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  • Report:  #740331

Complaint Review: Trace Financial Group

Trace Financial Group Trace Financial Inc Mortgage Fraud Loan Fraud Tampa, Florida

  • Reported By:
    Rebecca — Portsmouth New Hampshire U.S.A.
  • Submitted:
    Tue, June 14, 2011
  • Updated:
    Tue, November 08, 2011

Trace Financial Stole $3,500 from us.



We hired Mr. Bob O'Connor from an ad he placed late 2010 stating he could get people approved from a private lender for a home loan at a good rate, credit score did not matter, it was agood alternative for the self-employe, which I am.  It would be a $3,500 up front financing fee, paid in cash in the form of a cashier's check.  We did so and sent it to Bob.  We should have known better.



We filled out the application and the Lender, Trace Financial Group, said we were approved.  The ordered an appraisal done on the property and it came out good.  I had to pay for the appraisal.  They said they take 60 days to close.  I ended up dealing with Ann Ursiny and Christopher Morrison from Trace Financial Group.  60 days came and went.



I received excuse after excuse and delay after delay.  Some of the excuses were rediculous, they were delayed because of bad weather and the approval committe only meets once per month.  Christopher Morrison would email me saying he was in Egypt and caught in the political turmoil, or he was in Russia and could not communicate easily.  It was just plain silly.



The property we were trying to purchase was a foreclosure.  The owning entity (a bank) was furious that it had not closed yet.  The ended up charging me $50 per diem until it closed, plus I had put up a $2,500 earnest money deposit.  I was pregnant and anxious to close.  I wanted to set up my nursery.  For months they dragged this on, kept telling me it was going to close for sure and getting me to incur more and more per diem fees.  They said they would pay for half.



Finally the bank said no more extensions.  A week after the final deadline Trace Financial actually had the audacity to tell me the wire had been sent.  The title company never received it.  We lost about $15k because of this whole ordeal.  It pushed me into preterm labor.  I was exhasted, depressed and panicked.  Thankfully, my little preemie daughter survived and we are thankful for that.



I have several names and addresses for Trace Financial Group.  I also contacted the appraisal company who said they had done HUNDREDS of appraisals for Trace and were recently contacted by the attorney general's office in Florida.  Coester Appraisals has since stopped doing business with them.  They are simply a scam to get your upfront fees.  You will never get the loan and you will never get your money back.  Ann Ursiny is a thief.  PLEASE do not use them.  Here is what I have:



Bob OConnor.

boboconnor72 at hotmail.com

bboconnor33 at gmail.com

www.homesaverinfo.info

Mailing

address: 27 Wellman Street, Beverly, MA 01915

781-451-7510(o)      978-763-2327(f)



Trace Financial Group, Inc.

3001 North Rocky Point East

Suite 200

Tampa, FL 33507



Christopher Morrison

cmorrison at tracefinanciallegalgroup.com



Ann Ursiny

oiltressa at aol.com



Trace Financial Group, LLC

1120 East Twiggs St #364

Tampa, Florida 33602

727-644-0947



Mark Dransfield

wellingtonfunding at gmail.com



Sarah Montes

sarah at gnternational.com



Tonya Cohen

tonyacohen at tracefinanciallegalgroup.com



According to corporatewiki the company is still active and Ryan Ursiny is the President.

http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Tampa/trace-financial-group-inc/36213950.aspx



Also found this address:

10815 Venice CirTampa, FL 33635



And this one:

http://www.corporationwiki.com/Florida/Tampa/trace-financial-resources-corp-2500237.aspx

Which Lists Ann Ursiny, Monica Ursiny, Charles Winters, Keith Benner, Raymond Ursiny



I also found this address for Ann Ursiny:

1026 Florida Ave # 8Palm Harbor, FL 34683



Too many addresses, evidence of a scam.  Hopefully this has helped you!  Never send money to Bob O'Connor or Trace Financial!!!!

2 Updates & Rebuttals


Tom

Farmington Hills,
Michigan,
United States of America

Trace and Follow-up

#3Consumer Comment

Tue, November 08, 2011

   I'm a Realtor in Michigan and through my buyers loan officer they were tricked into doing this and have lost much monies. They have been trying to get their money back but have had no results.

Can someone tell me who they have been in contact with that might be helping them as so I can pass this information along to them?

Below is an auto response that my clients got when trying to make contact with Trace/Wellington, any help would be so appreciated.



From: Wellington Funding <wellingtonfunding@gmail.com>
To: wellingtonfunding@gmail.com
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 10:22 AM
Subject: Trace Financial - FBI are dealing


  This is a general notification being sent to all of us who have been affected by Trace Financial Group, Inc.

   I am currently working with Special Agent Christopher Burke from the FBI Boston
office as a result of a report I made earlier this year. We are putting
together information to assist Special Agent Burke with his
Investigation on Trace Financial Group, Inc, Tampa, FL.Special
Agent Burke has been sent contact information and fund transfer
information sent to Trace Financial Group, Inc on the details that we
have on file.  However, if funds were sent directly to Trace Financial
Group, Inc, you will need to provide the dates, amounts, and how funds
were sent (Wire / Cashiers Check etc) to assist Special Agent Burke
further. He is working to recover any losses for us.


  Please be aware that Special Agent Burke may contact you directly if he has any other questions for you about Trace Financial Group, Inc, therefore I would ask you to provide updated contact information for all concerned parties. Allcorrespondence relating to Trace Financial Group, Inc should be sent via email to allow for packaging for Special Agent Burke.   Progress
information will be supplied when received.


Thank you.


Rebecca

Portsmouth,
New Hampshire,
USA

Contact from Attorney General

#3Author of original report

Mon, August 15, 2011

I recently was in contact with a woman from the Attorney General's office in Florida.  She said that we were taken in a pre-payment loan scam.  She also said that due the number of reports, Trace Financial and Ann Ursiny, among others, are now in the early stages of an investigation, but to please report back to her immediately if I received my refund.  I course I have not.  She also gave my FBI contacts and my case file number and was told to get in touch with them.

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