I was called at work by a man named Matthew Sharpe telling me that I was approved for a $5000 loan that I had applied for on-line. I was also sent documentation, which did look legitimate. Mr. Sharpe informed me that becasue of my credit record I would need to "secure" my loan with 4 payments (which equaled to $885.79) with an interest rate of 6.0% for a duration of two years and the quickest way to get my loan was to send the collateral via money gram to the "Lender" a Ms. Karen Daulton of Valleyview, Alberta, Canda and that I would have my loan in my account within 24 hours. I did as he asked because I desperately needed that $5000 to pay off bills. I was then contacted by Arthur Miles the following day when my loan was suppose to be in my account advising me that the "Lender" took another look at my credit record and that they needed more collateral which was another 4 payments (all 8 payments were suppose to be paid towards the principal of the laon). After talking this over with my husband and at this point we had used our bill money to send the first 4 paymenst and that we DESPERATLEY needed this money more now than ever to replenish what we had already sent them, we borrowed money from other family members to help come up with the other $885.79 to help us get this loan. I even asked that they send me something is writing to assure me and my family that we would definitely be getting this money and they did fax me a signed paper from the CEO (Mr. Hraold Hall) guaranteeing that once they received my second installment of $885.79 that this would guarantee our loan to go through. I sent the other 4 payments via money gram to Ms. Karen Daulton in Valleyview, Alberta,
Canada and waited in anticipation for the next day to be able to pay off bills and to pay back what we had to borrow to get this money to the "Lender". I was contacted by Arthur Miles again telling me that the "Lender" had backed out and that they would be taking legal action against them and that they still could not refund my money but that they had found me another "Lender" that would loan me $10,000 if I could come up with $1700. At this point I am in tears and telling him that the $1800 I had already given was all that I had and that I even had to borrow half of if from family. He told me that he could let me go with just paying half of the $1700 if I wanted the $10,000 but that I would have to wait until 10-18-06 to get my $1800 back and that they would include a "complimentary" $200 ($100 for each $885.79 that was sent twice) for my trouble. Well 10-18-06 has come and gone and I did not receive any of my money back. I have tried contacting them via e-mail and got no response, I have tried to call them but the number is not for them any more and I have tried theire website and I can't get past their Home Page. I have also submitted a complaint with Consumer Affairs and I am going to make a police report and make a report with the BBB and Stat'e Attorney's Office of Illinois. I have since had my utilities shut off and me and my husband and our three children have had to stay with my mother until we were able to come up with money to get our utilities back on. This has taken a toll on myself and my family physically, emotionally, and financially. If anyone out there has any idea what can be done or an attorney out there who would be willing to take on this case and put these people behind bars and make them pay anyone who has been scammed by these scum bags, please help us!
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