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Victim Location 90250

Total money lost $175

Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan

I was contacted by someone by the name of Jake, he seemed very professional and the company seemed legit initially.. he even told me about scams that were going around on the internet and how I should never give my bank account information out over the phone.. so I’m thinking hey they must be real.. he then told me I was approved for a 5000 dollar loan and that they would have to run my credit.. he came back and said my credit score was low and that it wasn’t in the range it needed to be for me to be approved for the loan, BUT that they would still approve me if I paid $175 for insurance and that this would also rebuild my credit score making it a number that would allow me to receive the loan… But the catch was I could NOT pay the $175 using my credit or debit card because he said that would be illegal to deduct any money from my account before I have received my loan from them, so he said the only way to pay the $175 would be to go to my local store and buy a prepaid debit card for $175 and to call him back with the numbers on the back of the card.. he also said to get a google play card because they are contracted with google.. Honestly, that was a red flag but because I was in a financial bind at the time I guess you can say I was being naive and just went ahead and trusted the process.. I went ahead and purchased the google play card and before I could get out the store Jake was calling me back for the card information. I went ahead and gave him the numbers on the back and the card and he told me my 5000 loan would be deposited into my account by 10am the following morning… I wish I would’ve done my research, if a company is telling you you need to buy insurance in order to get the loan, RUN!!!! And if they are telling you that the only way to pay for it is by using a prepaid card (which can not be tracked once the funds have been removed) RUN!!! So that next morning when I noticed the funds weren’t appearing in my bank account, I called my bank to see if there were any pending deposits and the bank said NO. So at that point I contacted Jake back and let him know that the funds were not there.. he told me that the money had in fact been deposited from their end and that now the money was being ceased by the IRS.. he said that in order to get the money I would have to pay the IRS a tax fee of $350 and then they would release my funds.. BUT the catch again was that I would have to buy another google play card to pay for that fee as well.. he even emailed me a fake IRS document with a fraud IRS header on it.. when I noticed that the header looked weird.. it became obvious to me that I was never going to receive any money from this company.. I told Jake that I did not have an additional $350 and that I would like to just cancel the process and get my $175 dollars back. At first he said there was no way for me to get my money back, but after I broke down and began to cry and told him I was going to call the police and notify the ScamPulse.com he then came up with a different story saying that in order to cancel the process I would be charged a $125 fee and that I would only receive $50 back and that could take up to 30 days.. He then hung up in my face, and I’ve since been trying to call back and speak with someone but the phone goes straight to voicemail.. and on top of that it is google voice number (another red flag)… Long story short I just hope this doesn’t happen to anyone else. Please do your research and don’t follow in my foot steps.

Victim Location 23225

Total money lost $1,000

Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan

At first all the needed was 275.00 for taxes, I paid it. Than after apparently my funds were seized by the I.R.S for to not giving my middle name. So we tried again pais another 275.00 and I waited. "Mark Williams" was helping me with the loan. After the weekend I had negative funds to accept the loan, so I paid 375.00 to redo it all. Get another call saying I need to pay 150.00 for a filing fee. So we compromised to 100.00 after that I called the next day saying hey if I’m getting the funds on Monday which was Columbus day how will I receive it. He didn’t know or acknowledge that it was a holiday. So during the conversation he said I had to pay another 200.00 for some absurd fee. I told him I don’t have it. I gave them everything to find a way out of this debt. But they just lead you on thinking it will happen. They have ruined a life.

Victim Location 43614

Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan

This man by the name of Mark Rogers called me about a loan. He stated we were eligible for up to a $10,000 loan. After running a soft credit report we were eligible for the loan but needed to pay a $150 for PPI (personal payment insurance). He also told me they are financially backed by google. I told him we would need to think about it and for him to call back the next day. This was a delay on my part to do some research on this company. He then gave me to his supervisor and he told me I could get $6000.00 for only 160.00 a month for 36 months. I asked him to keep my file open till Friday and he would call back on Friday. When the guy called me back today I let him know what I found and he kept to his scam. He even offered to send the money thru Western Union or Money Gram when I told him I do not give out my bank account numbers, no finance company would do that. Also, I let him know that I had put alerts on all my accounts.. PLEASE BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY.

Victim Location 61523

Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan

This man by the name of Paul called me about a loan. He stated we were eligible for up to a $10,000 loan. After running a soft credit report we were eligible for the loan but needed to pay a $150 for PPI (personal payment insurance). He also told me they are finaciaIly backed by google. I told him we would need to think about it and for him to call back the next day. This was a delay on my part to do some research on this company. I ran the phone number and there was a scam alert. The phone number is also a cell phone registered to an Alberto Ulloa on the internet. Please do not give any information to this company it is a scam. When the guy called me back today I let him know what I found and he kept to his scam. He even offered to send the money thru Western Union or Money Gram when I told him I do not give out my bank account numbers, no finance company would do that. Also, I let him know that I had put alerts on all my accounts. My husband has early dementia so I handle all finances, this call was to my husband but I spoke with Paul on my husbands behalf. PLEASE BEWARE OF THIS COMPANY.

Victim Location 34250

Total money lost $1,200

Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan

Got a call asking if I need a loan. Maybe what’s your interest rate. Around 7% cool. I’m thinking pay off credit cards. How much. Well gave me different choices so I chose 5000 at 155 for 36mts. Ok I will process. Sir in order to process there is an insurance do 150 if you get hurt etc…. they pay. Sounded reasonable. Paid that with Google card. ??? Now can’t send sir you have to pay gov tax 350. We will reimburse you this money. Send it off. Sir can’t send do you have a middle name. That’s why you have to pay tax again. Sir can’t send you don’t have enough money in your account once charge 375 no more problems sir. Well to day it a 400 dollar wire transfer nope can’t doit so here I am

Victim Location 48098

Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan

Please avoid this company by any means. This is not a real loan company and they are literally trying their best to scam you out of your funds. They’ll call with false promises and ask for you to pay an “insurance” fee to secure the loan. It’s not real. When I exposed them they sent an email with profane language. What a joke!