Complaint Review: Metro Lending Group

You need to be very worried about the information you gave them. While these people will probably not do anything with it, there is always the possibility.

If you gave them your checking account info, contact the fraud department at your bank and let them know. They should close that one out and open up a new account. If you gave them your SSN contact the Credit Reporting Agencies and request a Fraud Alert be placed on your credit report. This will block anyone from trying to open up new accounts in your name.

Oh, and if you haven't figured it out yet you are not going to get your money back. So don't think on January 23rd, the $3,080 will magically be back in your account. You fell for what is known as the "Advanced Loan Fee" Scam. You NEVER send money in advance to secure a loan, reguardless of the reason they give you.

You can contact all the government agencies you want. However, everything these people told you was false. That includes their company name, their name, and any real addresses they may have given you. The one thing that they did tell you that was true is that you sent this to a foreign country, Canada. Which makes it that much harder.

Check out Fraud Watchers. I cannot post the website here but make sure to use dot org. Good luck and keep persevering.

Listen. This is a scam. You NEED to close your checking account immediately. Please contact your local police, secret service, FBI, and freeze your credit reports. Make sure to file reports with every federal agency available.

I wanted to try out Metro lending group of Wayne, NJ so I e-mailed my application and patiently waiting for a call. Moreover, I got a call back from Benjamin Stone who approved my loan, I was so happy to have some relief, a contract was signed by me on December 19th. Benjamin gave me instructions for a secured loan amount of 1540.00,(6 mos) so ahead and used a money gram and sent the money to Halifax Canada, like he said, so I followed instructions. However, I was suppose to receive my funds on Monday December 22nd. Furthermore, I got another call from a man named James Holden or it sounded like it and he told me I needed to make another payment of 1540.00 and it would be secured now for a year instead of 6 mos, I who was trusting them, I did it, and my funds will be in by 5:00 on December 24th and I got nothing. Moreover, I called up the lending group and let them know on December 26th but this time I spoke with a man named Gorden Shields and he said for me to money gram another 3,080 to Canada and he will transfer funds into my account in 4-6 hrs, but when I asked for a refund, he told me I would have to wait until January 23rd, WHAT? I thought, NO WAY! he can say to me he will transfer my loan in 4-6 hours but cannot give me a refund of 3,080 the same way, which is less than what I was asking. I am a student trying to pay my credit cards, and honestly willing to pay back any loans I may have gotten, little did I know I would be dis-honest with people borrowing 3,080 to get my loan secured, I have no money to give back now :-( I should have known. I am worried about my signed contract from them, and my personal information. someone who is honest from Maryland
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