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CashNetUSA is an online money lender that offers a variety of different loan options for consumers who need quick access to funds. This is a popular option for people who have below-average credit and may not be approved for a traditional loan from the bank. The amount you qualify for and your repayment terms depend on your loan history and the specific requirements of your state. To qualify for a CashNetUSA loan, you must be 18 years of age or older, have a verifiable source of income, have an active checking account and live in the U.S.
Visit www.cashnetusa.com- Offers various short-term loans
- Same-business-day funding
- Easy application process
- Cannot take out concurrent loans
- Higher interest rates
- Limited availability — only operates in 12 states
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Reviewed Oct. 3, 2011
I need help because I think I have just been scammed. Desperate times call for desperate measures. I applied for cash advance through a different website, but somehow, Cashnet received my information and approved me for a loan for which I have never applied! Anyway, I called last night but their office was closed and they asked that I call back from Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
This morning, I have a deposit of $300 in my checking account from them. I have received a phone call from the same phone number that everyone on the Internet is complaining about. The terms of the "application" they emailed me indicates that a payback amount of $390.00 is due in full on 10/14//11. I want to return this money because I don't want anything to do with these scammers. Should I close my bank account? What should I do?
Reviewed Sept. 27, 2011
They are literally harassing me at my place of employment. I have not taken a loan out from them. The loan they say is for $511.00 for this loan that I never took out. I called the police on the day they called. The police officer was nice enough to call them and they advised him that no one was in the office. This is a scam and some one needs to to take them off of what they are doing. The guy, Henry **, or so he says, keeps calling and threatening my job. Their number is 888-**. Please if anyone can stop these people from calling. Help.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2011
I am receiving phone calls at my job for a payday loan, which I know nothing about. These people have some family information, and previously, the calls were threatening. Now, they are just calling my supervisor, who has nothing to do with this.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011
I applied for a payday loan through them and never received any money. Now they have a collection company calling my home and work phone, harassing everyone, and they never sent me any money.
Reviewed Sept. 20, 2011
I applied for a payday loan. They said I was approved and the money was never deposited in my account. Now, they are calling and threatening jail and calling my job over and over. I will get fired if they keep calling. My boss is angry.
Reviewed Sept. 16, 2011
The guys had really thick accents and they said I took out a loan that I never applied for and told me that a warrant had been issued for my arrest. They were very rude and refused to give me any information. They had all of my info, how is this possible when you never applied for a loan? Times are hard and I'm damn sure I would have remembered getting a loan. I don't have a source of income, don't you need a job to get a loan?
Reviewed Sept. 15, 2011
This guy called me at work and claimed that he is from the cyber crime unit and there is a warrant out for my arrest. He asked me if the last 4 of my social security number is **. I told him yes and he asked me if I received correspondents from Cashnet. He then transferred me to his supervisor who told me that I got a loan for Cashnet and that they tried to debit my BoA account but that I put a block on it. They also said that I have amounted over $2500 in legal fees and if I did not pay the $300 that I owed Cashnet, I would be arrested in the next hour and sent to jail for 3 days. I asked him if he thought I was born yesterday and how dumb he was to think I would fall for such **. He started cussing me out, telling me to ** and **. I just hung up but I got scared because they seem to have my information, my address, what bank I deal with, my work number and from all accounts my SSN. I am just glad I know how to spot a scam and these "Indian nationals" sure are putting up a good one. But my question is, what are the authorities doing about this? I am not the only one who has been approached by these **.
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2011
After being caught in the pay day loan trap, we happened to discover that CashNetUSA is a member of the CFSA and that the CFSA requires them to offer us an extended payment plan (EPP). CFSA rules state that applications must be made by the close of business the day before the loan is due. I contacted them within bare minutes before their closing time on the day before it was due. I fully did not expect to make it in time for the current payment, but had hoped to set it up for the following one.
