Greenpark Lending: US authorities raise the alarm of scam!
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FBI, RCMP and other anti-fraud organizations are involved in a loan fraud investigation across US and Canada. Authorities are investigating a fraud after they received several complaints about a lending company named Greenpark alleging an online loan scam. The company had given phone numbers and an address in Sudbury as its location. But it was not present at this address when investigators went calling.
The internet loan scam lured victims by displaying advertisements on TV and on the internet. The scam came public after the company failed to respond to enquiries from customers about the status of their loan application. The online loan scam promised in ads to give away loans at 8.5% interest, repayable in $50 monthly installments.
Greenpark Lending asked for advance installments as collateral!
People responding to the attractive offer were asked to give personal details by the company as a part of processing of their loan request. Unsuspecting people gave away such vital information as their Social Security Number and bank account details to the firm.
A few days later, victims received calls informing that their loans had been approved. But there was a catch: in order to have the loan amount transferred, they would have to pay 5 monthly installments as collateral, upfront. This was due to their low credit profile, it was explained.
Police say, this by itself should have warned victims of the scam. No company asks for collateral payment while giving away loans. Such scams are also known as Advance Fee Loan Scams for this very reason.
The victims were asked to pay using Western Union money transfer. They were told to relay the code number received from Western Union as proof that they had deposited the money. This was important for the fraudsters because this enabled them to withdraw the money from anywhere.
After some time when the victims called again, they were informed of a change in company policy. It now wanted them to submit ten installments instead of five, as collateral.
The third time the victims contacted the company, they were told to submit $1000 as Insurance fees. Then, they went missing…
People with poor credit ratings are particularly at risk of the fraud. They get frustrated after their loan applications are rejected repeatedly by mainstream companies due to their poor ratings. Under such circumstances, such offers seem heaven sent.
The fraudsters are expected to return some time later under a different company name to make more people their victims.
Watch Out!
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April 22nd, 2008 at 3:17 pm
These jerks got me for almost $2600. Now, I’ve been contacted by another company called Woodbridge Lending Services that claim almost the same thing.
Funny thing is is that these guys are using the same exact phone service that Greenpark did.
I hope these guys get what they deserve and all of those scammed can get their money back.
May 8th, 2008 at 8:42 pm
There are many many loan scams out there. I am working with Victims in the United States. I am asking if you have been scammed by any loan scam company to join in our fight to meet the dollar amount we need for the authorities to help us! Please contact me at 248-673-0531. Thanks for helping all of us get the justice we deserve and need! Let’s Get Them!
May 10th, 2008 at 8:42 am
We were scammed by the same people using the name “Borrow4Tomorrow”. Advance fee scam, $850.00 up front, via Moneygram. The phone # is now out of service and it appears that Greenpark and Borrow4Tomorrow used the same phone numbers etc.
May 12th, 2008 at 11:50 am
My husband fell for this scam 4 times, They were BSM Financial ltd. Royal Lending Group, International Lending, Great Trust Solutions
May 22nd, 2008 at 8:46 am
I was scammed by Woodbridge Lending Services. I was told my loan was approved, that all I needed to do was send $910.00 to Tanya Williams in AB Canada. The next day they called back to say that they needed an additional 6 payments in advance to secure the loan. I backed out at that time and requested a refund. That was on April 21, 2008 and still have not seen a refund. I have contacted BBB and the FDIC in Canada and have had no luck.
May 24th, 2008 at 10:10 am
My wife and I were scammed by Woodbridge Lending Services. We send them 944.00 dollars to a place in Canada. The loan rep was Aaron Reynolds. They told us the day after we send the money that the loan was denied unless we paid an additional 944.00. We backed out. They told us we would get a refund of the full amount on May 14th. Needless to say we did not get it and when we tried to call them, their number was disconnected. There has got to be a way for all of us to get our money back! I want them to pay for doing this to all those people!
June 27th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Well, they called me told me I was approved for a $5,000 but I had to send a collateral payment of $800.00 payed that via western union. then called back said i needed to send in more money so now i am at almost $2500. just be careful out their because their are sites that look real. i have reported to everybody. That sucks.
July 8th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
I was scammed for $1200 dollars. I have filed a complaint with the Reno, NV FBI office. To get to the total dollar amount to go after these guys they said they were looking for others that had been taken. If anyone is interested the number is 775-825-6600 (Reno,NV FBI office)
Hope to catch these guys.
July 17th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
I was scammed for $1650 by these low lives under Greenpark Lending! They will get what is coming to them…what goes around comes around — it’s called karma. All we can do is spread the word so these losers don’t victimize another innocent family.
