Southview Loan Services promised me a loan for $5000,send $900 for colaateral Hyattsville Maryland

Hi,

Southview Loan Services contacted me a couple of weeks ago and stated that they could approve me as well for 8000.00 but I would need to send in 1100.00 to secure the loan. I was really excited at first because I had been turned down by every other company. That is when I immediately became suspicious.

I told them I wanted copies of their licenses to operate business in the united states but for some reason I never got that. I called Maryland's Attorney Generals Office and come to find out they aren't licensed.

I called the local police department and they didn't know what they were talking about and told me to call my police department here in Iowa. I did that and the sargent I spoke with advised me to contact Maryland again but he said that these scams happen all the time and this company is usually in canada and they are untracable.

I called Southview back and yelled at them but it won't do any good. They will just keep taking people's money who need it most.

First, when someone contacts you and tells you that you have been "approved" for a loan, the first thing that you should think is "Did I apply for a loan"? Do I know these people? how did they get my CELL phone number?

If you never applied for a loan, why would someone chase you down to give you their money?

Think about it.

Now for the BIGGIE! Sending money by MoneyGram, Western Union, etc..This is the FIRST sign of a SCAM!! ALWAYS. No legitimate bank or other lender will ever operate this way.

Second, you made the MoneyGram payable to a PERSON, not a business.

Were RED FLAGS not waving in your face here?

The same thing happened to me in Jan. of this year from Tribute Financial Group. These crooks stole $3590.23 from me!! It was the same situation...you're desparate for a low interest loan and they know it so they have you "wire" different amounts of money to "secure" your loan.

I reported them to all the proper authorities in the U.S. and Canada. Please beware that these companies close one down and operate out of many other names. I know this one was tied to 6 other company names as well.

I will not rest until these jerks are brought to justice! I have also become very weary of doing ANY business via internet from now on. I learned a very costly lesson. I know my money is gone, but just to have them locked away for a very long time is just reward for me.

If anyone has any info. to update my situation with, please advise.

Teri
Slidell, Louisiana

Chartwell Finance and they are out of Canada. BEWARE they will take your money and never give you the loan.

I'm sorry I forgot to add some websites where you need to go to file complaints: www.ftc.gov,www.fcc.gov, www.fbic3.gov, phonebusters and they will give you a link to file a complaint w/ the Royal Caadian Police, the Maryland BBB, your state BBB office, togoodtoobetrue, contact MoneyGram, and the consumer affairs division, your local police, and since they have your bank info monitor your acct and contact bank. I have done all these and more.

Do not send the additional 900.00$ another company did the same thing to me, same amounts of money and everything. The company dosn't exist and they are in Canada. Unfortunately you will mot get your money back and if you were to send the other 900.00$ you will get a call the next day saying "the lender backed out of the loan". I have lost 1,830.00 to this scam. You can read my report under Lincoln Fidelty Group.

As of now they have disappered just like the BBB told me they would, thoer phone # is disconnected and they pulled thier website. I did a interview with the news station here about this scam. It's called an "Advance Fee Loan Scam". You can see this interview @ keloland under the heading Loan scam hits SD womans wallet.

Please take my advice, you can read the exact same report from those company called "Southfield Financial Group" to, same amounts of money, same add being wire to Canada and same phone conversations. Good Luck