Fletch
Chesapeake,#2Author of original report
Thu, August 06, 2009
After completing a "Whois" search on the web site I was able to conclude that the ip address for www.Birchmountfinancial.com, 66.49.214.28, is hosted by a server in Canada! The registrant information confirms that the server is run by Canaca-com Inc., 1650 Dundas St East, unit 203, Mississsauga, Ontario, L4X-2Z3. The telephone number for Birchmount Financial Services listed in the whois query is the wireless fax line mentioned above in the original post. The whois query confirms that the web site was registered and went online on 7-30-2009. A inquiry with the Oklahoma Secretary of State revealed that the CEO or Birchmount Financial Services, Mark Thomson, is not a registered agent. The same inquiry also revealed that Birchmount Financial Services is not a registered Corporation in the State of Oklahoma. A complaint has been filed with the FTC.
Fletch
Chesapeake,#3Author of original report
Wed, August 05, 2009
There are two other reports on this website of a scam virtually identical to the Birchmount Financial Services scam reported under a company called Galaxy Funding Inc. The Artists behind the Birchmount Financial Services scam explained to me that the "collateral security payment" would buy an insurance policy for the lender incase the loan was defaulted on and the excess funds would be applied to principal. The "loan officer" told me that the insurance was the reason they could offer a much lower interest rate than I had expected. It is too much of a coincidence that the "private lender" in the Galaxy Funding Inc. scam was located in Canada with a listed address of 2821 Birchmount Rd., Toronto, Canada , and one of the few google results returned for Birchmount Financial Services shows a company named Birchmount Financial Inc. with an address in Canada. It seems that its very possible that the same scum behind the "Canadian Pharmacy" online scams, may have branched out.