July 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I’ve contacted the number given by Vince above for the FBI and was they told me to log on to the FBI Internet Fraud website and report it and their Internet Fraud Taskforce will investigate. If we get enough people to band together then we can hopefully catch these losers.
http://www.ic3.gov
August 1st, 2008 at 9:43 am
ON OR ABOUT THE WEEKS OF 07/03/08 AND 07/10/08, I WENT ONLINE TO FIND A LOAN COMPANY TO GET MY SON STARTED IN HIS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE BUSINESS.
I FOUND A DIRECTORY OF LOAN COMPANIES’ WEBSITE; ONE OF THOSE WEBSITES WHERE ALL YOU PUT IN IS YOUR BASIC INFO – NAME, ADDRESS, CELL NUMBER, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU NEED ON THE LOAN AND WHAT YOUR INCOME IS AND IT GETS SUBMITTED TO DIFFERENT LOAN COMPANIES. OBVIOUSLY, MORE THAN ONE LOAN COMPANY GETS YOUR INFORMATION BECAUSE I HAD MORE THAN ONE OFFER. I DID NOT WRITE THEIR NAMES DOWN UNTIL I GOT A CALL FROM KIM PORTER WITH STABLE FINANCIAL.
SHE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD THREE WAYS OF SECURING THE $25,000 LOAN.
1. PAY $2500.00 UP FRONT.
2. PUT UP A CAR OR HOUSE TITLE FOR COLLATERAL.
3. GET A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER TO PUT UP A CAR TITLE OR HOUSE TITLE.
WELL, I THINK THEY KNOW THAT IF YOU’RE STARTING A NEW BUSINESS, PUTTING UP THE $2500.00 IS THE EASIEST WAY. ON 07/16/08, SHE EMAILED THE LOAN AGREEMENT TO ME. I SIGNED IT, SCANNED IT AND EMAILED IT BACK TO HER ON 07/17/08.
YESTERDAY, July 21, 2008, AT 1:03 P.M., (I’M SAVING ALL PHONE CALL INFORMATION, I TAPED IT) KIM PORTER AT STABLE FINANCIAL CALLED ME AND TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO GO WIRE THE $2500 VIA WESTERN UNION RIGHT THEN SO I COULD GET IT DONE IN TIME TO GET MY LOAN WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO. KIM SAID “WHEN YOU GET TO WESTERN UNION, CALL BACK AND TALK TO KELLY THOMPSON AND SHE WILL TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW TO FILL OUT THE PAYMENT FORM. SO, AT APPROXIMATELY 1:45 P.M., I WENT TO KROGER TO USE THE WESTERN UNION. I CALLED KELLY THOMPSON AT STABLE FINANCIAL. SHE TOLD ME TO USE THE GREEN FORM, NOT THE BLUE “SEND PAYMENT” FORM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD BUT I GOT THE GREEN FORM. SHE SAID TO MAKE IT OUT TO SEND TO ‘EDDIE YOUNG.’ I SAID ‘WHY NOT STABLE FINANCIAL?’ SHE SAID ‘EDDIE YOUNG IS WHO IS CO-SIGNING ON YOUR LOAN SO YOU CAN GET IT WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS.’
SO, I WROTE ‘SEND TO ‘EDDIE YOUNG.’ KELLY TOLD ME TO PUT THE CITY AS ‘VICTORIA.BC.CANADA’ SO, I DID. I PAID $2,628.99 ALTOGETHER. ONE THING I THOUGHT WAS WEIRD IS, KELLY SAID ‘ON YOUR INFORMATION, JUST PUT YOUR CITY AND STATE, NOT YOUR STREET ADDRESS.” HOWEVER, THE LADY AT KROGER WHO WAS SENDING MY MONEY, SAID “WE NEED TO HAVE YOUR STREET ADDRESS ON HERE TOO.” SO I GAVE IT TO HER AND SHE WROTE IT ON THE FORM.
I HAD TO CALL KELLY BACK WITH THE MTCN (MONEY TRANSFER CONTROL NUMBER) AND SHE ASKED ME HOW MUCH I SENT AND HOW MUCH IT COST ME TO SEND IT. SHE THEN TOLD ME SHE NEEDED MY BANK INFORMATION SO WHEN THE WESTERN UNION WAS VERIFIED, SHE COULD DIRECT DEPOSIT MY $25,000 LOAN. I GAVE HER THE DIRECT DEPOSIT ROUTING NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NUMBER OF MY SON AND MY JOINT SAVINGS ACCOUNT INFORMATION. I DIDN’T FEEL COMFORTABLE GIVING HER MY CHECKING INFORMATION. I HAD A FEELING – A BAD FEELING BUT I WAS TRYING TO IGNORE IT BECAUSE I WANTED THIS LOAN SO BADLY FOR MY SON’S SAKE.
