I recently was a victim of an Advance Fee Loan scam. The company is First One Finance allegedly located in Rhode Island. They "approved" me for a $6,000 loan but of course said I needed to secure my payment with 6 months of payments upfront. Upon receiving this payment they would then release the funds to my account. Naturally, they didn't release the loan and then claimed the lender wasn't comfortable releasing funds and wanted additional payment. The "lender" goes by the name of Brandon White in Ontario Canada. Needless to say I was not about to fall for that. I told them I wanted my money ($985) refunded to me immediately. They claimed their refund policy would only get the funds to me no less than 30 days. I am furious and naturally embarassed that I could have fallen for such a dubious scheme. I want to report this and whatever can be done to help apprehend these criminals, I am willing to comply with. I have already reported the company to the Better Business Bureau in Rhode Island. A complaint consultant told me that this is not a registered business but people in the business of scamming people.
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