Our current payment was an "extension", which basically means that we pay just the interest, a portion of the principal and the loan is renewed. The gal I chatted with first said that we were not able to do it for this one but could do it for the next one, at the end of September. I agreed. She then rescinded that statement and said that no, actually we could still do it for the current one because the due date was actually September 2 and not September 1.
She then set me up for a payment plan for $126 a month for 4 months, with the first payment coming out on September 2. I thought that was just great and was so pleased that it went so smoothly and that they didn't argue or try to put one over on us or anything.
Until the morning of the September 2 when I looked at my bank account online and both payments were pending. I contacted them immediately and they said it was an error and to fax our statement to them. I faxed them a screenshot and, later in the day, heard back from them that they needed an actual statement instead. But by then, it was too late in the day to obtain that.
So on Tuesday (after Labor Day), we went to the bank and got an actual statement reflecting the double payment. We sent that to them and then they came back with their idea that I had agreed to making both payments and that the EPP is for the following loan, which wasn't even going to be due until September 29.
I have further disputed this with them and have given them until noon today to get their crap together or I will report them to the CFSA, the BBB and the Missouri Attorney General. I doubt they will repay us for their deceptive practices, but they will see the repercussions for their behavior. This complaint on this site I am not even waiting to share!
Reviewed Sept. 8, 2011
Just some advice to the people of Texas.
Pursuant to the Texas Finance Code Section 392.101. A third party debt collector or credit bureau must file a surety bond with the Secretary of States Office to collect a debt in the state of Texas.
This means, if there is no surety bond filed with the office, they cannot pursue debt collections in Texas. It is illegal.
The Texas Civil Practice and remedies Code Section 16.004. The Statue of Limitations for Debt. The limitation period begins to run four years from the date a “cause of action” accrues, which is generally defined as when the debt is declared in default. The four-year statute of limitation applies to any debt payable in cash regardless of whether the debt is based on a written or oral contract, or from an open-ended account.
What this means is, if you took out a loan and stop paying it, after, say a year, then you start paying it again the next year. The Statue of Limitation renews from the day you started back repaying the loan. The police, or anyone, cannot come to your place and arrest you for a debt that you owe. It's a civil matter and police departments do not get involved with cases like this. So if I owe Cashnet $300, and they say they will make a call to the police and they will arrest me at work. It doesn't happen.
There is also a Federal Registry “Do Not Call List” and it only takes a few minutes to fill out the form to get rid of Cashnet and their cohorts.
Good luck to all. Just a brief information from a freelance paralegal in Texas.
Reviewed Sept. 7, 2011
A rude man with a heavy Indian accent keeps harassing me and the receptionist at my job. He calls 5 to 7 times a day, and each time he uses a different name. He has been Justin **, David **, Jason **, Michael ** (funny he always uses celebrity names).
When he gets my voicemail at work, he will threaten the receptionist and tell her he is from a department of the Federal Government and he wants my home info. She won’t give it to him and he will threaten her with a life sentence in jail for failure to comply with a law officer.
He tells me I owe money to a company, but will not say what company or how much is owed. All he says is that I have to give him my debit card number. I told him he was a scam and to stop the calls as I cannot get calls at work. He gets very rude and ends the call by saying 'God have mercy on your soul".
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2011
I applied for a payday loan. The first time I knew that I had been approved was when I discovered on my August 2011 statement that money had been deposited and a payment of $135 had been taken out. This month, 02 Sept 2011, I discovered that they were trying to remove another $537.88 from my account which is my entire disability check. I have tried to contact them to get an explanation but no one will return my call.
Reviewed Aug. 30, 2011
Someone called me saying that I owe them $517, and if I didn't pay, I was going to be charged with bouncing checks. I paid $388.13 and I was supposed to pay the rest today or I was going to be "charged." I tried to call the number and pay the rest but the number was disconnected. I feel really stupid and $388 is a lot of money for me. The phone number I was given was 188-202-0947.
Reviewed Aug. 19, 2011
They tried to tell me that this was an emergency level 911 call. They filed a complaint against me because I failed to payback a loan.