AFTER I GAVE MY BANKING INFORMATION TO KELLY, SHE TOLD ME TO CALL HER BACK IN AN HOUR TO AN HOUR AND A HALF. SO, I CAME HOME (I WORK FROM HOME) AND AT APPROXIMATELY 3:45, I CALLED HER. SHE SAID ‘THE COMPANY YOU SENT THE DOWNPAYMENT TO – THEIR COMPUTER SYSTEM IS DOWN AND THEY CAN’T VERIFY YOUR PAYMENT SO THE LOAN IS CANCELLED AND YOU’LL BE GETTING A FULL REFUND, PLUS $300 FOR YOUR TROUBLE ON MONDAY. (A WEEK, BECAUSE YESTERDAY WAS MONDAY.)
I WENT OFF. I WAS ANGRY. I DIDN’T UNDERSTAND. AT THAT POINT, SHE HAD THE NERVE TO SAY “IF YOU WANT TO SEND ANOTHER $2500, WE CAN GO THROUGH A DIFFERENT CO-SIGNOR COMPANY OR IF YOU WANT TO USE ONE OF THE OTHER TWO DIFFERENT METHOD OF SECURING THE LOAN, WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY.” I SAID “I ALREADY SECURED THE LOAN BY WIRING $2500 VIA WESTERN UNION. I WANT MY LOAN YOU PROMISED ME!!!!! I HUNG UP ON KELLY BECAUSE I WAS HYPER-VENTILATING, I WAS SO ANGRY. SHE CALLED ME BACK ON MY WORK PHONE FROM THE NUMBER 646-536-9090 AND SAID “UM, I THINK WE GOT CUT OFF. WE ARE NOT A FRAUD COMPANY. THE LOAN IS STILL AVAILABLE. WE JUST CAN’T USE THAT CO-SIGNOR YOU JUST PAID.” “IT COSTS US $575 PER DAY TO KEEP THIS SAME LOAN OPEN AND SO WE HAVE TO CANCEL THAT ONE AND USE ANOTHER METHOD OF SECURING THE NEXT ONE OR YOU CAN SEND ANOTHER $2500 AND WE WILL JUST USE ANOTHER CO-SIGNOR.”
I TOLD HER: “WHAT I THINK IS, THERE NEVER WAS GOING TO BE A LOAN FOR $25,000. I THINK YOU TAKE PEOPLE’S MONEY AND THEN INVEST IT OR USE IT GET INTEREST IN CANADA FOR A WEEK OR SOMETHING BUT YOU NEVER INTENDED TO LOAN ME $25,000 AND YOU JUST STOMPED ALL OVER MY DREAMS AND MY SON’S DREAMS OF OPENING HIS OWN COMPANY BECAUSE NOW I DON’T HAVE ANOTHER $2500 TO PUT DOWN ON A REAL LOAN COMPANY.” SHE SAID “WELL, YOU’RE GETTING ALL YOUR MONEY BACK. THEY’VE ALREADY SENT IT BACK TO YOU. IT’S ON IT’S WAY BACK TO YOU.” I TOLD HER THAT GETTING MY DOWNPAYMENT BACK ISN’T HELPING ME. I NEEDED THE LOAN.
TO ANYONE WHO CAN HELP ME PROSECUTE STABLE FINANCIAL AND THEIR COHORTS:
I HAVE THE LOAN AGREEMENT. I AM SENDING IT TO YOU ALONG WITH THIS EXPLANATION OF WHAT STABLE FINANCIAL DID TO ME. THEY ARE TAKING PEOPLE’S DREAMS AND STOMPING ON THEM. THEY MADE ME THINK THIS WAS GOING TO BE SO EASY. JUST PAY THE 10% DOWNPAYMENT TO SECURE THE LOAN AND I WAS GOING TO GET THE $25,000 I NEED TO GET MY SON’S BUSINESS STARTED. I WILL NOT STOP UNTIL EVERY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AGENCY HAS A COPY OF THIS LETTER AND THE LOAN AGREEMENT AND ALL INFORMATION ON STABLE FINANCIAL, ENCLOSED OR ATTACHED IS A COPY OF MY WESTERN UNION RECEIPT AND ALL NAMES, NUMBERS OF STABLE FINANCIAL THEIR EMAIL(S) AND THEIR WEBSITE INFORMATION SO THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. PLEASE HELP ME.
July 22, 2008
REBECCA J. MCGUIRE
CELL PHONE: 615-517-5748
September 27th, 2008 at 9:47 am
Ive been contacted by LakeShore Financial Management, Capital Heights Financial Group, Citi or City Group Financial, Woodbridge Lending Services, and Mutual Referral Services.
