Allied Mutual Brokers ripoff dishonest fraudulent scamming Topeka Kansas

On 9/12/2005 I received a call from James Cooke with Allied Mutual. He stated that I was approved for a loan of 20,000 dollars. This would be based on a 10 yr payback period with 8% interest. The monthly payment would have been 242.66 and maturity date of 9/12/2015 and first payment due on 10/12/2005. This loan needed to be secured and he gave me the options of either getting a co signer or the insurance program through McClary Insurance Group. The standard plan was 1375.45.

I agreed to the standard plan, he then faxed over the paperwork to me. He requested that I send voided check, copy of drivers license and paystub from my employer. The fax came in on a fax number of 1-866-833-9137 and he had me fax it back to fax number of 1-866-833-9137.

I gathered up the money to send Western Union. The amount sent Western Union is 1375.45 plus fees is a total of 1474.45. I was instructed to call 1-888-213-6758 ext: 6 with the MTCN number. Western Union was to be sent to a Wayne Cedro in Winnepeg Manitoba Canada. Once Western Union was said and done, I call James back and gave him the MTCN number. (Western Union was done on 9/21/2005) He informed me that the funds would be in my account on 9/23/2005 before 5pm.

9/23/2005 came around and no funds showed up in my account, I called my bank several times that day and night. I called James back at 1-888-213-6758 ext: 6 and left him a message. He did not return my call, I just kept calling and calling and leaving messages for him to return my call ASAP!

Finally, I had a message from James on my phone. He was stating the Western Union was never received and so they could not do the transaction. I called Western Union and it was received on 9/21/2005 at 6:39pm est. I then call James back and let him know this and he apologized and said it was another person with my same name that he was trying to get a hold of. Right there I started to get worried.

He then said the funds would be in my account by Monday 9/26/2005 morning. Come Monday morning--still no funds! I call the 1-888-213-6758 number tons of times that day and all I got was a message: Consumer can not be reached at this time and went into another language repeating the same thing.

I should have researched this from the beginning, hearing about the loan and being desperate to pay off medical bills--it sounded so good (Way to good to be true!). After researching this company, I have found myself stranded and in debt even more than I was. I am disappointed with myself and I am shocked with these people for pulling this on thousands of innocent individuals.

I hope that someone/somebody finds out how to give them in return what they did to us.

Jennifer
Boise, Idaho
U.S.A.