Well, looks like i am the latest victim of robyn kessel and rawliff inc. I cant believe this is happening to me! I applied online for a loan in dec through a website called american general finance services. They directed me to a loan application. I didnt hear back from anyone until recently.
An email appeared from robyn. It said she was reviewing my application and would contact me shortly by phone. She did in fact call me and left a message saying they were able to approve me for a loan of $10,000 at 7.5% apr for 48 months. It was a delightful surprise, as i was not able to be approved for such great terms anywhere else. She said she would email me a contract that i would need to sign and fax back to her.including a copy of my id, social security card, and paystub. I would also have to wire transfer $990 to another company to pay for insurance on the loan, in case anything were to happen to me, and i could not pay the loan back.
My friend did the wire transfer to a person in canada. Robyn said the loan amount would be direct deposited into my bank acct within 12 hours of the wire transfer. That was on thursday, it is now saturday, and no deposit was made. She has not called me since they have received the $990. I called her and left messages, and so far, no return call.
My friend told me it could have been a scam, so i went online to do some research (something i should have done first!), i then found this site. Mt heart sank when i read the other statements from people she has also scammed. I am freaking out now, i was counting on the deposit of the money, i owe my friend $1000 for the insurance, i was expecting to buy a vehicle with this loan, i just gave someone all my private information. I am expecting now to be not only a victim of loan fraud, but also identity theft.
The number to call her was an 800 number, but when she called me, the number was listed as "private" on my caller id, or a number from florida. I have since tried to call these numbers, but they are either disconnected or busy. This must be one of those canadian scams on americans.
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