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Patty Stepherson
Country: United States
Shawn Russell (202 204-0070) called me and stated I was approved for a $1,500 loan and I needed to go to Western Union Immediately and wire him a $150 and wait there and he would wire me back $1,650.  He gave me his address as 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 and my reference number was A104.

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    tj
    Advance fee loan scam.

    Nothing shows up under that number, which indicates they probably change their phone numbers regularly.  You might find complaints showing up shortly, maybe lasting a month or two.

    If they can get $150 out of you, they will then try for another similar amount, doe to some problem with "fees" or "insurance", or some excuse.  There will never be any "loan", although someone might come along later and threaten you, trying to get you to pay off this "loan" that never was.

    Typically, they go for several hundred to a couple thousand, offering "loans" maybe 5 to 10 times that as a lure.

    Mostly, this type of scam is run from Canada, using U.S. mail drops to appear to be in the U.S., so people lower their guard.

    Address is the Hubert Humphry Building, in DC, a US government office building.  Were they claiming this was some government loan program?
    http://www.hhs.gov/about/hhhmap.html
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    David Dickson
    I almost got this fraud also, I am suppossed to go to a fed ex on monday,10/10/2011 and call him to get further instructions as to get a 1500 dollar loan. I took a chance at looking up his phone number and found it to be a SCAM. PLEASE EVERBODY watch out for this CREAP!I intend to call him in the morning a confront him with information and see how far it goes. Also to record his B.S.
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    i aint no fool mr.shawn russell
    I was contacted via phone sayin I was approved for 1500 n to go to western union to give them 100 n I would get 1600 back via western union while he stayed on the line I ask several ?'s like who do n how do I repay this loan I was told via my bank account r Wu yet he never asked for bank info upon lookin his business address up I found this sight but the funny part is when I told him I was still home n that my partner advised me to check him out first ( big lie on my part) he seemed angry asking who said not to go before researching his company
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    edword claxton
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    u all r wrong i get the loan by this compant
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      mellowmind replies to edword claxton
      then you are lying - they are a real scamm - no way they are real
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    very sad
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    I was SCAMMED by this company and lost $650 and was cursed at and told that the IRS would not release my funds and I could either pay an additional $200 to get the loan or an additional $100 to get my money back this was by this creep Shawn Russell after Steven Williams was supposedly fired for giving me wrong information.  What a scam they are some actors some [***] said she was from IRS and screamed threatened me and said get the [***] outta here with her Indian accent like the rest of the frauders.  I lost my mind to go along with it I am stupid I was desperate.  I warn everyone to stay away from them.  I reported to police FTDAttorney General.  I hope someone can stop these animals from violating us. I deserved it. I was very dumb.
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      Yvonne replies to very sad
      You was not dumb, you just was not paying attention.: I had a check came in my name from one of them for $5,000. but he thought I was going to gave him money out my acct, I take his check to the bank and let it stay there for 7 day make sure it clear, and he call me every mint, happen so check did not clear, so when he call back I curse his A-- out and call him all the thief, and told him I was going to report him to the Authorities, he change his phone # the Bank destroy the check and my personal money in the bank did not touch, so I did not loose anything and isn't about to, I hip to they game.
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    SCAM RESEARCHER GONE GOOD
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    Same thing just happened here, except it was Steven Williams calling himself, therefore he was never fired... huh??? They ask me to Western Union $160 for a $1500 loan and that they would western union right back while staying on the phone with me $1660.  I got on the computer while speaking with Steven and immeadiately started researching this company, which I was told 2 names: Get pay day Loan, and Consumer Pay Day Loans, I then researched the number I was asked to call to confirm the loan at (202) 204-0070 and sure enough this BLOG came up.  I would strongly recommend that if you have been contacted by these people, please post it somewhere, it will come up under a google search, and you can save someone who already doesn't have anything just like myself, so on that note... THANK YOU SO MUCH to the peoples posts I was able to find here, otherwise my Christmas would have been worse then it already has.  oh and the web address they give you to state their not a scam is www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/education/payday_loans.htm  HOWEVER they have you Google: GET PAYDAY LOANS WASHINGTON, therefore this really isn't their website, and it is a legit government website... ITS JUST NOT THEIRS!!! SCAMMERS.......
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      can't be had replies to SCAM RESEARCHER GONE GOOD
      They're now using new names and the new number they want you to call is 202-657-4474. Didn't bother with calling, once he mentioned Western Union I knew it was a scam. If your not in actual bank, don't ever send someone money to receive a loan, especially if they're offering to give you the money you send them back.
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    ch
    They called me from "unknown" and gave me cb  202 204-0070, I hu and called it back, said "mailbox locked" I then got another cb from "unknown" stating he was Steven Williams, NOT, again said I was approved for a loan (which I never applied for ) had all my banking info, et. I said "DO NOT GO INTO MY BANK ACCOUNT " and h/u
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    ch
    They called me back a few hours ago and the Steve
    ( realy now ) called me a fu&*#@g bi$$h.  hahaha
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    mellowmind
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    Well he has a new number now - 202-379-1931 - I have been called several times - he told me to trust him like a brother i told him I dont trust my brother and he told me he was a good cristion - as if that makes a diference - then he said to go and go to a western union and make the deposit - I had looked into it and knew it was a sacam after reading all of the comments above - but I took it one step further - I actualy went to the westrn union place - had him on the phone and got the name and address they wanted me to send it to - I got the form filled out with the info then hung up on him - never sent money - he calls back 5 times that day - finaly I answered told him it was a bad signal - went back - he gave me same address but different names - I am turning all of this in tomorrow to a federal agency to look into

