Dave
New Westminster,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, November 14, 2008
They tell you about a refund so that you will wait filing police reports. That gives them time to change phone numbers so they can't be found. FTC.gov and any local law enforcement you want to visit. If they are in Canada, and most of them are, file a report with Phonebusters as well. People might want to Google "Advance Fee Loan" to learn more about these types of scams.
Robert
Irvine,#3Consumer Comment
Fri, November 14, 2008
But you are never going to see the money you sent again. There is a reason they said December 8th(or any time in the future). This gets you off their back for a couple of weeks, and by that time they will be long gone. You have learned a very expensive lesson. In that any time a company asks for money up front for a loan it is a scam. You can read up more on this by searching things like "advanced loan fee scam". I bet you will see a lot of things that are similar to your situation.