- Report: #783334
Complaint Review: RESCUE FINANCIAL - Ajax Ontario
Reported By:
DinoRondelly -
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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RESCUE FINANCIAL
www.rescuefinance.net Ajax, Ontario, United States of America
Phone:
1-800-918-6560
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RESCUE FINANCIAL RESCUE FINAINCE Loan scam insurance money needed Ajax, Ontario
I applied online and told i was approved the company told me they needed insurance money for the loan because my credit was so bad. I was instructed to send money via western union to an agent.
When i called back they informed me that the insurance company made a mistake and they actually needed $2500 and i would need to send in the additional $1500.
When i told them i just wanted my money back they informed that it was going to cost $299.
I contacted the local police department and they called the number and spoke with the supervisor who told the police officer that they have no record on me.
When i called back they informed me that the insurance company made a mistake and they actually needed $2500 and i would need to send in the additional $1500.
When i told them i just wanted my money back they informed that it was going to cost $299.
I contacted the local police department and they called the number and spoke with the supervisor who told the police officer that they have no record on me.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
DinoRondelly
Calgary,Alberta,
Canada
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#2Author of original report
Fri, September 30, 2011
Thanks for your reply, I tracked their website hosting company and had their site taken down the phone numbers are still up but no one is answering.
Something else i found out for anyone looking at a similar situation is that its against the law for any company to take money in order to lend you money.
I am out $981 and hopefully this post will save someone the same amount of money.
The worst part is they now have all my info (SIN number,Bank Info and so on) my biggest fear is now they try to use that information in order to defraud other companies i.e payday loan places you can apply online.
Flynrider
Phoenix,Arizona,
USA
Surprised.
#3Consumer Comment
Fri, September 30, 2011
I'm surprised that your local police have not heard about this scam. It's called the Advance Fee Loan Scam. It's usually based in Canada and perpetrated upon folks in the U.S. (in order to complicate law enforcement jurisdictions). It is nothing more than a fake website designed to lure you into sending a cash transfer through Western Union (which is untraceable). They're not going to keep $299, they're going to keep all of it. Everything you know about them (i.e. names, addresses, phone numbers, documents) was faked.
The key to the scam is the transfer through Western Union. That is the only way they can get your cash without leaving a paper trail. One thing that 99% of Internet scams have in common is the cash transfer via W.U. or Moneygram. Real businesses do not require that method of payment, only scammers do.
The scam changes company names, addresses, phone numbers and websites on a regular basis, but hopefully your post here will save someone from falling into the same trap.
