Charterstone Financial Group - David Hamilton, Jim Robinson The scammer uses the phrases - "I am a normal person like you", " I have Christian Values" New Jersey
I received a call from David Hamilton Saying that a loan for our company had been approved based on information we had entered on the internet. He was very polite, professional and seemed legitimate. He faxed over a contract for us to sign and gathered our company financials. He then asked for the first two months loan payment up front as collateral. We researched this company on the internet - found no bad reports, found nothing against them, checked the BBB and nothing showed. We sent them our first two months payment and did not receive our loan.
This company will beat you down, drive you crazy with phone calls if you tell them you don't want to go through with the loan. He called my cell phone repeatedly (20 times) even after I told him no.
Be careful who you deal with on the internet. Don't fall prey to scammer's who say they are religious and want to help the small people not the big businesses.
Anonymous
Macon, Georgia
U.S.A.
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Biz Owner In Mo
Lebanon,Missouri,
U.S.A.
I was almost scammed too
#3Consumer Comment
Tue, October 14, 2008
I have been dealing with Charterstone for about 3 weeks now. It wasn't until I read on here that I started even questioning the validity of Charterstone Financial. I, too, was in search of a loan and had applied on various online places. The lady that contacted me was named ANNA STEWART. She faxed me the first set on contracts with a lender in Canada. A few days later I told her that there was just no way that I could come up with the $6,000.00 down payment and just was uneasy about a lender in Canada. She called me back a few days later and said that the lender would take $2,000.00, but the application needed to be signed and returned no later than Monday.....today.
Needless to say that I won't be getting the loan. But, Thanks to all of you on here, I think I'm the one that is winning here.
Deeski
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,
U.S.A.
Chartersone financial
#3Consumer Comment
Mon, October 06, 2008
I got a call from the company recently explaining to me how I was pre-approved for a $25,000 loan and that all I needed to do was to send in 10% of the loan amount. I told him it sounded too good to be true considering my difficulty getting credit in the past. He insisted that he was a "normal" person with similar issues and that he was authorized to issue money from wealthy folks who wanted to shield their income. I asked him what method he wanted to receive the funds and he stated through wire transfer. He told me he would fax me the contract; I will then wire the collateral monies; and he would then send me the $25,000 the next day. They have a pretty elaborate internet site (www.charterstonefinancial.com) that almost made me believe they were legitimate. I'm glad I did a more thorough search. Hate that you guys had to lose money on this but I definitely appreciate you saying the information so that others can avoid getting into more financial difficulties. Big-ups for looking out!! Thanks