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Complaint Review: Hillside Financial Group - Orlando Florida
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Hillside Financial Group
121 S Orange Ave Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
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Hillside Financial Group - Sam Daley - Mark Hamilton Orlando Florida
I was contacted around the first of June regarding approval for a $10k loan...I was told by Sam Daley ext 215 that instead of using a title as collateral that I would need to put down 6 months worth of payments--1400 plus the costs of sending.
I was then working with Mark Hamilton. He 'took over' my loan as the customer service representative.
The deposit and all associated sending costs would be reimbursed into the loan when it was to be direct deposited within 24 hours. That time came and went and I was contacted saying that after 'reviewing my file' the lender decided that I needed an additional security payment.
Before I sent anything; I had them fax me a letter of guarantee stating how much would be sent and the amount that was to be deposited and when. This game continued.
After sending another security deposit and receiving a letter of guarantee; Mark Hamilton explained that the lender had backed out and that he had already contacted their legal advisors to start a lawsuit against the lending company.
But on the bright side of things; I was approved for $20k with a company that they have worked with for many years. But they wanted 24 months worth of payments. Being so far into this already; we went ahead with another deposit.
Mark Hamilton said it was another $3k and I told him that I could not come up with that amount. He said that he would put $1k from the company down to cover the amount I couldn't put in. The money was due to deposit by 11am the next day.
It never showed up and when I contacted Mark Hamilton again, he was screaming obscenities and throwing things in his office. Obviously now I know he was 'acting'. I ended up putting almost $8k toward this.
We demanded a refund and it was due in on the 3rd of July. We kept in daily contact with Mark Hamilton until the 2nd of July about our refund; and he always assured us that we would get it back. July 3rd came and went; now they no longer 'exists.'
We did all the necessary checks on these people before even signing the 'contract.' They checked through the BBB and other listings. After seeking advice from an attorney it appears that they might have taken the bank name and modified it from the Hillside Financial Group LLC.
This has been nothing but a nightmare for the last month and a half. We have lost our home, and have had no money because we took everything we had for this promise. I have many documents from these people and am seeking to see them to justice.
Please don't fall for this. Never Western Union or Money Gram; and even if the company clears the BBB, etc. do your homework; we did and still got scammed.
V
K, Oregon
U.S.A.
I was then working with Mark Hamilton. He 'took over' my loan as the customer service representative.
The deposit and all associated sending costs would be reimbursed into the loan when it was to be direct deposited within 24 hours. That time came and went and I was contacted saying that after 'reviewing my file' the lender decided that I needed an additional security payment.
Before I sent anything; I had them fax me a letter of guarantee stating how much would be sent and the amount that was to be deposited and when. This game continued.
After sending another security deposit and receiving a letter of guarantee; Mark Hamilton explained that the lender had backed out and that he had already contacted their legal advisors to start a lawsuit against the lending company.
But on the bright side of things; I was approved for $20k with a company that they have worked with for many years. But they wanted 24 months worth of payments. Being so far into this already; we went ahead with another deposit.
Mark Hamilton said it was another $3k and I told him that I could not come up with that amount. He said that he would put $1k from the company down to cover the amount I couldn't put in. The money was due to deposit by 11am the next day.
It never showed up and when I contacted Mark Hamilton again, he was screaming obscenities and throwing things in his office. Obviously now I know he was 'acting'. I ended up putting almost $8k toward this.
We demanded a refund and it was due in on the 3rd of July. We kept in daily contact with Mark Hamilton until the 2nd of July about our refund; and he always assured us that we would get it back. July 3rd came and went; now they no longer 'exists.'
We did all the necessary checks on these people before even signing the 'contract.' They checked through the BBB and other listings. After seeking advice from an attorney it appears that they might have taken the bank name and modified it from the Hillside Financial Group LLC.
This has been nothing but a nightmare for the last month and a half. We have lost our home, and have had no money because we took everything we had for this promise. I have many documents from these people and am seeking to see them to justice.
Please don't fall for this. Never Western Union or Money Gram; and even if the company clears the BBB, etc. do your homework; we did and still got scammed.
V
K, Oregon
U.S.A.
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Tara1133
Union,New Jersey,
U.S.A.
they moved to new jersey! and i just got scammed ! lets get them!
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, July 14, 2009
Hi, Like all of you, I have been scammed by this company. They seemed to have changed their name slightly and moved to NJ residents. I filled out a form online and they contacted me last week saying I was approved for a 20,000 loan and I needed to wire money to a private lender in NY,NY (2500) I did this and David Peters my loan advisor contacted me and said the lender needed another 1,000 to approve the loan and it will be direct deposited into my account in 24 hours. I sent it and the next day he never answered his phone. I drove to the address listed and no one in the building had any idea who these people were. They cold and dark truth set in that I was scammed and gave them everything I had in my accoount. The number is still working but no one is calling me back. However, the money was wired in the states, NY and NJ... lets catch them!
