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Complaint Review: Pionneer Financial Services - Evans Mills New York
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Pionneer Financial Services
P.O Box 5001 Evans Mills, New York, U.S.A.
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514-638-5781
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Pionneer Financial Services - Mark Allen I applied for a secret shopper job, the company sent me a check for $4,600 I stuck it in my savings and withdrew it the next day like they said, two days later my bank tels me the check was forged and I'mm responsible for the $4,600, even after I made a p0olice report. Mark said he would fix it and I never head from him again, now I get a message machine. Top it of I'm on disability. Evans Mills New York
I applied for a job online as a secret shopper, to earn a little extra cash as I'm on diability. A check, a job application, a letter, with instruction about the postion, they call the position Customer Service Evaluator. The letter said to deposit the check, and I only did so after looking into the company and the bank. My bank cleared the check within 24hrs. So I withdrew the money like the letter stated, went to western union and moneygram and picked Wal-Mart as the place to shop. I did everything this letter said to do. Mark the manager of this company called Pioneer Financial Services told me he was sending another check and he did by UPS. Meanwhile I look on-line and see that my account is overdrawn $4,600. The mail comes and bank tells me the check came back due to forgery, that's nice I said. I called my bank they ask me to come in, so I did and they begin to tell me that I am responsible for the $4,600 and there turning me into collections. No chance to make payments to the bank. Even though I don't believe this is my fault completely, the bank saw on thee computers as what I did, the money was there. Now I'm responsible, when this so called job made the first check so real. Now today 3-19-09 I open my mail and I have a letter from my bank of 6 years, they tell me there closing both my accounts, my atm card has already been deactivated. These people have now really put me into hardship. Top it off my disability checks went direct deposit to that bank. Totally unbelieveable what people will do for a little extra money. How they do know how to scam people, it's just not right for anyone, including the fixed income people such as myself.
Whidbeyangel
Oak Harbor, Washington
U.S.A.
Whidbeyangel
Oak Harbor, Washington
U.S.A.
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Flynrider
Phoeix,Arizona,
U.S.A.
This is a very common scam
#2Consumer Comment
Thu, March 19, 2009
The bogus check scam shows up on this site several times a day. You didn't mention it, but did you send large sums via Moneygram/Western Union to someone you don't know? The reason for that is because that money is not traceable. The chances of finding the person you sent it to are nearly zero. You say this isn't all your fault, and you're right. It's partly your fault and partly the scammer's fault. The bank is holding you responsible because you were the one that deposited a $4600 bogus check. Who else can they hold responsible? I am sorry that you got caught in this You really have to be careful when you enter into financial dealings with some anonymous entity on the internet. You said you checked out the company, but a quick Google search would show that the real Pioneer Financial Services is a mortgage company in Ohio. Also realize that no legit company is going to send you a real check for $4600 just because you filled out an application on the Internet.
