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Complaint Review: BRIGHTSTAR FINANCIAL - JACKSONVILLE Florida

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  • Reported By: kristilb — rialto California United States of America
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  • BRIGHTSTAR FINANCIAL 1 INDEPENDENT DRIVE JACKSONVILLE, Florida United States of America

BRIGHTSTAR FINANCIAL HOWARD KNIGHT IS HE CONTACT, THEY ARE LOCATED IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA, TOLD ME TO SEND DEPOSIT OF $600.00 FOR LOAN OF $5,000.00 TWO WEEKS BEFORE CHRISTMAS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO DEPOSIT MONEY INTO MY ACCOUNT IN 24 HOURS JACLSPMVILLE FLORIDA, Florida

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These losers called me, after i ran my credit report onine, and said i was fully approved for a $5,000.00 loan for $60.00 a month for 60 months.  i just needed to send a deposit of $600.00 via western union to spain because that is where a private lender was located.  They said once they received my wire transfer then they would deposit the loan into my account.  within 24 hours.  but then the next day they said since my credit was so bad, that they would need an additional $800.00 deposit before they could continue.  I told them forget it and they said i would receive my deposit back in 10 days.  Of coarse ten days later, no money was deposited and now their phone number is no longer in service. 

I have no way to contact them, but i do have the receipt from western union showing the persons name that was supposed to pick up the transfer.  But i do not know what spains laws are regarding picking up money from western union.  do they have to show id? if so then they should be able to provide some sort of information.  However, i have no idea who to contact about this, so  i guess i lost out on $600.00 two weeks before christmas then to top it all off i was laid off from my job one week before christmas.  thanks brightstar you people really need to pay for your crimes.  this is ridiculous.  How did they get my name and phone number in the first place, it had to be from that stupid credit report that shows how bad my credit  is.  i really hope there is someone out there that can investigate this scam and return our hard earned money back to those of us who are already broke  thanks  for kicking someone when they are down.

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AUTHOR: Robert - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, April 12, 2011

There is nothing really to investigate, as this is what is known as the "Advanced Loan Fee" Scam and has been around for decades.

Just about everything they told you is fake.  The phone number is a "throw away" cell phone or an Internet Based phone, both of which are untraceable an probably paid for with a stolen Credit Card.  The name(s) they gave you are fake.  Any e-mail address was to an anonymous email address that again is basically untraceable.  The address they gave you is fake, it is usually either a vacant lot, a "mail drop" location where someone can rent PO Boxes, or a business that has nothing to do with the company.  When you sent them the Western Union you probably were toldd to use a certain "Account Number", that account number is like a Password.  So when you sent them the Transaction ID all they need is that and that password to get the money without an ID.  On top of all of this they are actually in a foreign country. 

What does all of this mean?  It means that tracking down who did this is impossible and you are NEVER going to see your money again..sorry.

Now, a lot of times they offer you a loan at a very good interest rate that should hint "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is".  If you take $60 for 60 months you get to $3600, then if you add in the $600 "deposit" you get to $4200.  So please explain how you thought you were going to be able to borrow $5,000 but only pay back $4,200....or $800 LESS than you borrowed.  That alone should have alerted you there was something wrong, for no other reason than the math doesn't work out.

Of course they said your money would be refunded in 10 days.  They do that because in 10 Days that number will be disconnected and they will move on to another set of victims.   

Anytime someone asks you to send money in advance to get a loan..it is a SCAM.  It does not matter what reason they give you.  Also, anytime someone you don't know sends you a check and asks you to cash it and send them money that is a SCAM as well.

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