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Case ID: 3710 | Credit / Debt | 09/28/2004
A class action has been filed on behalf of consumers who purchased the “Thinking 21C” program from education and consulting services provider/retailer Stratia Group.
The complaint alleges that Stratia claimed that “Thinking 21C”, a collection of DVD’s and associated counseling services, would “open the eyes of purchasers to the way the world really works”. The program promised to reveal “intricacies and loopholes” that purchasers could use to eliminate debt and increase wealth. Plaintiffs contend that in fact, after purchasing the program, Stratia provided bogus and fraudulent debt counseling services that had the effect of dramatically worsening the plaintiff’s debt and credit problems. Specifically, the complaint states. Stratia would represent to program purchasers that it had negotiated releases of debt with certain creditors, and provide written releases as proof of the arrangements. The releases were forged and in fact Stratia had undertaken no efforts to negotiate the debts. As a result interest continued to accrue on the debts and collection efforts continued. Plaintiffs seek damages of 2.25 million per count in the eight count complaint, together with treble punitive damages.
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