Ameritrust Lending Services RIPPED OFF A HARD WORKING SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 Wilton Connecticut

This rip-off, heartless company scammed $914.16 from me. I am a single mother with one child, and one on the way in 2 months. I was looking for a loan to help pay off my bills, and to help my mom out with her bills as well. I received a phone call from Christine Moore, telling me I was approved for a 5000 loan, but that I would have to pay a collateral payment of $911.00, and that my first payment wouldn't be due until June 1st. Since the contract that was faxed to me looked legitimate, I took a chance, and wired the funds through moneygram to a Sarah Olliver, in British Columbia, Canada.

This was done on Friday, November 16th. In order to come up with the money, I had to use my entire paycheck, as well as take out 2 payday loans, as was advised by Christine Moore. I called her that evening with the confirmation number, and she told me congratulations, I would receive a welcome packet in the mail in about 2 weeks, and that my money should be in my account no later than Monday, November 19th at 5:00 pm.

I was very excited, because I was going to catch up on some bills, help my mom out with her bills, and set some money aside for my children. Well Monday, November 19th is here, and I receive a phone call from a Robert Kelly, who claimed to be the account manager, telling me that after my account was "re-assessed", even though I was approved, I had to send an addtional $900.00. I got upset, because I had already given them my entire paycheck, plus taken out 2 payday loans. He said I could get my refund, but that it wouldn't be disbursed until December 7th, which was too far away, being that I was already behind in my bills for putting my trust into this company.

I didn't know what to do, so I was going to borrow against my credit card, which is designated for emergencies only, to pay the money. I was going to pay it using the moneygram internet sevice. Someone from moneygram called me, asking a bunch of questions about the transfer. I told him what it was for, and he immediately told me that I am not the only person this place has scammed out of money, and that he was not going to authorize the transfer because I was not going to see any of this money again. He also preceeded to give me the names of some websites, that had reports against this company.

I called and told Robert Kelly what was told to me, and he preceeded to "reassure" me that they were legitimate. I told him that I would not be able to make the payment until 11/30/07, which is when I get paid again. He told me that was fine, as long as it was before December 7th, that I would still get the money within 24 hours of sending the second collateral payment.

Today, 11/29/07, I received my paycheck in my bank account a day early, so after my doctor's appointment, I went to Walmart to wait for the bank to open, so that I could withdrawl my entire paycheck, to make this payment. Before deciding to do so, I called their company to make sure that I would have the money in my account tomorrow.

When I called their 866 number, all it did was make a couple of clicking noises, and a recording came on and said "thank you, goodbye". After calling again about 10 times, it was still doing the same thing. I came to work, looked at the contract to make sure I had the correct number, which I did, and preceeded to call again. It was still doing the same thing. As of 3:00 this afternoon, you still can't reach anyone. I realize that these heartless crooks just robbed me of $900.00. They took advantage of me, and from what I have read today, countless others. I may lose my car, and even my job over this.

It's not fair that people can get away with something liket that. They took advantage of people with bad credit, who looked to them for hope in being able to get back on the right track. I hope that this catches the eye of someone who can help in the fight to get my money back, and the money back for the countless others who have been scammed. We cannot afford to just give money away, and it's not right that they just took it upon themselves to take it. I want justice for myself, my children, and everyone else who has ripped off and taken advantage of by Ameritrust Lending Services. Thank you.

Takenforgranted
dayton, Ohio
U.S.A.