Was offered a loan that required a collateral payment due to credit. All paperwork had been singed, reviewed and approved. My rep told me to go to Western Union. She asked me to call her when I got there. I do not have a cell phone so she gave me my info before I went. I was told to fill out the green card-mark money in mins and send to a women in New York. This I questioned because Reidmount services is located in Lexington, KY, Why I asked my rep Marlene would I send cash to a woman in NY. She claimed that this person had a satelite office and handled accts. Receivable. I did as I was asked and called at 11:00am on 7/1.
She verified the money had been received and my $10,000 loan would be deposited in 1-2 hours and she would call back. No call.
At 4pm I called and spoke with an Andrew who claimed to be the boss. Funny, but his name was no where on the loan documents. He had stated my loan was received, however, I would need to send a security deposit of $1200 to receive my funds. I had verified with him that my rep, Marlene had indicated no other fees would be asked for upfront. He said he was her boss and had the right to ask for an aditional payment. I said that I needed to think about it and would call in the morning.
I reseached this company and found more than 2500 complaints. Seriously, who monitors the activity of theives on the internet. Why was their site still up and scamming people? Does anyone in the government handle internet crime?
I called Andrew on 7/2 and requested a refund. I told him how badly I needed that loan and could not come up with another payment. I requested that he western union my refund that day - same way - money in mins. So that I would be able to pay my rent and feed my kids that month. He said that unfortunately I needed to wait 30 days for the refung and gave some bogus advice.
I called again on 7/6 and requested an e-mail as to the exact date I would receive my $1450.00. I told them this was a scam and western union had surveillance video and ID of the woman picking up the noney in NY. They said they were willing to work with the Attorney generals involved; PA-KY-NY. The guy simply said; Who the hell is this and hung up.
Within mins, I received a call from Andrew who claimed I was being rude to one of his employees. I reiterated all the same info. To Andrew and he said I wouldn't see a dime. I could take him to small claims court and that would drag out for 3-4 years and he would be long gone. Strongly I said: I'm not sure who you think you are messing with, but I WILL GET MY MONEY AND YOU WILL REMEMBER MY NAME AS YOU SIT IN A JAIL CELL.
All authorities were notified of this crime. It is under investigation pending outcome.
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