anybody have money taken from brimley financial for false loan?

[couturegirl]

i was asking because i was told to send in a deposit for a loan and i did not because it sounds unusual, however i searched them on bbb and ripoff report but no complaints as of yet. I even spoke with manager and he swears this is no scam. of course, i still did not send deposit in. I was looking for anyone out there that has actually recieved a loan from them? if any?

 

[v b]

Of course it's a scam.

The reason the BBB has never heard of them is that they don't exist.
The reason the Ripoff Report hasn't got a report is that they will change their name anytime they want.
There was no "manager"--it was another person involved in the scam.

Fortunately, you didn't send them money. They will eventually give up, but they will offer you *anything* if they think they can still con you into paying money. They'll lower the amount, they'll change their reason to something else. They'll call it collateral, a security deposit, an anti-money laundering certificate, an anti-terrorist certificate, application fees, delivery fees, insurance, etc.

The estimate of money stolen each year with these techniques is something like $1 billion.

 

[Lisa A]

You don't send in a deposit to get a loan. Any loan that asks you to do this is by definition a scam.

 

[Wayne Z]

Rule #1) No legit lender requires you to pay them first.

Rule #2) Don't forget Rule #1.

Edit- Sorry....I misread your first question. I see that you haven't sent the money yet. DON"T DO IT!!!

Here are some things to watch for:

1) Does the company have a website or deal only via email? A legit company would have a website with all of its disclosures and you could apply online. Scammers usually only deal via email/phone though some have been know to set up websites to lure victims.

2) Is the person that you are dealing with using a web-based email address (Yahoo!, gmail, Hotmail, Live, etc.)? A legit lender would own its own domain and not have to resort to using free email services.

3) Like I said, no legit lender requires you to send them money first. Why would they? If there were fees involved, why wouldn't they just take it out of the loan proceeds? In the US, requiring insurance on a loan is illegal. If you do purchase it, a small amount is added to each payment and not a large lump sum upfront.

I can 100% guarantee you that you are dealing with a scam artist.