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2011
This is all a scam... Alot of you are commenting that you are scared that you will actually go to jail. That the police will come and pick you up from home. This is a lie. You cannot go to jail for this.
If you still do not believe me ask the person on the other end what his exact address is and the name of his "department" and tell him you will be recording the conversation and is this ok with him. If you still are not sure then tell him the law states that "an individual who owes a debt has a right to have that debt written on a document which list the company the date of debt the amount including any penalties etc" Tell him once you receive this letter you will be happy to call him back to discuss it... DO NOT give your address obviously if you owe this debt they should have your address. Guess what 100% of the time anyone of these tatics will work! They tried to take over $400 dollars from me. Telling me I had a loan from Cashnet. When they call I just act like I am about to turn on my "voice recorder" which always gets them to hang up. Look on the FBI website under phone scams. The FBI tells you not to engage these people in any type of conversation just hang up. It actually list the name "CashNet" right on their website.
Once I even acted like I was the "friend" of the person they were looking for when they called one day and got their number to have my "friend" call them back. Then I called them back and told them I was an agent for a made up law enforcement agency and that I was looking for Neal Johnson... You can't believe all the hurried paper shuffling and whispers on the other end!! They hung up (of coarse) so I just called them back and harrassed them for a few days.. I loved turning the tables on them!!
People please learn your rights, too many of you are scared for no reason. Please stop worrying and start getting angry if enough of us would start treating these people like the scumbags they are they would eventually stop the scam because nobody would be stupid enough to fall for it. We live in 2011 of course our information is just too easy to get a hold of...
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2011
I researched information about Cashnet loans, but never received a loan from Cashnet. Not long after, I noticed on more than one occassion that checks that I didn't authorize or write were being deducted from my account. When I requested a copy of the checks, found out that Cashnet was the culprit. account. I notified my bank immediately, but NOW I've been receiving collection calls from the State Attorney's Office in regards to an unpaid loan that I NEVER received! The person was very rude, spoke with an Asian or Indian accent, and was very rude when I asked for a call back number. The number he gave me 619-292-8423 goes directly to voicemail.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2011
I have received payday loans before, when times were tough, but I have always made sure that they get paid. I got a call on my old cell phone stating there was and affidavit with three charges against me under my social security number.
They provided me with my social security number. The individual I dealt with did not sound like a Justin. He had a deep Indian or Pakistani accent. He threatened that if I did pay $498 today, I would be receiving a phone call from a sheriff, and I would be arrested. I got online and started checking, and told this individual that I thought this was a scam. He got irate, and stated that I called this a scam on a recorded line.
Supposedly, they are going to call my employer and disclose charges against me. When I asked him to mail me a copy of the affidavit, he said no, this is the only correspondence I was going to get. He said that this was through CashNet500. I got online and started seeing these scams, and was a little curious on what to do.
Reviewed Aug. 2, 2011
I have been receiving harassing phone calls from this number, saying that I have a loan out and need to pay it or else go to jail and they would send the cops to my house. They are so annoying. The scary thing is, they do have my ending numbers of my SS number. They seem to have a lot of info on me.
I hope these ** get caught soon. I'm tired of them calling me.
Reviewed July 28, 2011
I received a threating phone call on my cell asking that either I or my attorney call them with regard to a fraudlent act on my part. I called back left message, they called me at work several times. I finally spoke with a Robert Williams, Federal Agent and he said was I aware of the fact that I had 3 counts of fraud, failure to pay a debt and one other one which I don't remember. I said no and he gave me a case # and put me through to officer Patrick Miller who had an affadavit in hand and was ready to file it if I didn't in fact pay the full balance owed by 4:30 pm PST. The amount with fees and balance they claim Cash Net said I owed them was $498.00.
I never rec'd a payday loan form Cash Net, they wouldn't give me any information or fax me anything with regard to these charges. They had all my personal information. I called the FBI since they threatened to have me arrested and put in jail for 3 days unless I settled with payment today which would stop them from putting through the charges and get arrested at my job. The phone # is 512-501-3639, they are all Indian accent people and are rude and talk very fast and won't give you any information just threats.
