I went to the internet looking for a lender who would loan me 50000 toconsolidate debt, particularlyas to creditcards. Fairway Lending Group contacted me by telephone.
I referred them to my wife who had the better credit. They contacted her and after a day said they had found a lender who would loan us the amount asked for (Bank of America had refused thus necessitating this action), but iw ould require us to pay 6 months in advance.
When asked Why, they said that is was a means of them verifying our ability to pay based on our high debt to income ratio. I thought that sounded reasonable, not knowing it was illegal to require advance payments for a loan.
Further, my wife looked them up (or thought she had) and found multiple addresses nationwide, which sold me on their legitimacy. We charged our DISCOVER Card the money up front and went to Wal-Mart and used their Western Union hook-up to send the money to a person in Alberta, Canada.
The next day, Friday, the 8th of February, the money didn't show as promised. I got suspicious, but knew that since it was late Friday that the money was paid, that it might not show up until Monday. Well, I gotup early Monday, a nagging thought dogging me.
I looked up the group by entering their web address. What i got on my screen was a horror show beyond belief. I said, Oh, no, what have we done? We've been scammed! I filed complaints with ic3 and phonebusters and saw a reference to complaint and here I am. I have been ripped off for 3550.00 and I want it back, NOW!!!
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