Lakeshore Financial told me that my info was sent to them online for a loan and it was approved for 8,000 dollars and that I had to send them 1062.00 for the first 4 months payment to secure the loan. A day or two later I called the loan agent who contacted me named Mark Carroll and told him all I had so far was 800.00. He told me that he would talk to the loan advisors to see if I could just send the 800.00.
He called me back and informed me that it was ok to just send the 800.00 dollars. So he told me to call him once I got to Walmart so that he could give me the info to put on the form. I got to Walmart and sent 800.00 to a lady named Cherell C Baley in east bellevue,ab canada.
He told me that he would call me a lil before 2pm that day. I got to work and still no call so I called and he said that everything went through and that he would call me at 10am the next morning to let me know when the money was to be deposited into my account. 10am came and went so I decided to make that phone call.
He answered the phone call and told me that the loan advisor who was suppose to be the vice president of account transfer and his name was Frank White. He called me about an half hour later and told me again that the money I sent was received and everything was good to go but because of my credit within the last 6 months I had to put insurance on the loan so if something happen they wont be at lost. That was 1,000 dollars.
And they told me that when I get it and send it to them, the money would be deposited into my account within 3 hours. I called them yesterday and told them that I could no longer use the loan because of bills and I told them I needed my money back. He told me that it wouldnt be until october 17th when I would get my check.
I got upset and told him it only took yall a few minutes to receive the money why I have to wait almost 3 weeks to get my money back. He told me that he has to get in contact with the loan lenders and find out if they have money and then they have to send me a check.
Its all b***s**t(excuse my french) but thats exactly what it is. People give these companies their last dime in hope that they could get back on track and take care of their families, and they dont care. If any of those companies read this, this is a sin and all of yall are gonna pay. You all are going to hell. We work to hard for our money to give it to yall and no services that were promised are given. Hope yall enjoy yall last days cause if you look around, we are in our last days.
September 28th, 2008 at 1:01 am
@ Rebecca J. McGuire, Tanika…
Sorry to hear of your loss…These scammers prey on our weaknesses! They show no mercy. This is why they are so dangerous…
Thank You for dropping by and taking time off to leave a comment so others can benefit from your experience.
Best Wishes!
October 28th, 2008 at 10:41 am
I was scammed by Woodbridge Lending Services.
The people I spoke with was Clifford Robinson and Adam Cohen and last but not least Jonathan Robertson. All of these guys lied to me and took my money $1,800
dollars and they told me I was denied for the loan after I sent in the money and I was supposed to get all my money back but I have not I do have a Lawyer looking into it for me I have all my documents they sent me they tape phone calls and also the the real name of the person I sent the money to in Canada I am not going to give up.
And like one of the other writer said what goes around will come around and I know they will get theirs I just hope no one else fall for their scam they are not good people to knock someone when they are already down because if we really did not need the loan we would not have applied. people prey on the weak and the ones in need.
December 7th, 2008 at 1:59 am
There is a NEW Fraud Lending Services!! WINCHESTER LENDING GROUP
I Discovered them by “Luckily” being their Victim..
I Already have given $2080 by the the time I REALIZED I was scammed..
It was the same exact process along with all these other unfortunate cases. I was first contacted by “Drake Rogers” telling me I was approved, but that in order to maintain my “$10,000 personal loan” I had to give ADVANCE INSTALLMENTS as COLLATERAL.
Just like these other cases, he first asked for the first 5 installements and that by that night or by the next morning by noon I would have the money deposited into my account. As you all know that when I came to check by 1PM the next day..there was Nothing..no change at all..
I immediately called “Drake Rogers” and asked for an explanation!? He then went ahead with that damn “we need another 5 installments” for your approved loan to be deposited, it was due to “a mistake in his end”. He even said that the lending group was going to bump it up to $13000 for the “INCONVENIENCE”.
I was then on the phone with him for HALF-AN-HOUR telling him how I think they are a fraud lending group!!.. He even Then had the BALLS to send me a fax TO MY BANK, WHICH I WAS In WITH BANK REPRESENTATIVES, a “CONTRACT” that was “SIGNED” by their “Vice President” and “CEO” Promising $13,000 deposit within 3 hours of receiving the additional $1045 into my account!..
This was all happening IN FRONT of these two Bank Representives who just COULDNT BELIEVE what they were SEEING….THEY WARNED ME NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS ALL TOO SUSPICOUS ACTIVITY….I STILL, in SUCH Need of Money, went through and borrowed an additional $1045 from a Loved One Instead…
THESE PEOPLE ARE RUTHLESS. THEY TRULY HAVE NO MERCY ON YOU OR ANYBODY OUT THERE.. NO MATTER YOUR SITUATION.
Please call me 631-766-3631, to assist me in figuring out how to take down these good-for-nothing-low-lifes…for good.
December 10th, 2008