- Report: #616452
Complaint Review: century capital group - Boston Massachusetts
Reported By:
anonymous -
parsons, Kansas, United States of America
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century capital group
110 federal st. suite 2701 Boston, 02110 Massachusetts, United States of America
Phone:
800-243-6970 ex 649
Web:
www.mycenturycapitalsite.com
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century capital group Mr.Matthew Perkins,Michelle brown I was treated unprofessionally and got robbed.I sent money to get money which they received I didn't receive back Boston, Massachusetts
I answered a "fast loans"ad a service that lets loan companies compete for your business.I called the number they take some information from you & tell someone will contact you within 48 hours.
On 5-27-2010 Mr. Matthew Perkins called me from Century Capital Group to tell me I was approved for the loan I called on.He told me I would have to have insurance of $ 1500.00 which $750.00 was due before I would receive the money,the rest of the money I would send after money was deposited.
I wanted to talk to my husband before I did anything.We talked,then called Mr. Perkins he explained everything again. He said we would get the insurance money back if we paid the first 3 months on time.we could have a check sent to us or put towards the loan.
We decided to go ahead with the loan after some research.On 6-4-10 we sent by western union $816.00 w/fees to a Deon Hall in Montgomery Al.Once sent we called Mr. Perkins with the MTCN# ,he told us it would be in our account by 6p.m. that night.
Before I sent the money I asked him Information on this Deon Hall,he told me he couldn't divulge that information to me that he was a private lender.
As of 6-7-10 the money was not in our account. I tried several times to call Mr.Perkins
when I did get a hold of him to let him know it was not there,he said he would check into and call me back.He didn't call back like he said,I called him again.
Matthew Perkins informs me that we have to pay a 2.75% fee due to the FDIC laws to have deposited to our account.He failed to tell us this in the beginning so now he wants me to send $415.00 to Deon Hall and call Matthew back with the MTCN#
I am very upset about this I when I started asking questions he got very rude with me.I called my husband he said we would get the money together and send it to him so I called back to let Matthew know this.
On 6-8-10 I sent the $455.00w/fees to Deon Hall I called Matthew with the MTCN# at 8:45 cst he said he was taking care of it as we were speaking. Matthew said it would be in our account in 4 hrs.,by 1p.m.
The money still wasn't there at 4:30p.,so I called again he said we were just excited about getting it,my husband said no its not that we sent money to you & we haven't
received the money we asked for. Replied it will be in there shortly.
As of 6-9-10 money still not deposited,I tried several times to call when I did get through I asked for Matthew,instead a Michelle Brown informs me that my loan has been cancelled due to 72 hr rule & they are looking for another lender.She tells me to call back on 6-10-10 at noon when I start asking questions she hangs up on me.
I call back the next day can't get no answer,goes to voicemail, or when I do get a hold of someone they hang up on me when I mention my name.I tried calling several times on 6-10-10 to 6-14-10 never talked with anyone.
I finally got a hold of Mr Perkins on 6-15-10 at 12:43p. He was very rude weren't you told your loan was cancelled. I am trying to ask questions,he won't answer them and I am getting very upset.He said they have another lender but they need $500.00 more.
I said no and I want the money back I sent you,& I want it today. He told me that wasn't going to happen it would take 2 to 8 weeks.I still don't have my $1271.00 that I sent them.
Mr. Matthew Perkins,Michelle Brown were very rude and disrespectful to my husband and I.Very unprofessional and disrespectful as representatives of Century Capital Group.
On 5-27-2010 Mr. Matthew Perkins called me from Century Capital Group to tell me I was approved for the loan I called on.He told me I would have to have insurance of $ 1500.00 which $750.00 was due before I would receive the money,the rest of the money I would send after money was deposited.
I wanted to talk to my husband before I did anything.We talked,then called Mr. Perkins he explained everything again. He said we would get the insurance money back if we paid the first 3 months on time.we could have a check sent to us or put towards the loan.
We decided to go ahead with the loan after some research.On 6-4-10 we sent by western union $816.00 w/fees to a Deon Hall in Montgomery Al.Once sent we called Mr. Perkins with the MTCN# ,he told us it would be in our account by 6p.m. that night.
