First Union Financial Group NAMES, Peter Sills, Orville Beckford, Richard Greene, Tesson Corlett, Michael ripoff, they got allmost $1200 from me for a loan and haven't heard from them since! Mannhattin New York
They contacted me by phone and gave me all the information and also emailed me the contract for a $5,000 loan on the 28th of September 2006.
I sent them $635.08 by Western Union on the 29th of September 2006. This was the loan premium. No payment was due for the first four months.
Today, September 30th 2006, $429.84 was sent Western Union for international fees.
I still have all the documentations for the loan and Western Union and the email they sent me confirming that my loan was guaranteed.
I now have two different phone numbers and can't get ahold of them.
Phone Number 1 : 1-866-231-9031
Phone Number 2 : 1-866-879-8403
Joseph
El Paso, Texas
U.S.A.
1 Updates & Rebuttals
Steve
Bradenton,Florida,
U.S.A.
Joseph, here's the real deal. You were scammed.
#2Consumer Suggestion
Sun, October 01, 2006
Joseph,
First of all, NO legitimate lender chases you down to give you money, and NO legitimate lender EMAILS loan documents!
And, advance fee loans are ILLEGAL, AND there is no such thing as "international fees" on a legitimate loan.
Now here is the real obvious one. Western Union? ANYONE who asks for payment via Western Union should be avoided. As soon as they even mention it, the conversation should end immediately!
Furthermore, toll free#'s should always be avoided when dealing with someone you don't know. Always ask for a LOCAL# that gives you a real area code that you can reverse search to verify the business.
Toll free#'s like 800,866,888,877, etc. can be "portable" and "stand alone" meaning they can be used and accessed from anywhere in the world via computer, and do not have to be tied to any physical land line. Very popular for scammers like this.
For future reference, when contacted by anyone who wants your money, ALWAYS ask them for a PHYSICAL BUSINESS ADDRESS, AND a LOCAL, LISTED business phone#. If they cannot provide these, DO NOT do "business" with them. Period. No exceptions.