BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE...I am so glad all of you posted theses messages cause I was almost taken as well..However I believe they are using a different number now because you guys caught on the number is 206-866-5654..I recieved two phone calls today one from a Paul and a second from a David K-uman where I was told that I was approved for up to $3000 dollars I said that I didnt need that much but that I would take $1000 for my needs at this time then David said all I had to do was go to a Money-Gram and send a security deposit of $145 and within five to ten minutes I would recieve the $1000 loan plus the $145 I sent back this sounded fishy to me why would I want to send money to them if I was in need of money so I told them I had to think about it and would call him back tomorrow he said that was fine and thanked me I was given the phone number above to call back and a so called physical address of 302 High School Rd. Bainbridge Washington 98110.. I then decided to call the number back from a different number (in case they had caller id) and when the guy he answered he simply said Hello no business name or anything so I lied and asked him what type of business that this was because I had a missed call from the number earlier in the day. He tells me that its US Grants and that they have free money from the goverment for US citizens in need and that im the luckiest person because they had money for me from the goverment (mind you I had not given a name or any personal info at this point just that I had a missed call from the number) I said oh im the luckiest person you dont even know who I am and why did I recieve two separte calls today stating I was approved for loans if this free money from the goverment. He got quite tongue tied trying to explain his self then telling me that they have two separte departments one for grants and one for loans and he thought I had been called for grants not loans. So I asked well if its two separte departments why is it only one number and what is the extension for the loan department..He got quite angry and hung up on me after saying fine if you dont want the loan then forget it and some other harsh words...I decided to check on them a little further and found this I am so thankful that I always think something is a conspiracy or I would have been taken as well and being a single mother with two young children it would have ruined our holiday..If someone knows how we can report them further please help because it seems they are just changing up cell phone numbers and continually robbing people of their hard earned money and causing quite a bit of trouble for struggling families...Hopefully we can stop these scamming do***ebags!!! They also used a total of three different company names Paul said he was from Quick Loans and David said he was from EZ Loans and when I called the number back the man Robin said it was US Grants thats just crazy!!

Ifell for the scam they got me for 750 dollars I wish i could get my hands on this guy it was my last and now I'm totally broke I am so hurt by this please listen to ur conscience because there is some evil people out there

These folks lie, lie, lie, promise funds for a loan but steal all your money first, you will never get your money, they just tranfer you on to another person who in turn requests even more money......  They made me lose all I had, single mom of 2 children.  I was really hurting and falled for the offer.  DONT BELIEVE THEM!!!  I tried arguing with Luke Smith, he told me to shut up, called me a bi***, amongst other horrible things......  I hope you guys go down, pay the price for all the hell youve created with families.  I hope I have some place to live for me and my girls tomorrow.

I am so sorry to those who got robbed of their money but at the same  time, I am so very very grateful that you posted here for the rest of us.  I was just in the process of returning a call to Mr. Luke Smith and got no answer.  Decided to Google the number and found this.  Again I am truly sorry for those that lost their money, but thank you deeply for posting here.  I was about to get taken as well.
Pam

Same thing happened to me and my mom they called and said she was approved for up to five thousand and to send 150 via western union..me and my mom jumped at the offer and scraped up 150 I don't kno why we had to send that amount when we needed money when we filled out the paper to send it they kept putting us on hold and it was supposed to be more than one worker but they all sounded the same once they found out we wired the money they continuously put me on hold and never came back to the phone we kept calling and they kept putting us on hold they finally came back to the found and said they couldn't find our wire transfer and asked what state I sent it to I responded TX an he said noooo it's SC I hurry up and called western union to get my money back and I did...and I get on here the next day and see this ..god is good !!!!

same thing happend to me as  MD
7 Apr 2012

Yes.  First I received and "Unknown" call and answered it.  It sounded like a sweat shop of South Asian nationals.  Some guy called and said that I was approved to receive $25,000.  So I said that was too much.  I said that $8K would be suffice and then he said that I needed to contact a Luke Smith at 206-317-1664.  I wanted to really get down to figure who these people were so, I called Luke Smith.  He seemed nice and said that I was approved to receive $8K, but I needed to deposit via Western Union $400 to see if I had the credibiity to pay.  Now why would I have to deposit that large of a money if I needed money?

He also said that the name of his company was Consumer Payday Loans.  He said to go ahead and check out the website, and there is one, but without information to determine where the headquaters were.  Luke said that they are backed up by the US National Bank in Washington D.C., but there isn't one.