Before I sent the money I asked him Information on this Deon Hall,he told me he couldn't divulge that information to me that he was a private lender.
As of 6-7-10 the money was not in our account. I tried several times to call Mr.Perkins
when I did get a hold of him to let him know it was not there,he said he would check into and call me back.He didn't call back like he said,I called him again.
Matthew Perkins informs me that we have to pay a 2.75% fee due to the FDIC laws to have deposited to our account.He failed to tell us this in the beginning so now he wants me to send $415.00 to Deon Hall and call Matthew back with the MTCN#
I am very upset about this I when I started asking questions he got very rude with me.I called my husband he said we would get the money together and send it to him so I called back to let Matthew know this.
On 6-8-10 I sent the $455.00w/fees to Deon Hall I called Matthew with the MTCN# at 8:45 cst he said he was taking care of it as we were speaking. Matthew said it would be in our account in 4 hrs.,by 1p.m.
The money still wasn't there at 4:30p.,so I called again he said we were just excited about getting it,my husband said no its not that we sent money to you & we haven't
received the money we asked for. Replied it will be in there shortly.
As of 6-9-10 money still not deposited,I tried several times to call when I did get through I asked for Matthew,instead a Michelle Brown informs me that my loan has been cancelled due to 72 hr rule & they are looking for another lender.She tells me to call back on 6-10-10 at noon when I start asking questions she hangs up on me.
I call back the next day can't get no answer,goes to voicemail, or when I do get a hold of someone they hang up on me when I mention my name.I tried calling several times on 6-10-10 to 6-14-10 never talked with anyone.
I finally got a hold of Mr Perkins on 6-15-10 at 12:43p. He was very rude weren't you told your loan was cancelled. I am trying to ask questions,he won't answer them and I am getting very upset.He said they have another lender but they need $500.00 more.
I said no and I want the money back I sent you,& I want it today. He told me that wasn't going to happen it would take 2 to 8 weeks.I still don't have my $1271.00 that I sent them.
Mr. Matthew Perkins,Michelle Brown were very rude and disrespectful to my husband and I.Very unprofessional and disrespectful as representatives of Century Capital Group.
6 Updates & Rebuttals
Flynrider
Phoenix,Arizona,
USA
Still not getting it.
#2Consumer Comment
Fri, August 13, 2010
"You can file complaints with The Secretary of State from the mass.gov website and they will take care of it."
And that will accomplish what? These are scammers, not a real company. Of course they wouldn't be registered with the Secretary of State.
You are making the O.P.'s mistake of assuming that anything the scammers said was true. There is nothing that suggests that this scam has anything to do with Massachusetts, other than the fake address they gave. If anything, they are really located in Alabama, where the actual cash was picked up.
BPD CORRUPT WITH FENWAY HEALTH
FENWAY-BOSTON,Massachusetts,
United States of America
Here is what you need to get back at them
#3Consumer Comment
Fri, August 13, 2010
Hi---
Very sad case indeed. Ever since I got scammed like you in 2005. I started my own consumer advisory company. Like a private investigator.
I checked with the Secretary of State's Website http://www.mass.gov and did a corporate search for Century Capital Group they are not a corporation in MA nor do they hold a DBA certificate in the City of Boston.
The telephone "company" that provides their toll free number; 1-800-243-6970 is a "virtual" phone company, http://www.tierra.net at 1-858-560-8120 (San Diego, CA).
You can file complaints with The Secretary of State from the mass.gov website and they will take care of it.
Also their website information states that they only created their website in 2010. Not very long for a company to be giving out loans.
Their webmaster is Samuel Giley out of 269 Canal Street, NY NY, 10013 315-688-5212 and his email is [email protected].
Interesting enough both the "company" and the webmaster have "fake" addresses that are just mail drop off boxes. I am posting a pic of where the webmaster's location is in the China Town Section of NY
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Ronny g
North hollywood,California,
USA
This is sad...
