I had been trying to get a loan and had contacted Lending tree later that same day a Mr. Reid called me and said he was contacting because of where I had contacted Lending Tree, he explained to me that their company (Cashel Programs) was a brokerage and the individual loaning the money was an invester. Mr. Reid explained that the loan would be for $5,000 for three years with a fixed rate of 10%. The payments would be $161.34 beginning Sept 1. He also explained that I would need to western union $800.00 to the invester, which I did do, and the invester was Donahue Berbard in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. He explained that the $800 would cover the first Five payments and thats why the first one would not be due until Sept. This took place on 3-24. I also had to pay a $66 fee to western union and Mr. Reid said that the $5,000 plus the $66 would be direct deposited into my bank account that evening. Of course, that did not happen! When I called back to the phone number for Cashel Programs and dialed the ext 388 which was for Mr. Reid, he would not answer nor return my call. I finally asked for a supervisor and the man who answered said he was the only superviser there and his name was Mr. Thomas, I ask for other identifying information and he told me that he did not have to provide me with any other information! I explained that the name Mr. Thomas was very common and he said it didn't matter that was all he was providing me. I told him that I wanted either my $866 back or the loan that I was promised and he told me that it took 30 days to receive a check in the mail, which did not happen either! Mr. Thomas told me that to get the loan, I would have to western union another $600-$800 to them that evening. I told him that if I had that kind of money I wouldn't need a loan. Mr. Reid emailed me the application and then had me fax it back to him. At this point, I hav e not received my money back nor the loan, I did close my bank account and put fraud alerts on the credit reports. I have also filed reports with many companies. Prior to their phone number being shut down, I had left 3-4 messages requesting my money to be refunded.
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