FIRST LINK BENEFITS RIPPED OFF THIS SINGLE MOTHER TRYING TO ESTABLISH CREDIT ripoff NEW YORK NEW YORK

I was just contacted and was informed by someone by the name of "Lucia" that I was pre approved for a Mastercard and that this is the type of program that helps people with bad or no credit. She said that it comes with a free Gateway computer. Hmmmm. They mentioned a huge corporation's name right? Then she said that there would be a one time fee of $354.90, and that was due to the fact that they will not run my credit.

I reluctantly gave her one of my bank's account and routing number and told her there would be no money in it until Dec 20 (today is Dec 8, 2004) and she said they will schedule the payment to hit my account on Dec 20. She also said that if I don't have the money in my account and need a little time, to give them a call at least 2 days prior to the debit and they will extend the time.

So, the minute I got off the phone, my stomache was hurting and the sane person inside the person desperately seeking to re-establish her credit was screaming YOU IDIOT - THIS WAS PROBABLY A SCAM. Welp? I got right on line, went to Google, and punched in the name FIRST LINK BENEFITS and sure enough - this web site popped up with all kinds of bad news.

Now, let me assure you - I gave them an account and routing numbers to an account that I have not used in a year but still have. I believe my balance in it now is like one dollar. I am going to print all I can from this website about the scam and throw myself at the mercy of my bank. I am also going to contact the authorities be it Federal or otherwise to see if they can trace this fraudulant company.

From now on before I agree to do anything, I will most definately check out any company on line first and otherwise! I am just a single mom looking for a break and got taken!

Shannon
Monrovia, California
U.S.A.