9/30/2007 Wire transfered a 'security insurance' payment to long island, ny. Money transfer for the amount of 1079.99. On 09/10/2007, applied for a personal loan online with greenleaf financial group. On 09/11/2007 received a call on my cell phone, from 'julie mass' at prestige solutions concerning my application and was told I was approved for a secured loan for 10,000. I told her to send me the details. I then checked the bbb of rhode island and found prestige solutions, not a member, however at that time there was only one complaint, which was closed, I assumed it was dealt with, it said the company cannot be located. I didn't know what that meant. On 09/12/2007 I received email with the loan contract and insurance contract which looked real, from julie.Mass@prestige-solution.Com, I signed and faxed the contract back to julie a 1-888-275-9615 on 09/13/2007. On 09/14/2007, I received a call that julie received the fax and how did I want to handle the security payment, she said to secure the loan I would need 1000.00, A house, a car or other collateral. I agreed to the 1000.00 And sent it western union on 9/30/2007 to long island ny, under the name of a friend, which is what she told me to do,for my protection, so no one else could pick it up. I gave julie the mtc#, she said they needed it to verify, she told me they would verify the payment and call me when it was verified that day, and then I could change the location and go pick it up. I waited till 325pm pacific time and called julie and prestige to see if it had been verified, and no answer, I called at least 10times-no answer, only the message machine. I left two messages.
I then called western union to check on the payment and cancel it because I had a felling I was scammed, and it had been picked up at 350pmest, on 10/1/2007. I then called prestige solutions numerous times, although julie said she would be there till seven est. Ive also noticed that when julie calls me back, its a local number-360-326-0927, that number shows on my caller id on my cell phone. When I talked to julie 10/2/2007 she said they put my transfer on 'hold' because their underwriters would not approve without 500.00 More dollars, I said no way-thats a breech of contract, I have a contract that states its 1000.00 For insurance, not 1500.00, She hung up on me. I have contacted western union and told them the transfer was paid in error and may be fraudulent, they are looking into it. That was on 10/01/2007. This company has all my private personal and financial information and could use it for fraudulent activity as well.
10/3/2007 Talked to julie mass again, she called me back on my cell phone and I told her I do not want to procede and I want a refund. She told me to call back in 40min and she would release the funds for me to pick up my refund. I called back and there is no answer, left one message, called 16times. Th number has been disconnected. This companys address is fake. Its listed as a rhode island address, however ri bbb says theyre based in canada. I now know that its illegal to ask for fees upfront when getting a loan. I did my homework, but I didn't find the right information and what I found it wasn't enough. Greenleaf/prestige solutions may also be connected with a theft ring in chicago, il going by the name of northrock lending. I have reported this to every agency I can find including, ftc, fbi in seattle and new york, office of attorney general for wa state, recol, rcmp, nwc3, phonebusters, bbb in chicago-washington-ri-ny, nfic, compuserve/aol, econsumer.Gov,ic3,
and canadian police. Please inform consumers of this fraud/theft rin, so they might avoid being a victim.
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