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received the following e-message on October 16, 2001:
From: Johnnlula@aol.com
RE: Prepaid Legal
Prepaid's email:
cgrant@prepaidlegal.com
Sir,
In March 2001, I emailed Prepaid Legal asking for the procedure to cancel
membership. I received a reply saying I must write Prepaid Legal at 321
Main, Box 145, Ada, OK 74821-0145 and include my social security number on
the correspondence. I sent them a request to cancel membership by
certified mail. Kevin Jones signed receipt of this letter on April 3,
2001.
About two weeks later I received a phone call from a Mississippi
representative of Prepaid Legal at the Dyre Law Firm in Jackson, MS. He
asked why I wished to cancel. I explained. I contacted Prepaid Legal for a
referral in Virginia. I called the Virginia attorney. He talked with me
about a minute before he had something else to do. He never called back or
was available when I called. I saw this service as useless and wished to
cancel membership. The young man understood and thanked me for explaining
my reason to him. Remember that HE called me in response to MY letter of
cancellation.
Prepaid Legal drafted a letter to me on May 8, 2001, which stated,
"We received your telephone call to cancel membership. However, we
want to remind you a written request is required to actually cancel your
membership."
I wrote my answer on their letter and enclosed a copy of the return
receipt for the first letter of cancellation. This was the second
fruitless written request to cancel membership.
With the exception of May, Prepaid Legal has deducted $16.00 from my
checking account each month.
I filed complaints with both Oklahoma and Mississippi Bar Associations
sending Prepaid Legal a copy. I received a phone call from a
representative of Dyre Law firm about two weeks later.
I refused to talk to him since the first conversation with a
representative proved not only fruitless, but an excuse for Prepaid Legal
to claim I had called them. I have received no mail from them since the
letter dated May 8, 2001.
Today I spent $15.00 at my bank to stop payment of any future deductions.
I want my money back, every penny they took since April 3, 2001, or $96.00
and counting.
Thank you,
Lula Porter |