These people called me and when I wanted to know why they needed $200 dollars loaded on a green dot card in order to get $9000.00 the man got nasty and rudely informed me that he was not trying to steal my money and that I was wasting his time and not to call him back....call him back?!?!...yep.
Read this:
"It is illegal for companies doing business by phone in the U.S. to promise you a loan or credit card and ask you to pay for it before they deliver."
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0078-advance-fee-loans
If you or a friend need a loan, you really should read this:
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0153-choosing-credit-counselor
In fact, the more you need the money, the more urgent it is to read that information!
Protect yourself!
Recognize that NO legitimate company is going to offer you a loan, without their doing some background / credit checks on you, and they WILL generally need a snailmailed, signed contract.
If you or a friend fell for the scam, please try to educate your other friends. The only way to stop these scams is to cut off their source of money!
Yes they just called my daughters and told them to go get this green card and put $200.00 BUT they went as far as asking her for the Checking Account information as well...!!!