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on Oct 11, 2006

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Hi Everyone, I am new to this site but I have been reading all your comments regarding equimark investment group. I was searching for this company and this site came up. I was actually scammed yesterday with a similiar company. The name is Brace Lending Group in Long Beach California. I was contacted by them telling me that I was approved for a loan and I needed to wire $1000 to some guy named Peter Walsh in Canada. I was leary but I asked questions and checked the Better Business Bureau. There were no negative reports on them. They sent me a loan contract and I had someone else look it over. He said it looked legit. I wired the money yesterday. Today the money was supposed to be in my account it wasn't. I called the person I was dealing with Millie Kaleri and left 8-10 messages. She never returned my calls. I also started dialing in extensions and what a surprise nobody picked up their phone. On the website www.bracelendinggroup.com it lists two customer service numbers when you call them one disconnects you and the other is a pager. I called information and they had no number or address listed. If they were legit you should be able to get ahold of them. I am so upset right now. I filed a complaint on the labbb site. I am in such a financial mess right now. I don't know what to do. I am also scared because they have all my information and bank account number. I don't want this to happen to anyone else. Please beware. I also received a call from Andrew Bennett at Equimark Investment Group and he had approved me on a loan also with 4 payments upfront. I called him to ask questions about the loan and he asked me for the information and told me that they had a fraud department and maybe they could help me out. Oh my Gosh. I am telling him about all this and Him and his company are also a scam. How are all these people involved in this when they know they are hurting people and nothing has been done about it? How come they haven't been prosecuted? I also called moneygram of course they received the money on the other end. The girl that told me this said this is a huge scam right now with Canada and Nigeria. She said to file a police report and then maybe they could track this person down in Canada that took the money. Apparently they have to show id. I don't know what to do. Thanks for listening.
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10. lostmoney2007 posted on Dec 5, 2007

I too was scammed by Equi Mark Lending Group for $1000. I was stupid also looking for a way to make things easier and Christmas for my children. I have contacted Plattsburgh Police Department and going to contact the FBI in New York and Attorney General,BBBureau and any one else I can get to listen. Post these warnings anywhere you can and spread the work so no one gets scammed like we did. I dealt with Kelly Young and Carla Hanson, and they are really good but with all our help together maybe we can stop this or recover at least some of our money. My money was sent western union to Shawn Biggs and I believe you have to show ID to receive money so maybe there is a way to stop this. I will not stop calling these people until they have their number changed or disconnected and I encourage you to do the same. I told them I was contacting all of the agencies above and they hung up on me. Oh well tomorrow is another day and they will hear from me again and again and again. I will not give up and hope the rest of you will join me in this quest for our money and self respect back. I will  post numbers for all bureaus that I think we need to contact.              thanks

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9. Foxy Brown422 posted on Dec 14, 2006

PLEASE DO NOT SEND ANY MONEY TO MR. WONG. IF YOU RECEIVED A VIABLE LOAN YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT.LONDON IS FAMOUS FOR PEOPLE DOING SCAMS. THEY ALWAYS ARE OVER SEAS IN LONDON. GIVING HIM THE MONEY WOULD BE LIKE THROWING IT AWAY. IF HE IS A BANK GET INFO AND CALL TO VERIFY ITS A BANK IN LONDON. I AM SURE IT IS NOT. GOD BLESS YOU BEWARE YOU ARE ON THERE RADAR NOW.FOXYBROWN422

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8. wnderment posted on Dec 14, 2006

I am about to send Mr. Wong 1,000 for a 7500 loan. No one else will approve a loan for me. He sounds totally legit, he even sent me in writing the money I send will be returned upon my 1st payment. Ok today is when I am supposed to wire the 1,000. I had to jump through hoops and promise a few people a return on their money they lent me for this. Please someone tell me if they have ever received a loan from Mr. Wong in London. Thank you

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7. NeedsaAngel posted on Nov 18, 2006

Hi a recieved a posting from lei Wong and he had told me that he can help me with a loan all he needs is my information and my banking info He didnt say anything about being wired money or anyhing but does it still sound like a scam?? if you want to see the e-mails, E-mail me at stephanie_milligan@hotmail.com and in the subject just put Fraud E-mail and I will forward you the e-mails he has been neding me Iam a ssingle mother of three children under the age of three please contact me I would like to know if this would be ending up as a scam thanks!!

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6. ENTERPRISES227 posted on Nov 16, 2006

IT IS SO IMPORTANT THAT YOU DON'T TRY TO WHEEL AND DEAL NOT TOO MUCH COMES THAT EASY. REMEMBER, IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT IS! WE WHO ARE IN NEED ARE ALWAYS A TARGETED GROUP FOR THE GREEDY.

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5. kayr posted on Nov 13, 2006

hello i wish i had found this website before equimark got my money.I FEEL SO STUPID!Iknew something was not right,but like some of you i had someone look over the contract and they thought it was ligit also.Did anyone get back anything?

cutiebear
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4. cutiebear posted on Nov 8, 2006

Hello. Thank you for the information. I have learned a big lesson from all this. I didn't realize how big of a scam this really was. I think it's terrible that these con artists can rip people off and get away with it. They must make thousands of dollars doing this. I found out from the FBI that they get away with these scams because they deal with other countries such as Nigeria and Canada. I was stupid to fall for this but like I said it opened my eyes and I learned a big lesson. I filed complaints with numerous State and Federal departments. I know I will never recover the money I sent. I only hope that maybe because of my complaints something will eventually be done and it will prevent other people from being scammed. I also learned it is against the law to send money for a loan or services etc, prior to those services actually being provided.

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3. Shezablonde posted on Nov 8, 2006... modified on Nov 8, 2006

Hello friend, Unfortunately there are more scams than you can count and most often they are done by Nigerians (who do live in Canada and sometimes even the USA,our banks allow what they know is money from mafia type nigerians because there is so much). Rules are: Never pay any money to get a loan or help of any kind unless you are absolutely sure they have a good reputation. Money is seldom recovered. Never pay money to do mystery shopping,never pay money to someone who is "overseas" and who promises you millions..all you have to do is cash their cashier check (which looks very real) and send them a cashier check for the overage..a few weeks later your bank will call and demand you pay what you've spent and sent to the fraudulent scheme and you will go to jail if you don't. The bank KNOWS that Nigerians are doing this.There's no doubt. The reason I add this here is to caution others. If you receive an email that promises something too good to be true,or a loan offer that wants money up front,KEEP YOUR MONEY,DELETE THE EMAIL,These people are sometimes Nigerian mafia and you don't want them to have your BANK INFO! Please refuse any communication from these people for your safety and so you don't lose any money. Questions welcome. Sincerely,Shezablond e (but not THAT blonde!)
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2. booboo41263 posted on Nov 8, 2006... modified on Nov 8, 2006

i also was scammed by these people too man i'm out 1200 and my husband is so mad this has really caused alot of problems between us. I hope they find these people so it dont happen again my persons name i was working with is cabby mcbride thanks for listening.And stop bracelending

W H O ~ K N E W posted on Oct 12, 2006... deleted on Jan 22, 2007 by W H O ~ K N E W

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