Has anyone been scammed by a so called "Waltons Financial Group" from Canada?

Question

They robbed me of over $1000 for a $7000 loan. The $1000 was what they claimed a "security deposit." When I found out it was a scam it was too late...they had already picked up the money wired from western union....duh! like they're going to wait to get it, right? The two women that I spoke to went by the names of "Michelle Lindsey" and "Emily Sumn"... from "Walton's Financial Group" they claimed to have been reffered by cityfinancial. What cityfinancial cannot explain is how these people were able to get into their system and steal my information. CityFinancial was the only place I applied for a loan. So, the question is, how did they get my info?

For those of you that have answered my question saying that you have also been contacted by "Walton's Financial Group" Beware! They are totally fake and a total scam. They go by the names of "Emily Sumn" and "Michelle Lindsey" and ask for a security deposit after sayin that your "co-signer" does not qualify for the loan. They will talke your money and information.
When confronted they claim that the loan has been deposited to your account and they are legit. Which is a bunch of BS! Please do not respond to them! It's all bogus!

thank you so much for all of you that have answered! i felt awful after this scam happened to my husband and me, not to mention STUPID! that is how I felt (my husband said I was being to hard on myself). I am glad to have helped those of you that may have been considering it or contacted by those low-life people...so that that it wouldn't have been to later for you. I have learned my lesson and will now research and ask ask ask until I find my answer next time I consider to take any decision concerning my money or information. Glad to have helped.

Answer 1

My guess is you have. Nearly every scam fools someone. If they didn't the scam operators would have to find another way to make money. Most of the people answering here DON'T get scammed by anyone. We have learned to recognize a scam when we see one.

Answer 2

Yeah I had applied online for a loan and I received a call from Emily Sonne that I had been approved for a 5000 dollar laon. She told me that I had to either purchase an 835 dollar insurance policy or to obtain a cosigner with 10,000 dollars worth of collateral. I sent in the insurance policy fee and an "international tax fee" via western union to a Michael Johnson and Craig Thomas in Verona, New York. Michelle Lindsey or Emily Sonne did want me to activate the test question and answer. Now I know that people do that so recipients do not have to sure identification to retrieve the western union. They both kept telling me that my money should be in my account for 3 days in a row. I later receive a call from Michelle Lindsey stating that there was a hold on my account and that I would have to pay 330 dollars more to receive the loan. Ummmm, if I had money to give away like that, then I would not need a loan. When I told them that I wanted my money back they told me that they had to consult with the refund department to process the refund and I will get a call back. I never did. For several days I tried contacting them and when I did finally get in contact with them, they told me that I would not get my money until May 11. 2007. Mind you the current date right now is March 14, 2007. They can take my money just like that but they cannot give me a refund?
They are scam artists so if you receive a call from anyone by the name of Emily Sonne or Michelle Lindsey or anyone from Walton's Financial, just simply hangup IMMEDIATELY.

Answer 3

i havent been called by this group, however, southview loans is another scamming place so do not use them either. there is a website called scams.com if you go there, you will more than likely find alot of answers to just about any so-called loan companies. southviewloans has more than 1 page of complaints about their business. any financial institution that is legit will never ask for money up front. it is against the law. most of these business i seen so far are doing alot of business in canada. once you send a payment in advance to someone in canada or anywhere else, the money will never be returned. and you will never get the loan either. remember scams.com or bbb.org. i hope this will help you!!!!

Answer 4

My Husband and I just recently got scammed from these people, we western unioned the money last wed. they said the money would be in our acct. Fri (3-16) between 10-6pm of course it was not, Ive called and called today and it just rang and rang, finally i got ahold of someone and at that time ive already seen how many ppl got scammed by them on BBB and I was furious wanting answers, she then gave me another number and told me i would have to speak to a represenitive the number she gave me wasn't even a working number, I could not get back ahold of her after that..So I called the Toronto Police department and filed a report about it, the officer I spoke with said that the name "waltons financial" is not even there, the address that is on the papers that they gave us is false there is nothing even in that spot, the officer said its a construction site. She told me to contact the national fraud in washington, and tell them what has happened and they will try to help you get your money back, I haven't been able to get ahold of them myself today they were already closed but here is the number # 1-800-876-7060 hopefully you can get ahold of someone, Im going to try again tomorrow myself.

Answer 5

I got scammed by them myself. I'm out $900 because I got desperate. You said they said they got your info from Citifinancial? Wow. It's definetely a possibility that I filled out a application with them. I filed so many papers to get rid of these people and yes I had to wire to a Craig Thomas too. Grrr...When I talked to Western Union during the transfer, he kinda questioned me when i told him i wanted to activate the test question and answer but i just wish he would've said, "hey this technique is used for these purposes..etc." Anyways, i have yet to file my police report because I don't have time and because my local police department, is very slow at responding. I get inpatient. But I guess that'll be the only way to get my money back from the bank. Grrr.

Answer 6

no i haven't gotten scammed by them i did try to get a loan and they asked for the money upfront so then i knew it was a scam.the lady that i talked to said that i could use a co-signer or the so called collateral.so i told her i would use a co-signer and guess what haven't heard from them since....you have to be careful they are alot of scams out there

Answer 7

I just got a call from someone from Walton Financial GRoup asking for alot of information... no money just asking me to fax alot of info... I am a little nervous about giving it to this lady so I am on the web trying to see I asked for a website, just for my own personal investigation, but who does not have a website... and I can't find the address anywhere?Did they ask you alot of questions???

Answer 8

check out http://scamsbeware.com - consumer resource center. all kinds of scam info there, there's also a forum where u can keep up to date on current and future scams. And if u have any questions just post it in the forum and somebody out there should help u. http://scamsbeware.com/forum Best of all it's FREE 2 join, just register at the top it'll be worth it for u to keep up 2 date on scams/fraud. Hope this helps.

Answer 9

Thanks so much for your posting. My husband just got the call and we seriously considered giving them $2000 for $20,000 to consolidate our old bills. You are a lifesaver and I just want you to know that it is so much APPRECIATED. My husband and I are thrilled about your posting. It is ridiculous that this happened to you and i am sorry. Good luck in your future endeavors.

Answer 10

What do they do?