Reviewed June 27, 2011
I have received 2 phone calls from a person with a foreign accent claiming to be from the legal department representing Cashnet USA. They said there are charges being filed against me for a payday loan that I have not paid back. They said I have to come to the courthouse in Texas or that law enforcement will come after me. I have never had any online payday loan and Cashnet said they are aware of this scam and are looking in to it. This is causing me stress and problems on the job as they are calling me at work.
Reviewed June 23, 2011
I had a guy call me in regards to a payday loan that was never given to me. It has never been placed into an account of mine. He had my SSN, date of birth, account numbers & my old address from a couple years ago. He called stating he was from a Jason ** attorney's office, I looked up a Jason ** attorney office in California and they have nothing to do with the call or Cashnet USA.
Reviewed June 16, 2011
I just received a phone call from a man named Dean **. He asked me some questions and told me that I was going to be arrested for fraudulent checks. I had supposedly received a payday loan from CashNetUSA, and I did not. I called them directly. It was a scam. I was never listed in their computer, ever. I called Dean ** back and he started screaming, "You go away and don't call me, you **. I will see you in court." So I said, "Where?" He goes in California, but what circuit of court? Nothing is as bad as this--and they have my SSN. I am so ** and it's all a fake.
Reviewed June 15, 2011
My friends and family are getting phone calls from 855-286-1918 claiming I'm being charged with fraud for an ambiguous infraction and leaving hard to understand intimidating sounding messages. They seem to have old information on me from several years ago. I reverse phone searched the number online and found this site. Now, I think I understand what is happening. I had a payday loan 5 years ago for $200 that was paid back. It sounds like this company has somehow hacked the payday loan company's records and that I am not alone in getting these calls.
Reviewed June 15, 2011
Someone with a thick accent called me today. At first, they would not say the company they were calling from just that they were from California. They said that I had not repaid a loan and that they would be seeing me in court on Monday. I said I have not defaulted on any loan. They then proceeded to put their "supervisor" on the loan who stated that I owed them $700 for a pay day loan. I told them any money I had owed was certainly paid back as it was debited from my bank account. The "supervisor" then hung up on me.
At the time, I was with my daughter who was visiting from out of state. When I got home, I called the number and a person answered just saying hello, no company name, etc. I asked what company it was and the person with a heavy accent said, it was the legal department. I said that is not a company name. The person then said that they were with Cash Net. I told him to never call my phone again and that I was seeking legal assistance. He then said that if I called him again he would sue me.
I called my bank to inform them that this so called company of Cash Net that claims to be part of Fast Cash may try to "steal" money out of my account. Other than having my account "frozen" to all withdrawals, all I can do is wait and deal with it when it happens. The damage done to me was emotional and due to the stress, I suffered physically with headaches and stomach problems. This was also very embarrassing as I was with my daughter at the time and she, these idiots accuse me of defaulting on a loan.
Reviewed June 9, 2011
I am an attorney and someone called my office today regarding a CashNet loan that has been sent to collections. Apparently, this Mr. Madison is calling people using my name and bar number to threaten people into paying. I am not involved with this at all and seriously upset that they are using my good name in this manner. Pain/suffering, damage to my good name, damage to my livelihood and more depending on what else has been done.
Reviewed June 7, 2011
I was contacted by a person claiming to be a representative of the US Legal Investigation Department who left several messages on my home phone. Then, my mother called and gave me the person's name & phone number who had called her. His name was Eric **. When I called the first time, they hung up on me. The second time that I called, they claimed that they had an affidavit against me for not paying back a loan that I had received by Cashnet Marketing. They would not give me their phone number when I asked for it stating that they were the mediator. So then, when I questioned them about the loan, they did not have any information about that. They only gave me a case file number and some other number as well. I let them know that I would be contacting my bank, the credit bureau, and the BBB. When I searched both companies on the BBB website, the search came up empty.
