Victim Location 83318
Type of a scam Advance Fee Loan
Victim called in and said he got a text message saying he was approved for a $5,000.00 loan through Coinage Lenders, Inc. He advised he never applied for a loan through them and doesn’t apply for a loan more than $1,000.00 at a time. He called the number and said the man that answered said his name was Thomas Hardy and confirmed the name of the victims bank. Victim asked how much he needed to pay upfront for the loan and the man advised him nothing but would pay $243 (or $283 per month) and the victim told them no. The victim called ScamPulse.com to see if this was a real company, doing research. Found Coinlenders Inc. in the ScamPulse.com system and out of NJ, Thomas Hardy advised they were out of TX. Victim called the number for the actual business that he received from the ScamPulse.com and the phone he received a recording that stated "this account has been compromised please call your customer service rep". He called back to report