of course)
Answer question 1:
No I am not the person who sold you a bad charger. In fact where I come across a defective item, I will replace it for my customer.
To answer Question 2:
According to my first paypal acct, please go to http://www.paypalsucks.com You will know what I am talking about. But thank you for you advise

Here’s my little story:
Prior to moving to Canada (BC) on August, I found the perfect place via www.rentbc.com. Not hesitating a single moment, I contacted the landlord via e-mail and asked for all the requirements I needed in order to secure the place upon my arrival. He asked me for the first month’s rent (5 CAN) and a possible damage deposit due when I arrived. I sent him the payment via PayPal, he confirmed it with his bank, and we were done. Coming from Mexico, I gave him a tentative date for mid-August. However, due to complications from my visa processing, I wasn’t able to arrive when I told him I would.
That exact day he sent me an e-mail remembering me I had missed my first Orientation at the University, and that he suspected me of being a scammer. He wrote that the only way for him to be sure I wasn’t a fraud was to send him another month’s rent as soon as possible – when I gave him the first month (September.)
Uncomfortable with his request – and the thing of not trusting in me after I showed him the proper admission documents from my University – I decided to break the deal. There was no contract signing, nothing that could legally bind me to continue with the renting.
I told him I wasn’t going to continue with his demands, and claimed half of the payment I made (7.50,) keeping in mind it wouldn’t be fair if I decided to claim the entire amount after making him lose 2 weeks of his time.
He DENIED to offer me this refund. Here comes the interesting part. He was so sure that I was a scammer, and remarked: "If you want a refund, I’ll give it to you personally on [insert specific date] at noon in [insert specific place] on the University." At this moment I knew he was defying me. I agreed to his plan, but wrote: "I’ll accept your proposition, but if we’re to meet, then I’ll have my FULL refund." He agreed.

The mentioned date came. I was accepted at the last minute and was making my way to the University. Before leaving my apartment, I sent him and e-mail, waiting for him to acknowledge he would be there as established. Noon. 12:15. 12:30. 12:45. He never appeared. I got my laptop off and checked my e-mail. No responses. I then wrote him another message, reminding him I was there.
He replied at 7:00 PM, writing a message that was so out of place. "Oh, it’s good to know you’re here and that you’re studying [insert major,] and remember, you’re still my roommate, what are you waiting for?"
I was like: "What the hell are you talking about? I’m not your roommate, I just want my money back!"

Three weeks have passed since then. After endless e-mails and moods of persuasion, I haven’t been able to recover my money. PayPal couldn’t help me anymore because they can only recover money for transactions made on eBay. The last time he responded he wrote: "Please let me alone, I won’t give your money back, it’s NON-REFUNDABLE!"

Now, out of the sudden, it’s "non-refundable"?
He sent me two "Roommate Agreements," and nowhere in his couple of lines stated the first month’s payment was "non-refundable."

My final questions are:
1. Can he actually DO that? I haven’t heard in my entire life as a college student about a month’s rent that is non-refundable. That’s why there are "damage deposits," right? I never placed my feet on his soil.
2. Tell me if I’m right or wrong, but I think if there’s any legal defense he can use against me in not returning the money I paid him, he actually broke them all when he offered me to refund my money personally, right? You will never offer something back if you know it’s yours legally.

Can I sue him? Can I go to the local police and build a case?

Thank you for reading.
Best advice gets – of course – 10 points.

Note: I have all original e-mails in which the Landlord told me about the agreement. He refused to commit to what he promised – my refund – on written fashion.
Note 2: Actual deposit was to be paid when I arrived at the amount of 0 CAN.

My ex never agreed in writing to help with college but he had said he would. Through the years I never pushed for all the child support I could get because I thought he would help with college. He paid her room deposit, took her to register and then the very next day said he couldn't pay that much and asked if she could go to a cheaper school. She found a cheaper school and then the night before graduation he backed out of all help. He paid his last child support in June and that has been it. He knows she takes monthly medication and he will not help with those expenses either. She has now chose a community college and is working to pay her rent, etc. The worst part is he sent his two step kids out of state to a private Christian college and paid for their cars, cell phones, laptops, etc. But his own he will not help with. Since it was understood all along that he was going to help and now he backed out, can I take him back to court for some type of fraud or something?
Even though she is working, according to all the government, I am responsible for her college until she is 24 or married. For that reason she is not able to file on her own next year with her income to get extra help.
Many of you have pointed out that 18 is an adult. However, my point in all of this is that he put his step children through an out of state private college and provided all they needed. I realize that at some point they have to be adults BUT the government will not let us do that. She is working, has her own place, etc. but the government will still not consider her on her own. I am angry because he stands up in church and professes to be a Christian, works in the church but he and wife are doing all they can to turn their backs on his first marriage. This is wrong. This is a man that would not even give his daughter 100 towards a security deposit for her apartment. He would not even help her get simple house-hold items to get started. She has done NOTHING to them. In fact, she has went over-board in being nice to all of them to get along. Even when she was excluded from trips to the beach each summer. If a child is college material, the parent should make an effort to help.
One more thing, this is also a man who got over 0,000 a few years back in a settlement plus he makes + a year and that does not include the income from his wife.
Yes, the government does make them adults at 18 BUT to apply for any loan, they have to start with the one from the government. It does not matter if they are even 21 years old, living on their own, working, etc. They have to include my income (if any) and my husband's income until they are 24 or married. Even though my husband is the stepfather we have to give them our income for them to use in determining any grants, etc., before they other things kick in. I think that it is awful that a man has to have a court order to do anything for his daughter. I know that is current wife is behind it and I think it is awful that he can not be man enough to stand up to her and say that she is his daughter and deserves his help the same as the stepkids. Yes, I tried to stay out of the courts because I thought this man was actually honest in what he said through the years but I was wrong. As for his stepkids, they have grown into rude adults – I should have taken him for every cent.
Sorry – forgot. Yes, I do live in the United States.