I feel that not only was I harassed but they called my mother and harassed her as well. They said that I had put her down as a reference but since I never took out a loan with this company, how did they get her information? I am really upset over this whole matter. I just want the chance to file a report against them and let them know that we are on to them. I also read more than 1 account on the internet about this scam! This is not the first time that this has happened and I'm sure it won't be the last unfortunately!
Reviewed May 31, 2011
We have been getting numerous calls from this Neal Johnson stating that there is a lawsuit against me and that he will help me. He has an Indian accent and is hard to understand. WE have never taken out a payday loan. I explained this to him. I called back once and the number was not in service. I have talked to him today and told him I thought this is a scam. He said that he would see us in court. I told him go right ahead, we'll see you there. I called Cash Net USA and was told that this is a fraud and lots of people have been receiving these threatening calls. He told me the only way to resolve the matter was paying by credit/debit card or Western Union to their Arbitrator, but would not give me the name.
Reviewed May 27, 2011
I was contacted by someone claiming to be a representative of Cashnet saying that I got an EFT (electronic funds transfer) from them. They proceeded to tell me that I owe them $5043 and if I don't pay them, they will be taking me to court on Monday and charging me with EFT fraud and wire fraud and theft which is all a joke because I called Cashnet directly and they informed me that I did not have a loan with them. This is the 15th call in three months.
This has caused me sleepless nights and great amounts of undue stress and has forced me to change my number at the drop of a hat.
Reviewed May 12, 2011
I had taken out a loan several years ago and repaid the loan. I actually even had to close my checking account with Utilities Employees Credit Union due to them because they sold my checking account information to people in Nigeria and they also took money out of my account. I spent 4.5 hours at the credit union trying to fix the account and disputing various items that were being deducted. They would not allow me to stop the payments from coming out and they don't answer the phone or they are extremely rude when they do.
They have now placed my account with another company, NCW. I spoke with two people there, Debra ** who was extremely rude. She refused to provide me with their physical address of where they are located. She provided me with a phone number of 855-286-1918, extension115 and a fax number of 716-393-399. She will not provide me any proof that I could possibly still owe Cash Net any money because I do not. They called my cell phone 4 times this morning and then my work phone number. I did call back after I got the message at work and advised not to call me at work. She told me that they can and they will continue to call me there.
I will press harassment charges against them since I did advised her, both verbally and in a fax, not to call me at work again and they are jeopardizing my job. My case number with them is **. I would appreciate it very much if you could resolve this issue for me. I don't have the money to hire an attorney to represent me in this but I am not willing to pay another dime to this company. I also reported a situation to the police because someone called my cell phone and advised me that harm would come to me and my family. I don't have the report with me but I could contact the police department. I am sure that they have a copy of the complaint that I filed that was also traced back to Cash Net.
Reviewed May 12, 2011
This fool called my friend’s phone again yesterday. The same one with the Indian accent claiming I owe cashnet.com money. I told his ** I called my bank and that they told me no money from cashnet.com was ever deposited in my account in December 2009. Again I asked this clown how much was this so called deposit and he told me it was confidential. I told his lame the name of my bank. He wanted the number. I told this dumb to Google it if he wanted the number.
Then after I told him the name of my bank, this 7-11 ** then tells me that I took out a loan from my own bank. I'm like, “What the are you talking about? First you say cashnet.com, now you’re saying I owe my own bank money for a loan.” I told him I don't owe **. My friend told him if he called him again, he was gonna sue his punk for harassment. The ** up part is that this fool knew my bank account number, the routing number, my social. I called my bank and let them know what was up. They told me I should just close my old account and open a new one. Osama got blasted on. I guess all his brothers are pissed. Eat ** and die a slow death.
Reviewed May 10, 2011
I have a payday loan that I am in default with CashNetUSA. They call me constantly both at home and at work. They have even left messages on co-workers extensions in the past. When I have taken their calls, I have asked them not to call me at work because it could jeopardize my job. They always leave threats and tell me that I will have federal criminal problems, legal implications, etc.
