There is a company called Instant Financial Services out of Chicago with a web address of www.instantfs.net. They claim I could get a $5000 loan at 7% repayable over 5 years. But to get the $5000, I first must Western Union them more than $800 as "colateral". Anyone have an answer on how to find out if this company is real, if the web address is scam waiting to happen. Thanks
2007-04-11 13:58:53 · 8 answers · asked by mike slick rick 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Tell them to loan you $5800, but keep the $800 as "collateral". That should send them back into their hidey-hole! 411.com finds the following: "No listings found for "instant financial" within 50 miles of Chicago IL" Good luck.
2007-04-11 14:10:26 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That company is NOT real! That's a common scam to get people's money. You'll send your money but never hear from them again and will never get anything in return. That is definitely a scam waiting to happen.
2007-04-11 14:06:35 · answer #2 · answered by ThoM 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's a scam. For heaven's sake there are some things you should always do in person and apply for credit is one of them. I hope you didn't fill out an application because there's probably some people in romania taking out like 200 credit cards in your name right now.
2007-04-11 14:07:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
RUN !!
run away before u get inolved with these scam companys and you cant get away ..
i did the same thing once with a similar dial, it was about books .. then they f**** me up .. i had to change flat so i get away from them !! (i think they took over the house by now) ..
well good thing it wasnt mine - am renting .. anyways i wouldnt trust any company like these ones ... they all are theives f* Bastards! i wish i can catch every motha funki last one of them !!
2007-04-11 14:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Sea Bass 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
SCAM> NEVER western union up front. 15% closing UP front? C'mon. You're going to get ripped off
Contact your state's atty general and ask them before you send anything.
2007-04-11 14:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by wizjp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Google them.
But to be honest, with a deal like that, I don't even have to do that - that's a pretty obvious scam, right there.
2007-04-11 14:06:12 · answer #6 · answered by Caveman Joe 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To me, it sounds like a scam.
I'd check to see if it has a BBB record (http://www.bbb.org/).
I'd also check to see when the domain was created using http://www.whois.net.
2007-04-11 14:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by ledorkii 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scam!!! Report it (them) to your local BBB or even Chicago's BBB.
2007-04-11 14:11:04 · answer #8 · answered by Dusty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