    I did call him back and told him what I was doing - they are not at the address they claim as I work in dc and stopped by while out doing sales - he was very mad when I told him what I had done and what I was going to do - the number is active still
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      Darrell replies to mellowmind
      Was anything ever done with your complaint?
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    tim
    they have a new # 202-380-3449. they called me, i checked them out , they do not exist. hope nobody falls for this scam.
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    mellowmind12
    look above at edword claxton - edword is who called me from there so that means rthose rthieves know about this site -
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    Darrell
    This is a total shame. The name I got was Kevin Jones. Funny how this foreigner has the most amercanized name. I was taken for a few dollars as well. Has anyone ever gotten their money back from these scamers?
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    wendy
    Just got a call from these guys today, except mine was a lady that spoke broken english and said her name was Jennifer. Kept saying I need to walk to western union imediately and get my money. Stated that I would have to bring $99 in order to get it. She couldn't even understand half of what I was saying to her. Got redflags at that point. The scary thing is she did know my information. the number they gave to me was2024079194 and the same address as you all have. beware of these people and thanks for sharing your experiences with them. I know better then trust them.
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    Gwen891
    I had the exact same exp but different number 202-379-1935 spoke with a Mark Williams and a John Paul! This is a scam! They had all of my information not sure how the obtained it but they had it! I have reported them to the BBB in Washington DC and the local authorities for Fraudulent and Scam activities. After I refused to send funds through Western Union thats when he got upset and angry! THIS IS A SCAM AND EDWORD CLAXTON IS OBVIOUSLY PART OF IT SEEING THAT HE IS THE ONLY PERSON THAT WASNT SCAMMED. MR CLAXTON YOU CAN TELL YOUR CLAN THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPORTED AND I WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT AND PURSUE YOU UNTIL YOU ARE CAUGHT! GET A JOB AND STOP STEALING FROM HARD WORKING CITIZENS!
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    Gwen891
    HERE IS THE TELEPHONE NUMBER TO REPORT THEM 877-746-4334! REPORT THESE [***] ASAP AND PUT A STOP TO THIS SCAM ONCE AND FOR ALL! THEY HAVE TAKEN ENOUGH ITS TIME THAT THEY PAY UP!
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    donyale29
    I just received a call from them they said they had a goverment grant for seven thousand dollars and they keep calling me asking me to call a number and confirm with a confirmation number they gave me they haven't asked for any money just my debit card information which I never give out over the phone,so I googled the number they gave me and this blog came up I'm very happy I did..
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