3499 dollar messenger

3499 dollar messenger Dave McMillan Scam artist. Has you pay up front and doesnt do the job. Los Angeles, California

3rd of Nov, 2010 by

this guy is lowest of lows. I called 34.99 dollar messenger to serve papers that need to be done in 6 days. He told me he would do it that day. He charged me 99.99 to serve the papers. He sat on them and called me on the last possible day giving himself 8 hours to complete what he had 6 days to do. He knew there were issues with this person and took the job anyway. His website by the way say that he does "same day service". He assured me that he would get it done that day.
On Nov. I called him and he put me on hold and told me he would call me back in 20 -30 minutes. I had to call him back 2 hours later. He told me he tried to serve papers but the apartment number wasn't on there so he couldn't deliver the papers. I included all the details, photos of the person the apartment number, the persons car etc., he told me it didn't matter and that because he at least went once he had the right to charge me.
I explained to him that a process server doesn't just try once and give up. I informed him that his service was 3 times as much than the sheriff's department and he did a lesser job. One cannot claim to be a process server and not be aware of all the job entails. I told him he shouldn't have take the job if he already knew that the apartment number was wrong. He told me he had to cut the conversation short and then hung up the phone. I called back asking to speak with the owner. And he told me it was him and that I was being recorded. He then gave me my options, we will send proof of a deliver attempt to court and that I could refile and he would attempt to deliver again. Already seeing that his lazy approach to the process serving profession I opted no to use his service. He then told me that they don't serve papers until they have to. I'm sorry, but this guy is nothing more than a pizza delivery man. The 2 reviews within a span of a week on citysearch were most likely written by him.
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I lost 99.99 but I guess it was enough to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. David McMillan is a scammer that runs several messenger services in he Los Angeles area. I would recommend that any party ripped of by this service file a complaint with the BBB and take him to court. I will be filing my small claims against him within the week and using valid Process server.

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4812 days ago by Ryano2121

WARNING! PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY!!!

Unfortunately I didn't read the reviews before I called these guys. When I first called, they were very helpful and nice. They went out the very next day to serve the papers and called me right away to tell me the person who answered the door told them the person who was supposed to be served did not live there. They said they would send me a declaration stating exactly what had happened. The person to be served called me a few minutes later and said he did live there and would accept service. I couldn't reach any one at 34.99 until that evening. They said again that they would send a declaration and that they would attempt service again, but I would have to pay a second fee. I agreed.

I received the declaration in the mail a few days later. The court information was not filled in and it simply said "{Name} was not found". I called and asked about this. The person who answered was very short, said "we will take care of this" and simply hung up. I called back and it went straight to voicemail. I called the other number listed and was told "We are only allowed to be on the phone for 30 seconds" and they hung up again.

I sent numerous emails over several days asking for a declaration explaining exactly what happened when they attempted service so I could present that to the court when I asked for the money back. I asked for receipts for the payment transactions, to which they never responded. I asked about whether or not they had served the person, to which they never responded. I asked for a copy of the proof of service, and they said they will not provide that to me, they will only mail it to the court. I referenced other reviews from people saying the proof of service was never filed and asked again that they send it to me, to which they never responded.

I begged and begged them to simply do what I had paid them to do. Rather, they didn't serve the guy, they wouldn't give me a receipt for my payment, they wouldn't provide me with a declaration, and they wouldn't tell me if they had served or would ever serve the guy.

These guys are definitely a rip off and scam artists. PLEASE DO NOT SEND THEM ANY MONEY - YOU WILL JUST LOSE IT!