I am among thousands if not millions of Americans trying to climb out of a financial hole. I applied for a consolidation loan through Statewide Loans.org and thought it a little strange that there were no contact numbers, only a message after you submit your application that you would be contacted by a representative within 2 business days.
About a week later I was contacted by Equimark and informed that the loan that I appied for with this company had been approved. I then confronted this person and told her that I had not applied with her company and wanted to know how she obtained my information. She insisted that I applied. Now, I know with which company(s) I applied and I told her that I was going to research her company and I would get back with her. That was over a month ago and she has not contacted me again. I did research Equimark and learned that they are a SCAM. The MO of this company is to get you to pay a fee up front with the promise of a loan, which never materializes.
I was then contacted by a person named Wes Allison of Bridgeline Capitol Solutions. He also told me that I was approved for my loan and that I had applied with his company. He had all of my information and wanted me to confirm my social sceurity number. I refused to confirm my social security number and began asking him questions about his company. I asked for his company's web address and he gave me bridgelinesolution.com, well there is no such web address that I could find.
I also looked this company up on the BBB and could not find a listing. The contact number for this person is 866-423-6118 ex 323 and also showing up on my caller ID was this number 646-536-9090. Once when I called to confirm the web address because I could not bring it up, the person on the phone sounded like they were disguising their voice and this person gave me the same web address and I even asked this person for the correct spelling. There is no such web address for this company.
In the interim, I was contacted by another company by the name of First Capitol Group. The contact person there is Paul Crawfor or Crawford and his number is 866-467-3059 ex 582. I have left several messages for this person to contact me and he has returned my call once. He also left a message for me that my loan was approved however I did not apply with his company. I cannot get this person on the line to confront him and ask him the questions I need answers to. So, I am reasonably at the conclusion that this is not a legitimate company either. The BBB does not have any information on this company nor can I locate a web address for them.
In researching these companies on the web, there is no information either good or bad on them and they cannot be verified. BEWARE of them and one can only summize that they are also SCAMS.
The only web site that I applied for a loan was through statewideloans.org. Through this web site is how all these scammers received my information. Be leary, do your research, find out about the companies wanting to give you a loan when you know you did not apply with them. It is illegal for a company to require you to pay a fee up front for a loan.
Thankfully, I was not scammed by these companies however, I am under the threat that they do have my personal information.
I have reported this web site to the FTC and hope that by filing this report other consumers will have the knowledge they need to make sound financial decisions on with which companies to do business.
Susan
Orange Park, Florida
U.S.A.