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Just wanted to provide an update - I spoke with Alex Mithers (ext. 8123) from the Accounting Department today and sure enough - he says they use a 3rd party insurance company and the insurance company wanted $1500 dollars instead of $750 dollars to secure the $10,000 loan and release the funds. He said he negotiated the amount down to $1000, so I only need to pay an additional $250 dollars to satisfy the insurance payment and have the funds released. I told them I am not paying any more money for "insurance" and either they can reduce the amount of the loan to $5000 so that the $750 insurance payment I already paid would be enough to cover the "insurance" for that amount, or I want a refund of my insurance money since I am not getting the loan. He said he would start processing the decreased loan amount of $5000 dollars and get back to me. I also told them that since I am in the Raleigh area on business, maybe I can stop in their office to speed up the loan process? We'll see what happens and I'll keep you all posted.

The same thing happend to me wish I had found this before i fell for it. this is for sure a scam. my rep was Irene bennett. look out for these guys.

I had same thing happen but they had me send $990 and I have reported them to money pak and FTC now Im worried about them having a copy of my DL and SS card. Girls name was Brittany Foster ext 6046

You are not the only one to fall for this scheme - I believe I've been had as well! I was contacted by Pinnacle Finance and they said I was approved for a $10000 loan. They sent me a contract to sign and asked me to fax them the signed contract as well as other information (pay stubs, drivers license, SSN card, account information). The contract talks about the insurance of either $750 or $1500 and I thought it was kinda strange they wanted me to pay this upfront, but I was told by Lauren Hall (1-800-597-0417 x 4068) that it was because of my credit they needed the payment upfront to release the loan and to send it via GreenDot MoneyPak. I tried to do my research and didn't find anything on them, so I went ahead and gave them the money. She promised that the money would be deposited in my account after 3pm on Friday and I have not seen it yet. I tried to email her on that Friday and my emails bounced back saying they were spam. I emailed her from another address and called twice today and nothing. Now I get an email from the Accounting Department (Alex Mithers) which says that they have my loan file now and let them know a good time for them to contact me. I guess this will be the pitch for another $750 to release the loan - thank goodness I found this entry! Unfortunately, I've given them my personal information, so I will need to take steps to protect myself, starting with my bank account. I will also file a complaint with the FTC and post as much as possible about my experience so that this will not happen to others.

Tracy Kane never called me back after I left 3 or 4 messages to call me back. Told her I never received any paperwork via email. This is a scam folks so be careful. They will tell you that you have been approved for $5000 or $10,000 but they want you to pay them funds from $200 to$1000 and they will make-up an excuse its for insurance protection or to release your funds. I was hoping they would have sent me the application to complete so I could share it with the attorneys I work with but I never got any paperwork. But I do know this is a scam. Don't let them threaten you either that they will send the police or the courst will come to your house. They are greedy scammers and one day they will get caught.

Tracy Kane called from 800-597-0417 ext 6013 and said I was approved for $10,000. I told her you're kidding? She said no. She said, I was approved for a $10,000 load at an interest rate of 7% and my monthly payments would be $200.xx over the next 5 years. And of course there was a catch to this. I had to pay $750 for standard life insurance and send it to them, then they would mail my insurance plan to me & receipt. When I asked when would I receive the $10,000, she said, they will ach my bank in 2 hours.