Wells Fargo & Company Taking/Threatening An Illegal Action Complaints

Review and analysis of over 6 complaints against Wells Fargo & Company

Wells Fargo & Company consumers have reported over 6 official complaints related to Taking/threatening an illegal action. Out of the 6 consumer complaints against Wells Fargo & Company, 0% were disputed by the consumer (i.e. the consumer was not happy with how Wells Fargo & Company responded to their complaint) and 100% were processed in a timely manner. 17% of consumer complaints against Wells Fargo & Company resulted in the consumer receiving monetary compensation (e.g. money, cash reimbursement, etc.) and 17% resulted in non-monetary compensation.

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New Taking/Threatening An Illegal Action Consumer Complaints


Wells Fargo & Company Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action threatened to sue on too old debt

October 31, 2016 - I rec 'd a phone call from a - - at - - who said she was calling from - - - and that she was an attorney and that this was an attorney 's office. They have called my husband at work numerous times even though they have been asked not to as it will jeapordize his job. When I googled this company it said it was a debt collector and that they had been shut down once. This is for a debt from 2008 that just keeps getting sold....

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Wells Fargo & Company Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action seized/attempted to seize property

September 21, 2016 - This relates to activity of the - and Wells Fargo Bank. The bank put a garnishment of over - dollars since the - wrongly claims that I owe them back taxes. My accountant submitted documentation to the - in - related to a claim from the - that back taxes were owed. Four subsequent attempts to contract the - went without response. The - filed some erroneous claim with Wells to garnish over - in a bank account. The bank initiated a pending transfer of over - in favor of the - without any notification to me. The - as a financial organization, may be outs...

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Wells Fargo & Company Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action seized/attempted to seize property

August 27, 2016 - I live on -, - ( - County ) and have banked with Wells Fargo Bank. I resolved a lawsuit in - County, - involving attorney fees ( involving a dispute over real estate in - ) by agreeing to a Consent Judgment. It was my understanding that the creditor/attorney would have a lien on my interest in the realty that would be sold down there in several months. Nonetheless, the creditor/attorney immediately obtained a Writ of Garnishment from the - court and levied my bank account with Wells Fargo Bank even though I live and work in -. I was under the impression that the foreign...

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Wells Fargo & Company Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action threatened to sue on too old debt

August 24, 2016 - The - companies I am writing about have been relentless and dishonest in attempting to collect from me credit card debts that were generated during the -/-/-/-/-/- economic meltdown. That is when the clock started. According to the statute of limitations in California where I reside, these debts are past the statute of limitations period of four years. I was informed on Wednesday that one of these companies has obtained a judgment against me and will begin to garnish my wages effective -/-/-, defying the laws of the state that clearly spell out that debt that is older than 4 ...

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Wells Fargo & Company Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action seized/attempted to seize property

August 3, 2016 - Had a business credit card and business assets with wellsfargo. Small business. The company folded at which time we found an employee had run up debt on the credit card. Was called several times by wells and we explained we were pursuing compensation for the debt and selling assets, but we had to resolve before we pursued. Was advised to hold off paying. Lawyer filed paper work with Wells branch explaining the situation. Wells debt collector called and said they had to be paid. I said I needed to speak to my attorney and would get back to her on how we thought we would resolve. After that phon...

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Wells Fargo & Company Debt collection taking/threatening an illegal action threatened to sue on too old debt

June 10, 2016 - - called out of the blue and threatened to sue me for " attempt to defraud '', have me arrested, and have my driver 's license suspended if I did n't give them $200.00 for a 9-year-old invalid debt immediately. As you can image, I was scared & complied. After researching the company ( they do n't even have a permanent address ), I realized I 'd been defrauded. - ...

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