BP sends letters with no checks to hundreds of oil spill claimants

[nashville_brook]

http://bpoilslick.blogspot.com/2010/08/bp-sends-letters-with-no-checks-to.html



BP sends letters with no checks to hundreds of oil spill claimants


ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- On Thursday, Wayne Riser received a letter from BP PLC. The four-paragraph letter twice referred to an enclosed check to compensate him for income that he lost when the Gulf oil spill all but sunk his boat painting and fiberglass repair business. "By cashing this check," the letter said, "you acknowledge that BP has paid this amount as compensation for your claimed losses."

All well, Riser said, except there was no check in the envelope.

"I said, 'These hammerheads are holding these checks to where they can draw the interest on the money,'" Riser recalled. Riser was one of hundreds of claimants who received such letters in recent days.

"It's cruel," said Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon. "It shows just how dysfunctional (BP's) whole process is, and it again counters everything they say about the job they're doing." BP spokesman Ray Melick said that Worley Catastrophe Response, which the oil giant has hired to write claims checks, described the omissions as the "result of systems issues." BP declined to disclose exactly how many checkless letters were mailed but said it was aware of the mistake occurring in at least two states: Alabama and Florida.

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This letter was sent to a BP claimant without a check. Hundreds of people have received similar correspondence without payment in recent days.

[lpbk2713]

1. The ol' "the check's in the mail" scam eh?

:rofl:

[lob1]

2. Don't worry, the government will put a stop to this

crap, right? Right??

[Hepburn]

3. There is NO SIGNATURE????

Just the letters "BP." What gives with that???

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Here is link to contractor's web page e-mail form

https://worleyco.com/feedback.php

Home Office:
303 Timber Creek
Hammond, LA 70403
P: [phone]
F: [phone]

Plus this little lawsuit filed:

State of Alabama et al v. BP, PLC et al
Plaintiffs: State of Alabama and CMCO, LLC
Defendants: BP, PLC, BP Products North America, Inc., BP America, ESIS, Inc., Worley Catastrophe Services, LLC, Worley Catastrophe Response, LLC and Brett Robinson Gulf Corporation

Case Number: 1:2010cv00331
Filed: June 28, 2010

Court: Alabama Southern District Court
Office: Mobile Office < Court Info >
County: Mobile
: Bert W. Milling
Presiding Judge: Kristi K. DuBose

Nature of Suit: Other Statutes - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations
Cause: 18:1961
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

[nashville_brook]

5. good info -- thanks for posting!!