JUICE PLUS spoofed me - now OCC DCA chasing

[adamg1992]

Hello,

 

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I wanted a little help about this apparent debt I have from a company called JUICE PLUS who have passed on the debt to OCC(Options Credit Consultants).

 

The back story:

 

A friend was selling JUICE PLUS weight loss packs and I thought I'd try one out,

the deal was £20 for a month of supplies which are given all in one go.

And it was a locked in 3 month contract. However I never used the stuff,

 

 

my friend had been fired for a ridiculous reason,

I pursued Juice Plus asking them to cancel the contract and never ever received a reply.

 

I received one letter for them stating I owe them £60 (Even though I paid £20 upfront).

I replied to them via email saying that unless I receive a breakdown of the cost of it in writing

and why they never replied to my first enquiry then I will not be paying

and I'm happy to return the goods unopened.

 

They never replied.

..two weeks later I received a letter from OCC, who said I had now owed £65.

I replied via email, stating that JUICE PLUS had never proven I'd taken out a contract

(Which I had asked them in the email I sent)

nor have they sent me a breakdown or even tried to resolve the issue with myself.

 

They never replied....

 

I now receive this letter (I've written it below the bottom post as I cannot post links to photos for some reason)

 

Now I've NEVER received a letter in my life stating immediate court action,

and I have a general understanding that most of the time this would be a scare tactic to make you pay.

I've only ever received letters asking to pay now or etc etc but never a letter like this.

 

But what worries me is the statutory interest at 8% a day

which has no end date would leave myself in a hell of a debt.

 

 

Also noting they also saying I will be responsible for the court fees

and also that they will get a levy execution on my property,

which for me is great because I don't own anything

and I've always had my parents keep receipts of everything in the house so it's their property not mine.

 

Just wanted some advice on what to do next,

 

I have a short temper and was literally going to call them and give them a mouth full but,

I was hoping for some advice, as that is probably the smartest thing to do.

 

Thanks

[dx100uk]

read the letter carefully

it doesn't say WILL anything.

 

 

its a std DCA threat-o-gram

designed to make people panic and cough up...DONT!!

 

 

a DCA is NOT A BAILIFF

and has

NO SUCH LEGAL POWERS.

 

 

ignore.

 

 

dx

[adamg1992]

Thanks for the reply and help, puts my mind at ease.

 

I've had a recent similar thing with Ebay charging me £26 for being a seller on Ebay, however I'm not a seller. They sent a letter which was less threatening than this just asking for payment and provided me with some stuff to read. After they had shown me the proof I had paid the £26.

 

I refused to even consider paying this company until they reply to my original request.

 

Thanks again

[citizenB]

http://blog.fooducate.com/2014/06/26/4-ways-juice-plus-is-[causing problems]-americans/

 

I don't think the link will work because there is an auto-modded word in the link. However, Juice Plus isn't getting very good reviews. IMHO, I don't see how it can be "healthy" when you look at all the chemicals that are contained.

 

If you want fruit/vegetable juices - buy the real stuff and blend them yourself. You can buy a decent juicer/blender quite reasonably priced. You don't have to worry about having "perfect" fruit and Veg either.

 

TBH, I would rather just buy some fruit / veg and eat it as it comes !

[citizenB]

I would just ignore any further letters from them. If you have not entered into a contract with them, I cant see they have any comeback against you.

[Bazooka Boo]

Have to say, that letter they sent is hilarious!

 

It is nothing more than hot air, and a very obvious attempt at intimidating you, there is not a chance on this earth that £65, you don't owe, would ever affect anyone's property, they are clearly deluded, very safe to ignore, just file for reference and keep a diary of events if there is a need to report them to the relevant authorities.

[ericsbrother]

BTW, interest is not 8% a day, it is 8% per annum, calculated on a daily basis as simple interest. In other words they will ask for 1p a day interest. At that rate it will take them 500 years to rack up enough interest to seek a lien on your property