Complaint Review: Westchester Equity Group - Detroit Michigan
- Westchester Equity Group 211 West Fort Street (supposedly) but not Detroit, Michigan United States of America
- Phone: 8773183419
- Web: www.westchesterequty.com
- Category: Loans
Westchester Equity Group Westchester Financial Group Advance Fee Scam Detroit, Michigan
*General Comment: heres a person to add to your list
*General Comment: need more info !PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Author of original report: Update
*Consumer Comment: Westchester Equity Group
*Author of original report: How to fight back
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I had been searching for a loan to get back on my feet and help get a car to get to work and school. After a day or two of looking I was contacted by Jody Leeman a loan officer of the company. She informed me that she was able to secure a loan through her company and if I had a worthy co-signer or collateral I could get the loan. I had neither so she offered me an alternate option of securing a deposit of my first 7 months of the of the loan. She assured me that it was going towards the principle of the loan and was not a fee. (Desperate as I was I believed her). I came up with 1200 dollars and sent it to who was supposedly my private lender Monica Strouss via Western Union (nov 23). I gave Jody Leeman the confirmation number and she told me i would be receiving my brochure in a month about repayment and that my funds should be deposited the next day. The next morning I receive a message (without a call)?? from David (Page or Paige)?? a customer service manager who left a message stating there was a small problem. They went to insure my down payment and that I needed another 7 months down payment to do so. Unfortunately that was when the red flag popped up 2 days too late. I asked about a refund and he said that it would take until Dec. 22 to receive it, because of a recycle period. Since then he has been rude and insulting. I would ask about the company and he would become frustrated to the point of cursing. He would not give me the number to the supposed CEO or would not let me talk to anyone who had my money. I pretty much know for a fact now that this is a scam and these are nothing more than experienced boiler room scam artists in Canada preying on the desperate. Word of advice Westchester Equity Group is not real. Don't use desperation as a means of decision. I have info on how to report these people and if anyone else has been involved with them leave the names of the Westchester Euqity people you have dealt with via comment on this post. These are the people I have encountered so far:
Monica Strouss , Jody Leeman ext 355 , David Paige or Page ext 0 , Matthew Henderson ext 555
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#5 General Comment
heres a person to add to your list
AUTHOR: chasity M - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Noah Higgins Ext.277 thats who we dealt with

#4 General Comment
need more info !PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUTHOR: james - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Hello my name is James i have been scammed by them also i sent money twice like an idiot you said u have info on how to report them would appreciate any help u can give i want something done this is not fair the people i dealt with was lisa gilbert,david paige and raymond lester we need to really help each other get justice served .i contacted bbb and the cyber crimes div.waiting for response right now.We need to contact phonebusters and canadian authorities also.If you have anymore info please post it .It would be greatly appreciated.I'm gonna contact my phone company and have ph# traced tomorrow and try to get them cross referenced to get real names my contact at bbb is gonna help also.We all need to get together and stop these people from hurting anyone else.thank you for your help and thanks rip-off report for giving us a place to get together and contact each other in our time of misfortune.

#3 Author of original report
Update
AUTHOR: KC - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, November 28, 2009
I hope that we can retrive the money but I doubt we will. Western Union makes it hard to track these people and they probably fabricate everything. I wouldnt be suprised if the names they use as Westchester employees were real. These people aren't even in the US as they state they are. They are most likely from canada and using that address as a front. I called the building they said they were in and they werent. The David Page guy claims Westchester has been in business for 14 years. I think thats how long they've been scamming. U can also call phonebusters a canadian based consumer group that gives information to canadian officials to investigate 888 495 8501 because of jurisdictional issues. I just wish I had done this homework before, but hey it is what it is. We just have to do everything to get the truth out so that more organizations investigate. but inform the attourney general and the federal trade commision. put fraud alerts on your credit reports and bank account, because these people have social security numbers, picture ids and bank accounts. they could be using these as means of obtaining funds so put the word out. Good Luck and thanks for responding.

#2 Consumer Comment
Westchester Equity Group
AUTHOR: Mad - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Friday, November 27, 2009
I also had been searching for a loan for my child to continue education in college. After a few days of filing out applications and being rejected I was contacted by a Noah Higgins that left me a message on my phone that I had been approved for a $6000 loan. I was desperate and anxious and returned that call (what a mistake). I returned the call to a Noah Higgins who stated that I was approved for a $6000 loan but I needed to provide a cash collateral deposit of $797.16 and would not be due until March for a payment of $265.72 @ 6 %. I took my paycheck being that I THOUGHT i would have a better turnaround and sent the money via western union to an individual named SHELLY ANN MALCOLM/JERMAINE MCFARLANE. Then was told to call to call back with the confirmation/control number and my loan would be funded the next day. Well now it the next day and I continuously checked my account only to find that a block had been placed on the account (thankk God). Now I was wondering what was going on, so I called the bank. No response, so then I call for some reason check my phone and guess what a message from someone named David stating there was a problem. Now I called back to customer service and I kept getting the run around until finally I spoke with David Paige. Now here is David with a story, there is a slight problem. Well yes, It was the same thing we contacted the lender and now they are not comfortable with your credit for you need to pay 5 mor months in advance and then we can fund the loan. Well now I realize what a mistake I made, this is a scam. I immediately told him now and demanded a refund. David Paige told me that he would contact the investor and let them know that I did not want to proceed and he would call me back. Hours went by and no phone call so, yes I called back. David then attempted to act as if he did not know me and then he stated he was waiting for a response back from the lender and would phone me back. I'm still waiting as I'm typing this story. I will be obtaining legal advice and seeking prosecution with these individuals. So all that have been scamed by this Westchester Equity gGroup lets for a union and fight for our money back because we all sacrificed monies that we did not have expecting to gain more out of it. We did not deserve this and will not stand for it. I encountered Noah Higgins Ext 277 and David Paige ext 0 customer service manager (as I was told).

#1 Author of original report
How to fight back
AUTHOR: KC - (USA)
SUBMITTED: Friday, November 27, 2009
Call your bank and credit bureaus to put fraud alerts on your accounts and call authorities such as FTC and attourney generals, anyone you can think of.


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