- Report: #536808
Complaint Review: A1 Consolidation Group - Internet Internet
Reported By:
STEPHENIE -
MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, USA
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Author Not Confirmed
Why?
A1 Consolidation Group
Internet, Internet, United States of America
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Web:
a1consolidationgroup.com
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A1 Consolidation Group Grace Matthews this group scammed me out of 1700 dollars. They were real professional and quite manipulative and knew what to say to get your money Internet
I was contacted by Grace Matthews(probably not her real name) and was told i was approved for a $5000.00 loan. At the time i was going through financial troubles and it seemed like a blessing. It all sounded good until she told me because of my credit issues i would have to secure the loan. I had to send $771.95 through Western Union which cost an additional $66.00 however, she stated i would be reimbursed that amount. I borrowed the money from my neice and sent it on its way. I was assured that the money would be in my account the next business day by noon. It never showed up. I called back and spoke with customer service. The man or woman, i wasnt sure, told me that the lender wanted yet another payment of $771.95 as well as Western Union fees again. I had already invested the first lump sum and felt i had to go forward with this in order to pay my neice back atleast. I borrowed the money again and was told the money would be there in 4 hours. It never was. I called back and spoke with a man in the customer service, who was very rude and he said i would receive a refund in 30 days. I said that was not acceptable, i did what they wanted and they can atleast send it back in a more timely fashion, to which the man started screaming at me and said my credit was crap and that i should have known i wouldnt get such a loan. I was frozen with fear and knew at that moment i was probably never going to see that money. I dont know how people can do this to innocent people but they do. I know i will never see my money returned and i have to deal with that. I hope these people know they are hitting up people who work hard and just want to find a way from the bottom only to get knocked back down and struggle even harder to make up for a mistake that never should have happened, but then these people do not care and that is very sad.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Flynrider
Phoeix,Arizona,
U.S.A.
Not likely that they'll be found
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, December 10, 2009
The main reason is that this is not an actual company. Names, addresses, documents are all phony. This is just a couple of scammers with throwaway cell phones and a computer. Once they get your money, they toss the cellphones, get some new ones, then make up another company name (usually stealing it from a real company). Since they get payments via Western Union or Moneygram ( a big red flag that indicates you're dealing with a scammer), there is no paper trail to connect your lost money to any real person.
This is a common scam on the Internet. The FTC has a webpage about it :
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/telemarketing/tel16.shtm
clarissa24
Canton,Ohio,
USA
I understand
#3General Comment
Thu, December 10, 2009
I too have been ripped off by this company. Anyone that is, needs to file a report with the Better Business Bureau of Michigan and with the Michigan Attorney Generals Office. They are working to find these People. A1 Consolidation Group used an address of a known credit union. This credit union is now involved because it is a federal offense. They did some digging and found out the A1 originates in canada and is using an isp address or server In the states to do business. The canadian government is now involved. I have a letter from the attorney general stating all this. We may never see our money but will get justice someday.
