The same thing has happened to me involving AmeriTrust Investments. However, my total was slightly less. My total (including amount to send) came to about 850.
I actually have documents from these people including a FAX number: 1-617-321-4023 just in case anyone wants to investigate that number farther. The FROM name in the upper right hand corner is Clara Pevear, someone I never spoke to during the entire time I tried to work with them to obtain a loan. The entire FAX that I have recieved from them is 9 pages long and is indeed a contract.
Dianne Simmons was the woman who contacted me. However, it was -not- Dianne Simmons who told me that I needed more money to secure my loan, it ended up being (I am assuming) Gary. When I talked with the second person, he seemed barely capable of taking down my name, much less being my loan advisor (I'm not trying to be insulting of Gary, or whatever his name was, I am seriously stating what I feel is a fact).
Once they indicated that I would need to send them more money, an amount that would be coming close to my loand amount of $5,000, I tried contacting them for over two weeks before getting into contact with Gary once more. -- Not even customer service would answer their cell phone.
Presently the 1-800-827-2317 number is supposedly an Appliance shop at present. Their website has a contact link, but sends you to a webpage where you can type in your requested info and press send.
After searching through the source file on their contact website, I could not find an email address, webpage, or anything else that this message is posted to other than realtracker.com For those who are interested in trying to look at what I did, simply right click on a blank area of the webpage and right click. Then click on 'View Source'. Hopefully someone else can find more than I did.
When I get a chance, I will see if I can find a cell phone number that Dianne has contacted me from. Despite her blocking the call on my caller I.D. every time, there are still plenty of ways to obtain the phone number (especially in this case).
If possible, I would recommend others doing the same, contacting the FBI and giving them the phone number, Dianne Simmons (and Clara Pevear's name), and anything else useful that you can. Also, when contacting any sort of Law Enforcement or Attorney, please make sure that you speak to them in a kindly and patient manner. They are more likely to take your case seriously if you do so.
Good Luck in tracking these people down.
Ryan
Little Rock, Arkansas
U.S.A.