Georgia Loan Group AKA Georgia Lending Group ripoff scam, fraudulent loans. Sent 500 for collateral for 5000 loan, received no loan. Mark Stevenson aka Vincent Rainwater will not return calls. Atlanta Georgia
I was approved for a 5,000 loan with 500 collateral. Was told to Moneygram the 500 to Vincent Rainwater per Mark Stevenson. Sent money Moneygram. Was told he loan would be available in 24 to 48 hours. To this day, still no loan. Cannot get Mark Stevenson aka Vincent Rainwater to return phone call. All telephone lines either have full voice mail boxes or away from desk leave a message. Do not send any money whatsoever. I learned the hard way.
Pamela
Jacksonville, Florida
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Dee
Midvale,Utah,
Mark Stevenson
#3General Comment
Sat, August 10, 2013
I too was ripped off by Mark Stevenson who is working for Fireside Financial Services (firesidefinanacial.net). I was looking for an online loan and was directed to this company. I received a message from J.Taylor@firesidefanancial.net who said I was approved for $10,000 secured loan. I was told that I had three options; one was to have a co-signer who made more than $50k per year with a credit score of 700 or better, pay 3 months security deposit totalling $515.07 or purchase an insurance policy on the loan for $1100. I chose the deposit, paid by Moneygram and was advised that I would have my money in 24-48 hrs. I received another email the day I was supposed to receive the money and was told that the loan company found "something" on my credit report that made them concerned and they were increasing the deposit to a 6 month security. I borrowed the money from my daughter and paid the additional $515.07 again by Moneygram and was told that the money would be deposited into my bank account by the end of the day. I checked my account multiple times and never had the money deposited.
I checked the company online and with the licensing agency and it checked out. I checked it with the BBB and they had an A+ rating. I trusted them because I thought I had checked them out. Whenever I called the number it would ring multiple times. Sometimes it would go to an answering service that was full and I wouldn't be able to leave a message, or to Mark Stevenson himself. Everything sounded above board until he stole my money and ran.
DO NOT trust Fireside Financial Services in Arizona. IT'S A RIP OFF! I'm out over $1000 with nothing to show for it but a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach. Because of this scam, I lost my house in foreclosure and had my car reposessed.
No matter how many times I checked out the company, it all looked legitimate and I felt I knew what I was doing. I'm a college graduate for heaven's sake with a 3.97 GPA. I'm not stupid and really thought I had done my job of finding out about this company. I'll never trust anyone again, thanks to Mark Stevenson and Fireside Financial Services.
Kristin
Bradenton,Florida,
U.S.A.
YOU SHOULD HAVE READ MY POST EARLIER
#3Consumer Suggestion
Mon, March 05, 2007
now i posted a a report a few weeks ago warning everyone about that i wish you two would have read it prior to sending money same name same guy