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  • Report:  #765809

Complaint Review: Meridian National Trust

Meridian National Trust Scam Artist Patrick Green Internet

  • Reported By:
    hvasquez — California United States of America
  • Submitted:
    Tue, August 16, 2011
  • Updated:
    Tue, August 16, 2011

Recieved an email saying i was approved for a personal loan of 5000 Usd. I called and spoke to Mr. Anderson at extension 139. The email contained the loan documents for me to print, fill out, and fax back. I had to pay collateral up front because i had high risk credit. It was the first 6 monthly payments. Once i faxed the paperwork back, he told me if i express western union the money, my direct deposted loan would be in my bank within 24 hrs. I did. Then 30 hours later i called them asking where it was. Mr. Anderson proceeded to tell me that the investment company was going to require more of a deposit, and that i could do that or get a refund. And that my case was forwarded to Partick Greene.

I told him i just wanted a refund. He then told me it would be sept. 1st. They took everybit of money i had from my paycheck. But i contacted the stqte attorney, of both florida and new york, the FTC, local law enforcement, BBB, the FBI, and last but not least western union fraud hotline. A few of these agencies said they are going to now investigate. I have a housfull of children to take care of. I should of knew better. But now that i know what these guys are doing, they will get caught. Law enforcement can intercept websites, where the perps are actively having phone conversations transfered from the 877 to other locations. I hope (patrick greene) read this. You are sneaky, but im catching up ;) talk to ya soon.

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Flynrider

Phoenix,
Arizona,
USA

Don't get your hopes up.

#2Consumer Comment

Tue, August 16, 2011

Law enforcement can intercept websites, where the perps are actively having phone conversations transfered from the 877 to other locations. I hope (patrick greene) read this."

   This is known as the Advance Fee Loan scam and it has been going on for years.   I wouldn't count on law enforcement doing much.   The way the scam is set up, it is virtually impossible to know who you sent the money to.    They use public internet access to avoid leaving a trail on the Internet.   They also insist on Western Union because it is an untraceable cash transaction.   

  As for the phones, they commonly use prepaid throwaway cell phones.  After a while, they ditch the phones, buy some new ones and start again.

   The most common version of this scam has you send the money out of the country (often Canada).  This virtually guarantees that U.S. law enforcement will not be able to touch them.  

   Basically you sent untraceable cash to someone you don't know.  There are no leads for law enforcement to follow.  This scam has been reported on this site for many years and I haven't heard of one person getting their money back so far.

  The FTC has a webpage dealing with this scam at :

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel16.shtm

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