Complaint Review: Mid-State Financial Services - Lighthouse Alliance Jamie Walker Charles Frazier Anthony Johnston

Mid-state Financial advertised in our local newspaper that they did business loans. We called and applied and were approved for $12000.00. All we had to do was secure the loan with an insurance company they would contact for us: Lighthouse Alliance.

We received via fax the promissory note, letter of intent, and an insurance policy from Lighthouse Alliance, along with detailed directions on how to send them an international postal money order for $967.41 to secure our loan.

We gave them our banking info and they said the $12000.00 would be deposited in our account with 3 business days.

Those days are up, and Midstate Financial will not return any calls or answer the phone. Lighthouse Alliance's number has been disconnected. Upon calling directory assistance...I found out that none of these businesses have a listing in these towns. Mid State does have a website that is functioning as of today May 22,2003. mid-state.org. It looks like a legitimate business....but its a scam. According to another person who reported on this website it is illegal in Canada to ask for security insurance for a loan. See business name "Commerville"

If anyone else has had this happen...lets work together to stop it!!!
Beware!

I am filing a report with my local law enforcement as well as US Postal Inspection.

Stacey
Stockton, California
U.S.A.