WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -
People across the country have been swindled out of thousands of dollars. The victims thought they were getting loans from a Winston-Salem company. But the local Better Business Bureau tells FOX8 News the money being promised is never being delivered.
According to Bloomfield Lending's Web site, the company is located in Stratford Oaks Office Plaza. A closer look shows no such business exists at the address,
Victims of Bloomfield's scheme claim the company requires money up front before processing a loan. And you guessed it, once people send in the checks, they never hear from the company again.
"They are using this to encourage folks to send money and telling them they are physically located here and obviously they are not," said David Dalrymple, Winston-Salem Better Business Bureau spokesman.
In the past three weeks, the BBB has received several complaints from people saying Private investigator Leroy Everhart said it's frustrating the scammers used his business address as a front for the con.
"This is someone using our address and the buildings address as a front," Everhart told FOX8 News.
While sitting in Everhart's office at Case Closed Investigations Thursday, FOX8's Brent Campbell called Bloomfield. Here's are excerpts from the call.
Brent: "Hi, is this Bloomfield Lending? Your physical address is 514 South Stratford Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina? OK, I'm in that building and your not here."
"Your right here in this office is what you are saying."
"You think there must be a miscommunication because you can't see me?"
The company representative continued to say he was in Suite 305, even describing the building. But that's when his story fell apart.
"Can you tell me what business is in front of the building?" asked Brent. "Oh your not too sure you have been working there for the last couple of days."
"The Better Business Bureau says your scamming folks ... is that true? "You think I'm a scam...no comment."
Dalrymple said because people are wiring out payments, there's no way to trace where the money goes.
The bottom line: it is against North Carolina law to require a pre-payment before receiving a loan.
According to Bloomfield Lending's Web site, the company is located in Stratford Oaks Office Plaza. A closer look shows no such business exists at the address,
Victims of Bloomfield's scheme claim the company requires money up front before processing a loan. And you guessed it, once people send in the checks, they never hear from the company again.
"They are using this to encourage folks to send money and telling them they are physically located here and obviously they are not," said David Dalrymple, Winston-Salem Better Business Bureau spokesman.
In the past three weeks, the BBB has received several complaints from people saying Private investigator Leroy Everhart said it's frustrating the scammers used his business address as a front for the con.
"This is someone using our address and the buildings address as a front," Everhart told FOX8 News.
While sitting in Everhart's office at Case Closed Investigations Thursday, FOX8's Brent Campbell called Bloomfield. Here's are excerpts from the call.
Brent: "Hi, is this Bloomfield Lending? Your physical address is 514 South Stratford Road in Winston-Salem, North Carolina? OK, I'm in that building and your not here."
"Your right here in this office is what you are saying."
"You think there must be a miscommunication because you can't see me?"
The company representative continued to say he was in Suite 305, even describing the building. But that's when his story fell apart.
"Can you tell me what business is in front of the building?" asked Brent. "Oh your not too sure you have been working there for the last couple of days."
"The Better Business Bureau says your scamming folks ... is that true? "You think I'm a scam...no comment."
Dalrymple said because people are wiring out payments, there's no way to trace where the money goes.
The bottom line: it is against North Carolina law to require a pre-payment before receiving a loan.
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