When I told him that I would need to do more thinking about it, he was nice enough to let me go and said to keep his number.  He said that he is aware of a lot of people sending money, but not receiving their funds as well.  There was something to the effect of their funds being sent to people that were being intercepted.  So I would be careful on this one.

The thing that really is creepy is that this man sounded South Asian or Indian and that his last sentence was "God bless..."  Sounds like the thing the other scammers have left me with who call randomly from differently disconnected numbers, threatening us poor people who are looking for help.

This is getting ridiculous and why are these people from that country asked to scam on us.  I hope I don't sound discriminatory because I am Asian myself.  I look at this situation as a people problem, and people doing what they need to do to probably survive by threatening other people.

I have called an reported these people to the Federal Trade Commission and FBI.  In fact, I give them their numbers to call back on.

Protect yourselves.

its a scam they took me in hook line and sinker. im broke got four kids and ben laid off and bills due on first. i had three dollars to my name and they calld. said they where american fianaincial. i was so happy finaly gunna get the help we needed. i borrowed money from my mom.  sent it western union. to india ....receivers first name..RAJANI.....
                         Last name.REBBY      3/29/12          MTCN: 788-457-3681...
                                                                          Here the number he wonted.    Cell...206-201-2269


  Here another piece of s*** that i pray his family gets rapped and torchered for the rest of their f****ng lives.........LUKE SMITH.............

             CELL#206-317-1664                      It takes a sorry piece of s*** to do a family that way
                                                                when they are doing without already........

           Now what let my kids go hungry sleep on street cause cant pay rent.  Says alot bout
           me guess im dad of the year..........  And people wonder why people do stupid things
           i gota come up with rent and food i got no choice.....i hate my life trust nobody hope who ever  
           it was enjoy eatn and keepn warm. glad i helpd u out.   f*** you scammers

THIS IS A SCAM and ronald is a lying scammer shill. This is a version of the advance-fee-for-something scam where something is a grant, grant paperwork, business plan, loan, scammed-money refund, lottery winnings, interest rate reduction, tax reduction, gift card, refund, doggie, cruise, vacation, free gas, etc., and the advance-fee is for tax, shipping, registration, insurance, secure handling, processing, etc. They may send you a fake check, may want your credit/debit card or bank account number, or tell you to wire cash via Western Union, Moneygram, etc. They can put recurrent difficult-to-cancel monthly charges or a 1-time charge on your card or bank account, and sell account info to other criminals and you'll have to replace accounts altogether. Wired-cash is irretrievable - once it's picked up at the other end, it's untraceable and gone. If they want you to call them up for instructions, they may tell you not to discuss the wire with Western Union desk clerks but the real reason is WU clerks are familiar with these scams and will warn you not to wire the money. If you give them the WU Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) for the wire, they can pick up the money from anywhere in the world. Report to US Postal Service Inspectors https://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms/MailFraudComplaint.aspx , the Federal Communications Commission http://esupport.fcc.gov/complaints.htm , the Federal Trade Commission https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/ and your state AG http://www.naag.org/current-attorneys-general.php as appropriate.

These dummies keep calling me, I dont want any of their so called services! They are scammers and should be shut down! If I need money that bad, I have family and friends that can help, not these vultures!!! Die scammers, DIE!!!!

i get the loan for 2200 ........................................they r such a nice people god bless them i got the loan ...............im very very happy

These people called me trying to get money to give me money "so they say" I wasn't buying it so I hung up. If u get a call from this number do the same its a scam!!!

This phone number has called me and told me that I have been approved for a 1500 dollar loan and that I have to make monthly payments of 175 each month to pay it back. He said that in order to get the loan I had to western union the first month payment and then they would wire it back.. I wired the 175 and then he told me that the irs or something notified that I owed them so before I could get the loan id have to pay 150 to the irs or to whoever it was that I owed.. I didn't have 150 right then and there so he said that he would call me back at 9 the next day.. I did not receive a phone call from him.. so I'm assuming that that this is a scam. I'm upset because I borrowed the 175 from somebody else and they lost themoney

What do i do to report these ppl, because they are scamming my lil sis as we speak. she sent the money before  had a chance to kno what she was doing and now all he lil foreign guy can do is laugh in her ear.

I received numerous calls from this number said that if i would go to western union and give them 140.00 dollars they would reimburse me plus give me a loan.I became suspicious report this as a scam.
don't fall for this I am in need but to good to  be true

Claimed they would.give me a loan if I made a deposit down. I sent them the money and never received a.loan from me. In other words they scammed me!

They claim to be world finacial bank but apparently not and they robbed me of quite a bit of money

No message just hangup.