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!
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!
I wish I read ur post before I really feel stupid n it hurts so bad I feel dumb for sending them money 3 times total of 637.00$ Chaseing money that was never mines to begin with I'm so hurt n broke rite now , I wish I read ur blogs before ur a big help wit comfort n words hopefully I get my monies back ima fight till I do ! Thanks for great words
I recieved a phone call from an unknown number telling me to call number 205-216-5080 my main concern is that they had all of my information already in their system. My name, address, everything and they told me that I was approved for a once in a lifetime grant from the government for always paying my bills and taxes on time. If it is a scam than I need to know how they got all of my information already!? I am a mother of two that is working to rebuild my credit due to my identity already being stolen a few years ago. I can;t go through this again, can someone please tell me who these people are and what I can do to make sure the information they do have on me is deleted. Is there a way to contact the actual government and alert them of this? Or is there someone I can call to get them reported and arrested? I don't like the fact that they already had almost all of my information already.