My daughter found these postings after my money was taken. My story is similar to all I have read. I was looking for a personal loan for people with less then perfect credit. Kelly Thorncrest contacted me via phone. She said they would lend me $5000 with a deposit of $875 (western union of course) for insurance and it would be refunded to me after the loan was paid off.
When I was supposed to receive the direct deposit (yes they now have my account number) I received a call from Angela Simons from customer service about an international tax due before my money could be released. I called Kelly to ask about what this was and she never returned my 15 calls. I sent in another $300 (again western union) and was told by Angela that the money would be deposited within 24 hours.
After not receiving the money I continued to call both Kelly and Angela with no response. I am out approximately $1500 total. I am kicking myself in the butt for falling for this scam. I used all the money I had expecting to receive the loan causing me severe financial despair.
These people prey on those of us who have nothing and need a break. I am in the process of filing police reports and FBI reports but I fear this will not get my money back. Had I known about this website sooner I would not be in this position. Thank you to all who have posted on this site and I hope we can help the next person before they become a victim.
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