Yeah they duped me for a few episodes. That is before they even had the disclaimer and I thought it was fake. That show is garbage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Repo
Operation Repo is an
American television program where a
fictional repossession team from the
San Fernando Valley in California re-enact the repossession of vehicles for
finance companies.
Although as a
channel,
truTV is described as presenting "real-life stories told from an exciting and dramatic first-person perspective"
[1],
Operation Repo consists of scripted re-enactments where the team is often confronted by actors portraying debtors and police officers in the repossessions.
Some of the actions shown violate the Collateral Recovery Act of the State of California and are only for dramatic purposes. Repossession agents are prohibited from breaching the peace
[2] (ie: fighting and wresting with debtors). However, some of the actors on the team were repossession agents in real life.
[3]
In California, repo agents are required to be registered with The Department of Consumer Affairs.
[5] Of the cast of
Operation Repo, Sonia Pizarro and Froylan Tercero formerly had licenses with the DCA, but those licenses have since been canceled, along with Lou Pizarro's employee license.
[3] Licenses are only canceled at the licensee's request. Pizarro currently has a qualified manager's license.
[6] Matt Burch and Lyndah Pizarro have never held a license in the state of California.