I've Been Scammed, Ripped Off And Want To Warn!
I am feeling pretty stupid and ashamed right now. Let me try to make this short, over a year ago i had applied for any sort of financial help i could get, namely in the form of grants, i filled out dozens of forms on numerous sites, i was in the process of losing my house (now gone) so was desperate to save it. Anyway, a year later (this monday) i recieved a check for 4,950.00 from grantchecks.com, it looked legit, had the watermark and was honored at the bank. The only stipulation, i had to pay 10% commission for brokering the grant (apparantely this company did this for a living)once i paid the commission they'd send the remaining 4,950 dollars. Well, the commission had to paid within 5 days of depositing that check via greendot prepaid card, I went and purchased it, sat down to pay this man his commission, and my bank calls, the check is no good!! I nearly fainted, i already spent 3500 on bills.......now i'm stuck owing the bank, i spent two hours at the bank and police station filing a report, where i was informed i'd never see that money again and the creep will never be found.......I am so dissapointed in myself for being scammed, i'm normally very careful, I now have lost all trust for those i don't know. I haven't told hubby yet, he'll hit the roof, and had to practically beg the bank not freeze my account, which they'd already done, but they agreed to monthly payments until the damage is paid for. I am also disappointed in our banking system, whey on earth should i be responsible wholly, for that money? The bank honored it, i was paying bills off money i had in my account as far as i knew, yet i'm being punished???? Please all, i hate to use the old adage, but if it's too good to be true yada yada.....LOL i learned the hard way, and boy does it hurt:sads:
the man's name is Ronnie Ellison, the check was written off of California National Bank, for some company called Landscape Associates inc.