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Complaint Review: Chicago Commercial Capital - Ibanc Investments - Chicago Illinois

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  • Chicago Commercial Capital - Ibanc Investments 277 West Monroe St. Ste. 2000 Chicago, Illinois U.S.A.
  • Phone: 312-464-8038
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  • Category: Loans

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Good morning.

We at Scribes Unlimited, LLC, located at http://www.scribesunlimited.com, wish to make formal charges of fraud and misrepresentation against Mr. Thomas Brooks and his associates at Chicago Commercial Capital, located in Chicago. At first, we were unable to find a physical address for these people on their website, which should have been our first red flag, but we were able to get detailed records through a DNS search.

One of our duties is to help people find good investors for projects. Mr. Nick Kosmos, an associate for CCC, was given to us as a reputable contact and we began correspondence. We were told lies almost from the start. We were led to believe that our client's project was being looked at and was actually approved for funding by an investment group whom CCC falsely claimed to come from Lehman Brothers. For almost two months we were told that funds were coming, that the project was closed and the deal was done. Then delays started to occur, for one reason or another. (Family emergencies, bad weather, out of town, etc.)

When January rolled around (having started this whole process in mid-November), we finally tried to investigate the matter ourselves. All we got for our troubles was a lot of finger-pointing. Mr. Brooks accused Mr. Kosmos of misrepresentation, and Mr. Kosmos accused Mr. Brooks of sitting on at least 20 other projects and doing nothing. When we tried to contact these people ourselves, they called us back, yelled at US for trying to investigate, and now refuse to take our phone calls or emails.

No sooner had we investigated, when we come to find out these SAME people opened another website and company, calling it Ibanc Investments. As can be seen from this link, http://www.ibancinvest.com/1378/index.html , it is the same individuals as the CCC site. So these people are apparently doing so well at "stiffing" people their "diligence fees" and doing nothing, that they feel they can get away with it again as another firm.

Efforts to contact Ibanc Investments resulted in the following email:

I don't now were you got that information from, it is not correct. However, since your not a client with ibanc, i am sorry i can't help you. I appreciated if you don't email me.

Thanks
Alyssa Heitman

----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
To: Alyssa Heitman
Sent: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:13:58

Alyssa:

As I have stated previously, Ibanc used to be
Chicago Commercial Capital. Chicago Commercial Capital had ourclient, took his money and did not return his funds, nor did the company bother to help him. Thomas Brooks owned CCC and he has started Ibanc.
The best thing you can do right now is investigate this matter and take the appropriate steps towards solving it.

Scribes Unlimited

This of course is just another lie as can be seen from the following link:
http://www.chicagocomcap.com/578/index.html

To be fair, to our knowledge, Mr. Kosmos is no longer involved with CCC and has claimed that he was defrauded, and never paid for his work. This does not, however, excuse the obvious lack of communication between him and Mr. Brooks for over TWO MONTHS. If we were a part of a firm, we would be 100% certain of what is going on, and keep our clients well-informed at all times and all stages of loan completion.

Thank you for listening.

Paula
Paul
Scribes Unlimited, LLC

Scribes unlimited, llc
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
U.S.A.

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#8 UPDATE EX-employee responds

iCapital Frauds!

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

POSTED: Tuesday, March 24, 2009

I filed a seperate complaint against iCapital Banc:

http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/436/RipOff0436920.htm

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#7 UPDATE EX-employee responds

Thomas Brooks and Alyssa Heitman Update.

AUTHOR: Brooks Is A Crook! - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Thomas Brooks and Alyssa Heitmann have re-established themselves as iCapital Banc based out of Milwaukee, WI

Their website is www.icapitalbanc.com

They are now hiring for Loan Officers and appointment setters with virtual offices US wide to include Atlanta, Ga. Chicago, IL and Ohio. He is posting employment ads on craigslist.org and myspace.com

He is also trying to establish a reputation for his self by using free blog spots and networking sites like Linkedin and Kijiji as well as other free financial networking sites.

It's the same employment profile. Virtual offices, appointment setters, etc. His telephone number has changed but the office address is still the same.

iCapital Banc
912 E. Wright St. Ste 100
Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone: (414) 372-4775
Fax: (414) 372-4755

I am aware that he has operated under the following business names since 2004.

Chicago Commercial Capital
iBanc Investments
Vision Business Consulting
iCapital Banc

Please refer to http://wcca.wicourts.gov/index.xsl

Enter Thomas H Brooks to see the numerous cases filed in the State of Wi re. small claims judgements for monies against him, evictions from business locations and cases filed with the WI Dept of Revenue.

If anyone can assist me with helping bring Alyssa Heitman and Thomas brooks to justice for their fraudulent practices that would be greatly appreciated. I have contact information for former employees that Thomas Brooks had employed and didn't pay, they would be able to verify his practices. I have contacted the local police, reported Thomas Brooks to the WI dept of Finance and the IRS with no results. Please help if you can. Thank you.

