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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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    Jvaldes117
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    Joanna R. Valdes

    a few seconds ago

    I was told I was approved for 3,000 dollars...... I first spoke to a Mark Williams and he told me that i was approved  for 3,000 dollars. He proceeded to give me a confirmation number of 25162 and the address was 200 Independence Avenue HHH Bldg SW Washington, DC 20201. Then he told me i was to call another guy by the name of Roger Williams @ 202-821-4757 and that he was the only one that can finalize the loan. Roger told me that I needed to go to a Western Union and give 199.00 and they will give me back 3,199.00. He also told me that in order to avoid tax fees i need to say that a friend was sending me the money. That thru up a red flag immediately. At this point I was not sure what to do so i never went to the Western Union. Next day He calls me repeadtly telling me to make sure that i give him a call when i get to the western union. So at this point his urgency for me to pay up the 199.00 kind of bothered me so i started googling the info and found this post ....THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!! Food for thought... obviously we are asking for a loan what the hell makes u think we got money to pay first.....thanks again!!
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      tj replies to Jvaldes117
      "He also told me that in order to avoid tax fees i need to say that a friend was sending me the money. That thru up a red flag immediately. "

      That's because some of the Western Union agents are familiar with this swindle, and know their transfer services are being used to steal money.  Some of them ask about transfers, to warn consumers.

      Moneygram is actually under a consent agreeement to warn consumers about wire transfer swindles, following implication of some of their foreign agents several years ago.  That's why you find warnings of various scams on their website.  Western Union may have a similar agreement with FTC or state AGs.
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      Eloys replies to Jvaldes117
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      Its a good thing you posted these scams. I just got the call for a $3000 loan and all my information. I have been looking for a loan on the internet and I was surprised to get a call giving me a loan. It sounded authentic, they did have a Indian type woman that said her name was Lisa McGee and she refered me to a David Betts and had me call him back with a conformation number, but I didn't hear anything about a western union telegraph or paying any money up front or I would have known it was a scam and now I know for sure it is. So what do I do now? Change my account number?
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        anthony replies to Eloys
        They took 1995 from me that is not fair at all
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    shell
    I just got the same call from a Guy named Mike. He said for me to western union $283.00. For a loan of 1000 dollars. He says its not a scam. Did anyone fall for this?  And was anyone successful at getting their loan?
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    ang
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    Wtf They Got Me. I Should've Looked Up This [***] Address.
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      dora replies to ang
      They just git me too. $168. Then called and sais my ,credit score was bad and the IRS got involved trying to get another $200. I should have did my research. Also the names were James Turner and Jeff Danielz
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    Ang6633
    Omgossshhhhh They Gotten 580.00 Out Of Me I Feel So Dumb I Should've Looked This Address Up. Dayss Ago I Should've Known It Was A Scam Smfh!!!!
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    Glen
    The number I got from these guys was (202)379-1931.  They told me they were registered with the better business bureau that number is KNG1214 and I was approved for $3000 when they told me to WU $199 to them and receive $3200 back started seeming a little fishy so typed the number in the search bar and found this the person who called me first was James Murphey and his/their supervisor is Ron, don't know his last name.
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    memphis 3
    They tried to get me to send money to the phillipins by western union big fraud send 150 get 1650 back get serious
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    sickofthis
    now they are calling form 706-250-8340 steve smith is his name
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    ayalad
    I got a call from a Mark Williams who claimed that I was approved for $3000 loan @ 7.4% interest rate. My monthly payment would be $270 a month debited directly from my bank account on the 1st of every month. All of a sudden the servers are down and I need to go to Western Union to send them $270 for them to then wire me $3000. Made no sense to me and my mother did not raise a fool. They number they are calling me from is 202-380-3449. I dont know how they got all my information but it is very scary.
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    grey goose48
    they tryed to get me too they got new numbers 2026979866 and 2024991514 and now there names are Eric Johnson and shawn brooks don't let them scam you they asking for money and your trying to borrow how do that sound.
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    tabaskokat
    We were offered a loan too. 150 for 4k loan. Refused to answer basic questions like business registry number. Found similar complaints about similar scams and put it all together. The info we received about then is : American finance, 200 independence Ave Washington DC 20201. The website we got was consumerpaydayloans . Com and the phone number 201.378.3930 . When we called to call them on their crap the our call was blocked by international user. The number is a forwarding number.
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    meggsabugg
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    did anyone ever recieve the money in their account or send them money?
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      tj replies to meggsabugg
      Never.

      These scams have been running for years.
      Newest versions are from India, with thick accents, but the game is still the same.

      The government doesn't give out money.  They take it.
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    john
    New number 2027381371 is Jeffrey ,he will get your loan amount,bank account number,bank routing number,then give u the address of 200 Independence Ave SW Washington D.C. 20201. Then give it 10mins. Now call 2027381371 , and ask for Eric Johnson,the loan officer and be put on hold. That is a far as I got while looking up address on Google maps and seeing its a federal building for health department. Also the person who answered the phone for Eric Johnson did not identify them self. That's what saved myself.
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    Kathy
    My boyfriend received a call today from them stating the IRS owed them money. They asked for his address which obviously the IRS would have. Of course the guy had a foreign accent. And of course they won't gain anything here.
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    rico
    Its a scam they just called me
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    brika
    Dese ppl kald me today..said if i sunt 283 dey would send me 7283$ back...dey had me goin..til i looked up the address..
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