I talked to a guy named Mark Anderson who claimed to be a Property Consultant with Venetian Investment Firm, LLC located at 595 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30308. He claimed that they had an investment system that allowed new home buyers to purchase homes with no money down. This arrangement was through several private investors who pay $1,000.00 with the promise that they will get $1,500.00 back in 5- 7 days once the loan closes. This is what I was told as a private investor.
I met Mark Anderson on 1/3. He requested that we meet at a Panda Express restaurant located on Pleasant Hill rd in Duluth, GA. I thought it was odd that he did not want to meet at his office, but I paid it no attention because he seemed to be an honest upstanding guy when I spoke with him over the phone. When we met, he gave me this elaborate sales presentation that included showing me pictures of his house, paystubs of other supposed investors, and him bragging about how much money he was making. Needless to say, I fell for his sales pitch; but only because he assured me that if the loan did not close, at a worse case scenario, I would get my initial investment of $1,000.00 back. And I even signed a document that stated I would get paid out on 1/8.
So before I gave him my money, this guy was calling me left and right to get me to buy into this investment scheme. After I gave him my money, he only communicated to me via text messaging. The first two weeks consisted of him coming up with all kinds of excuses on why the loan didn't close and why I was not getting my money yet. As I stated earlier, I was supposed to get paid on 1/8/10 based on the document I signed. Then he sent me a text message on 1/22/10 stating that I would "for sure" get paid the $1,500 by close of business that day. I never did. And ever since then, he has never contacted me even via text since. I have called him numerous times, texted him numerous times, and left numerous messages-even from alternate phone numbers and received no response. He went from calling me left and right before I gave him my money to going into hiding like Osama Bin Laden after I give him my money.
Right now I am working with my attorney regarding this issue and feel confident that they will help me resolve this issue but it is a shame that there are crooked people out here like him engaging in shady business practices and stealing peoples hard earned money during these difficult economic times. He is nothing more than a dream seller, which turned out to be a nightmare for me, but I have learned my lesson.
Please take my advice do not, i repeat do not do business with mark anderson or venetian investment firm llc! They will take your money too! Save yourself!!!
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