After seeing all the people who have since posted on their complaints about Manex Capital, I thought I'd do a google search to see what more I could find now. Has anyone visited the Manex Capital website lately? (www.manexcapital.com) It now says "This Account Has Been Suspended Please contact the billing/support department as soon as possible."
I thought I'd call the number to see if it's still working. Sadly, yes, they're still up and running. I did however have to leave a loving message for Leslie Powell. It was full of all the love I have for her.: P
Since my orginal post on Monday, 4/3, I was contacted again by Cindy Green, asking me to call her because she needs to talk to me about releasing my loan. Yeah. She wants me to send her $500 more. We called back just to see what she had to say, guess what, I got voicemail again. Surprise, surprise!
I have filed a report with the BBB, my local FBI office, the Texas Attorney General office and the Federal Trade Commision. My local police department was of no help. They made me to feel a fool (which I already do) and basically I could tell they didn't want to help me. The FTC sent me the following response:
Unfortunately, Advance Fee Loan (AFL) companies have already victimized hundreds of thousands of consumers, and have inflicted millions of dollars in consumer injury. AFLs usually advertise in classified sections of newspapers, offering loans of $1,000 to $15,000 to consumers who have bad credit or no credit. When a consumer calls the company's number, often an 800 or 900 number, seeking a loan, an AFL telephone salesperson, or "loan broker, " asks a few basic questions about the consumer's income, and then tells him or her to call back in ten or fifteen minutes.
Invariably, a consumer who calls back is told that the requested loan has been approved. The loan broker then tells the consumer that he or she must pay a "processing" or "application" fee by sending a money order by overnight mail, arranging for a wire transfer, or authorizing an electronic bank debit over the telephone, purportedly so that the promised loan can be delivered within a week or ten days.in some cases, the loan broker requests personal information such as a copy of the consumer's social security card, driver's license, or check stub, which can be used to commit identity theft. The loan broker promises the consumer orally that the processing fee will be returned if the loan "offer" is at some later point rescinded.
Typically, when a consumer calls after roughly two weeks to learn the status of his or her loan, the loan broker uses various stalling tactics to prevent the consumer from complaining to law enforcement agencies or the Better Business Bureau. Often, the consumer finally receives a denial letter from a second company that appears to be a lending institution. Many of these companies are actually nothing more than "turn-down shops, " whose sole function is, for a fee, to send loan denial letters. When the consumer requests a refund from the loan broker, after receiving the loan denial, the loan broker typically makes excuses as to why a refund cannot be provided.
In many other instances, the AFL has disappeared by the time consumers call to inquire about the status of their loans. The principals of these AFLs often move to different states, change the names of their companies, and resume their operations. Many AFLs operate outside the United States to avoid prosecution. The victimized consumers unfortunately never recover their "processing" fees.
The Federal Trade Commission has brought a number of law enforcement actions against companies that were involved in advance-fee loan scams. Enclosed is a brochure giving some tips on how to avoid these loan sharks.in addition, you may wish to contact the United States Postal Inspection Service and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to learn whether they are investigating the loan broker with which you have been dealing. You may also wish to contact the State Office of Consumer Affairs or the State Office of Attorney General — as well as the local Better Business Bureau — to discover whether they are investigating the company. If you believe the company is operating in Canada, you may also want to contact Phonebusters in Canada at (888) 495-8501.
I received this from the Better Business Bureau:
Thank you for contacting the Better Business Bureau (BBB) regarding your complaint.
The complaint was received by the BBB on April 5 and has been assigned case# * in our files. Please make a note of this number.
Your complaint has been applied to the following business:
Manex Capital Group
216 West Perkins Street Suite 107
Ukiah, CA 95482
The case has been reviewed by one of our Dispute Resolution Specialists and has now been forwarded to the business for their response. Should you hear directly from the company and the complaint is resolved, please notify us immediately.
To view the ongoing status of this case, we encourage you to visit the following site on the Internet by clicking here.
Thank you for using the services of the BBB!
Sincerely,
Better Business Bureau
Dispute Resolutions
I did call the dective in Ukiah but he was away from his desk, so I left a message. I'll try to call back. I don't think I can post the number but just type Ukiah Police Department into google.
Good luck to all! I hope they ladies fry!
S
Dallas, Texas
U.S.A.
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