I was desperate for a loan but my credit history was stopping me from getting one from a "name" lender. I filled out a form on the internet for an unsecured loan... Next thing, I got an email stating that I was approved for a $5000 loan. I was directed to contact Sonja Christi at 1-876-437-2989. When I called her, she advised that I had 2 options: take out an insurance policy for $560 to cover the loan in case of default or pay 3 months of payments up front (this money supposedly was to be held in trust until I made my 7th payment). I was a little wary as I had heard of numerous scams. I did my homework... Check the internet for scams, check with Jamaican authorities to see if they were in fact listed with the Jamaica Bureau of Standards as they claimed, etc. I could not find any derogatory info at that time. I'm embarrassed to say that I sent the money... Then I received and email claiming that the lender was not satisfied with my credit history and they needed an addition $450 for a deposit... Since I couldn't find anything negative about this company at the time, I sent the additional money. The next day, a Jeffrey Bennett called me saying the loan was processed and that I should have funds in 24 hours... Money never came. I called him back... He said that since the money was being sent out of Jamaica, I needed to pay the Jamaican authorities a "tariff" or the money would not go through. I told him to go fly a kite (not in so nicely terms). I requested my refund as I was advised I was entitled to... Refund never came... When I called about it, Mr. Bennett said that I did not pay their processing fee saying their services were not free. I told him to take it out of my refund. He said that money was untouchable as it was in a trust account and if I wanted my refund, I needed to pay this fee (overall fee was $650). I was told that I had earned interest on my deposit and the amount I would be receiving would be $1675 total and that my money would be transferred to my account within 2 hours after they received the fee. Hours went by, then days, then weeks... No money... I continually called this Mr. Bennett and he always gave me a song and dance about it's being processed. Until a week ago, I had no problem contacting him, but since the 29th of February, none of my calls will go through... They are immediately sent to voice mail.
I have in my possession, a confirmation letter emailed to me advising that if I sent that FINAL PAYMENT (PROCESSING FEE), my money would be sent within 2 hours.
I have accepted the fact that I will probably never get my money, but I do intend to do everything I can to see these people put out of business and jailed if possible. I am enclosing the text of an email that I sent to the and if anyone would like to join me in filing charges against these people, please contact me at harley. [email protected]
TO: JAMAICA CONSTABULARY FORCE 3/6
mail@jcf. Gov. Jm
Please advise me of what I need to do to file a claim/crime report against a company in Kingston that is fraudulently advertising unsecured loans... Promises refund if loan not approved/declined and then never pays refund. This particular company is going by several business names: AIM HIGH MONEY LENDERS, WEALTH MANAGEMENT LOAN COMPANY and NATIONAL GROWTH FINANCE COMPANY. There are a number of individuals representing this scam company: John McCormack, Keisha White, Sammie Sue, Tonya Christy, Jeffrey Bennett, Annmarie Rose, Susan Miller and Avia Thompson. The primary contact there is JEFFREY BENNETT. I would like to file charges against them if possible. I know of at least 11 other individuals who have lost money these people.
Thank you for your time and wait to hear from you.
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