Dec 21, 2013
This is not from me, but from a post on Complaints Board:
"I got a call from a guy named Brandon Turner who said he was with Money Mutual, and I was approved for a loan. He told me I had to pay $150 to them, and this was just for insurance purposes so they would have insurance that I would pay my monthly payments, and the money would be refunded back to me with my loan. This didn't really seem right to me, but I paid it anyway. Then I get a call saying the money was transferred from them to their bank, and I had to pay another $125 for the application fee to the bank and this also would be refunded. I didn't want to do it, but I didn't want to lose my money either so I sent them more money. Still no money in my account.
Then they said the funds were ready to be transferred but I had to pay another $200 for a pin activation fee. I really did not want to do that because I was feeling like I was being scammed, and I even told the man this and he told me 'just trust me, ma'am, you are not being scammed, I promise. As soon as you send the $200, your money will be in your account.' I did it only because I hoped I would get my money back; I had already lost too much and was hoping for the best I guess.
Well, I paid the $200 and then they tell me I have to pay another fee. I told them off and said they would be hearing from my attorney because they have stolen $575 total from me. I am a single mother and struggle all the time. This money was for my kids' Christmas that they will not be getting now because of these scam artists. I hope they can sleep well at night knowing they took away 2 little boys' Christmas. But I will be getting myself an attorney and they will pay for the stress and heartache they have caused me and my children."
The number is registered with Ymax, which means it is a MagicJack number - the scammer could be anywhere in the world.