#4Consumer Comment
Mon, August 09, 2010
Yep I also would agree this is a total scam..really sorry to hear you lost that much money.
As explained...there is a reason they wanted the money wired via Western Union.
I mean think about it...does any other legitimate company you deal with..the gas company, the phone company, you car loan, your mortgage or rent, electric bill,..well any bill ever ask or require you to wire a moneygram? No...they do not. Because a check can be stopped, a credit card payment can be charged back, a debit card payment can be disputed...but a cash money transfer is GONE forever if you send one to someone you do not personally know.
Unfortunately it cost you a lot to learn this, but perhaps others that read this report will help spread the word...NO WIRE TRANSFERS to people you do not know very well or it's gone without a trace. I know many feel Western Union should bear some responsibility but their website and locations have clearly posted warnings NOT to wire money to someone you do not know..because it is not insured by them or any government agency.
Flynrider
Phoenix,Arizona,
USA
New twist.
#5Consumer Comment
Fri, August 06, 2010
To the OP, Robert is correct. You won't be seeing your money back. You seem to be under the impression that there really is a Century Captital Group. There isn't. This is just a group of scammers that made up the name (or stole it from a legit Co.).
The reason that none of those agencies can help you is that they have no evidence to work with. The company is made up. The names of the people you dealt with are made up. The phones that they used to call you were throwaway cells and have likely been deactivated by now. The email that you got that started this whole thing was likely sent from a public network. The money that you sent was via Monegram or Western Union, which makes it virtually untraceable. Even if they wanted to go after these people, they've got nothing to go on.
The key to avoiding this kind of scam is that they all have one thing in common. They require you to send cash transfers through Moneygram or Western Union, to someone that you don't know. This is the only way scammers can get their hands on your cash without leaving a paper trail. If anyone you don't know asks you to do this, you are being scammed.
An interesting twist to this report is that these scammers now appear to be operating in the U.S. In just about every other case, the scam involved sending cash to Canadian scammers. Looks like their U.S. counterparts have caught on to the scheme.
Robert
Buffalo,New York,
USA
Your money is gone.
#6Consumer Suggestion
Fri, August 06, 2010
Sorry, but you've been had. This is a variation of the "advance fee loan scam." More information about this type of scam can be found at the FTC website www.ftc.gov-just type in the search window "advance fee scam"
It is unlikely you will EVER get any of your money back. These scumbags move about almost weekly, use disposable cellphones, and the "wired money" is long gone.
You should also go to the FBI's IC3 website and report it.
FYI, prepayments for insurance, collateral, etc., are ILLEGAL in the U.S. as a condition of securing a small consumer loan. Anytime someone tells you that an advance payment is needed, you should run away.
anonymous
parsons,Kansas,
United States of America
struggling to get back what is mine
#7Author of original report
Thu, August 05, 2010
On 6-15-10 was the last time I talked with Matthew Perkins he told me he would send me my $1271.00 it would take 2 to 8 weeks,to get.When I went to verify my address with him he hung up on me.
As of 8-5-10 I still do not have the $1271.00. I need help in trying to get my money back. I have filed complaints with Mass. Attorney General,in their investigation they found it to be a scam told me to file a police report which I have done.
I have also filed with the Mass. Commissioner of Banks they forwarded to Kansas Commissioner of Banks which they said it was a scam also. I have filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission,Western Union,and the BBB.
Attorney General, FTC,BBB tells me they can't help me. I thought they were put in place to help the consumers with their complaints and to resolve the issues.I am finding out differently that is not the case.
I just want help in getting my money back,that the crooks at Century Capital Group and Matthew Perkins has taken from me.I don't know what else I can do or talk to, so it don't happen to anyone else.
I could have paid 3 bills with the money I sent but Matthew made it all sound to good now because of his lies and scamming people I am trying to play catch up on my payments that I am behind on. I am struggling to do so.
Thank You Century Capital Group,Mr. Matthew Perkins for making my life rough the last 2 months,I hope you are happy and proud of yourselves.I hope you haven't done this to alot of other innocent people like me. Shame on you.