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#6 REBUTTAL Owner of company

Responding to all the False and Negative Items on my past companies

AUTHOR: Ibanc Investments - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, December 04, 2008

My Name is Thomas, President of a former company called IBANC INVESTMENSTS and a second company called Chicago Commercial Capital and it was located in Chicago, IL. I/we would like to make a formal statement of charges of Fraud and mispresentation against Paula Kalohory & Paul at Scribes Unlimited, LLC. They have filed some false information on my past company and I wish to complain about how rude and very unprofessional services that they provide and offer to the community and world regarding their services that you see on their website: www.scribesunlimited.com

They try to do buisness plan proposals for prospective business owners who need help and charge them $2,000 - $4,000 dollars upfront and promises to these owners that they will advise them on getting Commercial Financing and get approved by a lender with no money to invest in their own projects. This is misleading and the client doesn't even have the first thing ready to submit to a lender for financing. What they are doing is going around soliting lenders and brokers at the last minute of the clients expectation of an approved loan. Before a client needs to get financing, they really need to speak with a professional banker and/or broker that actually can help guide the client through the loan process that have communication with the banks, lenders and prepare the client for the type of documentation and other items needed such as down payment, closing costs and etc. With an understanding of a realistic closing time frame. She chooses to be the loan company with all the answers but lack the knowledge. If she can't get her way she makes it seem that Ibanc Investments and other loan consulting frims and bankers don't know what their doing and in reality she has MAD clients because nothings done and she then points the finger at the financing company and continues to lie to the company and make false statements and file untrue reports to what ever sources she goes through, if your the financing lender, please watch out, your name is on the file.

Prospective clients, if you need advise and/or a business plan put together , please go to your banker first to get real advise and they may be able to share what type of things that would be needed and provide awareness of what a business plan should look like and the actual things that particular banks with be reviewing and looking for certain things about the business and what the banker will be noticing to help underwrite and approve your loan and provide expectation of what type of money the borrower will need to get togther. Don't go to Scribes Unlimited, LLC, you'll get the run around for months and will be out of money. They try to keep you happy by lying to you so they can take you around other lenders and waste more valuable time and keep your money.

Also, Paula Kalahory at Scribes Unlimited, LLC likes to call and chat with past employees from other lenders including IBANC Investments and try to get information on employees who are NOT satisfied with their current/past employer with some people who have been fired at IBANC INVESTMENTS for not showing up for work, lying on scheduling, fired for stealing companies, money/property items, or fired for dishonest work. Their are a few employees names which will appear on the Ripp-Off Reporting that Paula Kalahory reported along with fired employees. So, don't trust Scribes Unlimited around your business, becasue if she's not happy, she'll find some people in your organization and cause a riot and try to report false information to the public viewers.

Sincerely,

Thomas Brooks
Former Company 1: Chicago Commercial Capital
Former Company 2: Ibanc Investments

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FOUND: Tom Brooks and Alyssa Heitman

AUTHOR: Scribes unlimited, llc - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Tom Brooks and Alyssa Heiman Butler are at it again. He has relaunched himself as Vision Business Consulting. His address is:

912 E Wright St. 1st Floor
Milwaukee, WI 53212.
His number is (414) 763-5884.

Thomas Brooks has operated under Vision Business Consulting, Ibanc Investments, Global Lending Resource and Chicago Commercial Capital. It's the same scam he's running, cold calling, wanting to collect prepayments, virtual offices. Please be aware of this newest development.

Our thanks to Mr. Anguiano for this information.

Let's keep these people on the run.

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UPDATE: Thomas Brooks now missing

AUTHOR: Scribes unlimited, llc - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Friday, September 26, 2008

Thomas Brooks has now vanished completely along with Ibanc, sources who were inside the company have informed us, and cannot be located anywhere. He may have gone back to Chicago, but who knows? In the 16 years he has been in "business" we have been told that there was never any sign, nor any proof whatsoever, that a deal had ever been closed by him.

Thomas Brooks, Ibanc and Chicago Commercial Capital have disappeared again - and more than likely will show up in another city as another business as soon as the "broker fees" have been used up.

Please be aware of this new information.

Scribes Unlimited, LLC

P.S. Seems we were right all along. Lesson learned - trust your instincts when something stinks.

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AUTHOR: Scribes unlimited, llc - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, May 01, 2008

The situation has been resolved and we thank IBanc for their efforts. All misunderstandings have been cleared up, and we regret they happened in the first place. We appreciate the professionalism and the honesty that was displayed to us, and we are convinced that IBanc has tried very hard to make things right. As much as we would like to remove the report entirely, and put this entire incident behind us, the rules of the website preclude this, which we will have to abide by.

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#2 UPDATE Employee

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AUTHOR: Ibanc Investments - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Monday, April 28, 2008

I am the Regional Sales Manager for Ibanc Investment and I would like to be put on the record as to say how much more can a company do then fire the employee responsible for this act? Due to Mr. Kosmo's actions he has damaged the name of the company I work for as well the reputation of commercial lending itself. Often in lending you come upon customer complaints. At no time has my company tried to elude responsiblity for Mr. Kosmos actions. If the injured party has a complaint or would like to discuss said deals that Mr. Kosmos participated in we will glad do so. If you would like to contact me feel free to do so via email at dcaminiti@ibancinvest.com or by phone at 866-934-2262.

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Update: Regarding Nick Kosmos

AUTHOR: Scribes unlimited, llc - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, February 21, 2008

To be fair to Mr. Kosmos, he is NO LONGER a part of Chicago Commercial Capital and has taken great pains to see to it that the company is being investigated as well. He also was a victim in this matter and we apologize profusely if it appears that he was involved in the fraud against our clients. We know this was not the case.

Paula and Paul

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