I was contacted by the lender that i was approved for a $5000.00 loan.I was told that i needed to purchase a greendot MoneyPak card and put $452.00 on card to show i could pay back loan. This amount was to be my monthly payment.I did this and gave the security code to the representative i was dealing with. That money was deducted from the MoneyPAK card.I was then told that i needed to purchase another MoneyPak card and put $387.00 on it.This money was to pay for document fees and wiring the loan amount into my checking account. I did this as well and gave the security code to the representative. He verified the payment of both MoneyPak purchases. I was then told that the loan was being transferred to my checking account. I went to the bank to see if funds had been transferred. Much to my dismay,the money was not in my account.I contacted the representative immediatly and he did some " checking". He told me that i had to deposit another $500.00 in my bank account in order to proceed with wire transfer. I explained that this was not possible and that i had already spent $839.00 not including $4.95 for each card. He then told me that if i purchased another MoneyPak card and deposit $272.00 he could wire me the money via Western Union.Needless to say i did not do this. I am out $839.00. The loan agreement that was emailed to me never mentioned anywhere about any more money that i needed to put out besides the $452.00 and the $387.00. And i was told that part of that money was going to be refunded to me and added to the amount of loan,bringing the total amount of loan to somewhere in the range $5600.00. This all took place on 02/25/14. As of today 02/27/14 i have not received any money in any form from this company.
FloridaNative
Palm Beach Gardens,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, February 27, 2014
First, this scam has been a long running scam. You described in your report the exact way this scam works. The scammer keeps asking you for more and more funds until you refuse to send any more money. There is no money coming into your account. The contract they sent you is fake.
Second, the scammer uses any name they find on the internet real or not real. What is funny is that this particular name, CashAdvanceUSA, is usally used in a payday collections scam that is run the same way that this advance fee scam is run. There is a real company called Cash Advance USA and they do payday loans, but you apparently were dealing with a scammer that used that existing name.
In any event, you aren't getting any money. The money you sent is gone. You sent it via an untraceable method so its recovery is slim to none. You can report it to the police, but I don't think it will help you in your recovery of any funds that you have sent.
If you want to read up on this scam and others, go to FTC(dot)gov. In the meantime, don't send any more money to anyone via an untraceable method.