Citadel Equipment Finance Be careful of Citadel, they will steal your money! Newport Beach, California

 I was searching for equipment financing on the internet as I was having trouble finding financing at my bank.  I came across Citadel Equipment Finance and printed a credit application from their website and faxed it to them.  The Senior Account Executive called me and told me they would finance my equipment.  I sent them all my personal information, taxes, pay stubs, financial statement, bank information.  Days would pass without hearing from them.  I would call, but could only get their voice mail.  Then they would call me requesting more information.  I would send it to them, and again I would not hear from them.  They then called and said we needed to discuss the money down.  I let them ACH my bank account for $2,200.00.  Then I did not hear from them for days, and when I would call, all I would get was voicemail.  Days would go by, I got frustrated, so I would call and leave a threatening voice mail.  They would call me and ask for more information.  I would send them the information, and again I would not hear from them.  I then contacted my bank, filled out a dispute form and my bank got my money back.  I think I was lucky.  These people are the strangest people I've ever dealt with.  They told me to stop calling them and leaving harrassing messages on their voicemail.  I asked them if they were going to contact the police, and I could tell by the inflection in their voices that this made them nervous.  I am not the only person that they have done this to.  I don't know why they do this, it's a total mystery to me.  Like I said, I got my money back, you may not be so lucky.