In the mean time, I have filed a Chapter 13 bankruptcy in Richmond, Virginia. I have given this company the name and number of my attorney, but they refuse to call him and just keep calling me at home and work. I have also asked for information in writing via mail or email and they say that they cannot send me anything. They have asked me to give an affidavit over the phone, but I have refused.
Yesterday, May 9, 2011, I received a message to call them. They said that it was Officer Jason ** of the Department of Financial Investigations and that they had a pending legal lawsuit against me. They also told me that I would have legal implications against my Social Security Number and that my SSN would be blocked for fraud activities. I was to call them at **. Of course, the message did not relay the company that was calling me.
Between 4:45-4:55 PM, I called them back. The young man that answered had a very thick accent. I asked for Officer Jason ** and he said that it was him and he asked for my information to look up my account. Before he could start talking, I first asked him the name of the company and he told me that it was CashNetUSA. I told him that I had filed a Chapter 13 Bankruptcy and gave him the case number. He said that this loan would not fall under a Chapter 13, but I told him that my attorney said that it would.
I then told him that I was going to report them for violating my consumer rights with their harassing and threatening phone calls, especially the implications that I would have fraud charges brought up against me. At this point, the young man supposedly named Jason ** said that he would like to violate me and asked if I was single. I was shocked and immediately said that the call was ending and I was hanging up. This upset me a great deal. This was very embarrassing to a single middle-aged mother of two. Now, I definitely feel that this company has not only violated my consumer rights, but my rights as an individual as well. I feel what he said was a form of sexual harassment. I would to file a formal complaint against them. I am also going to report this to the Better Business Bureau.
Reviewed May 10, 2011
Not more than 15 to 20 ** minutes ago, someone talking with an Indian accent called a friend of mine. He said that I took out a loan in my friend’s name from cashnet.com. So my friend told me what happened. So I called these **. This dude claimed that I took out a payday loan from cashnet.com in December, 2009. I was like **! He could not tell me the amount or what day the money was deposited. He said the company wants their money. With the late fees, I owe like$1,225. I said let me call my bank. This ** is talking about they really want their money and some ** about a summons. I called my bank and no money from cashnet.com was ever deposited in my account. Hell, they went as far back as November, 2009 all the way through December, 2009. Not a ** thing.
Reviewed May 6, 2011
Someone from Cashnet has been calling me and threatening me. I contacted my lawyer and she said that they have been trying for months to catch these people and it's all a lie. They are trying to scare people into sending them money.
Reviewed March 29, 2011
It just started to me. I got a new number, but my old phone number is still on. I decided yesterday to call my old phone and check to see if I had any messages from anybody because I don't want everybody having my new number. So, I received a voice message from a foreigner--couldn't make out a name--but he knew my information. He said that it was a warning call for me. Then, he mentioned my last four digits to my SSN, my email address, and my street address.
He said that my SSN would be put on the black list and my license would be taken away from me. I had three charges against me for check fraud by Cashnet saying that I received a payday loan from them back in November 2010. That was $510 and that it showed as received by me it and it was deposited in my bank account. I was also told that I would be arrested and taken to court. After saying all that, he had the nerve to say "God bless" and "good luck on your legal decisions."
So, that automatically freaked me out. I have never been in trouble with the law. I don't have a criminal background for nothing. So, I went to my police department and told them about it. They said to not worry about it because there's a lot of scamming and identity theft going on--and I was just another victim of it. So, I went home, prayed really hard that nothing could come out of this because I haven't done anything like this. I just want to know, has anyone actually been arrested or has this on their record now? Please say no, because I can't. I could see if this stuff was true, but I have never taken out a "loan" from them!
Reviewed March 16, 2011
Over a month ago my fiance began receiving phone calls from a company CashNet /PayDay stating that he had an unpaid loan. It was hard to even get them to say exactly what company they were "representing" (At the time of the original calls we had just paid off a legitimate loan). We have never dealt with either of these companies. The callers always have a strong Pakistan or Indian accent and will not provide any information as to amount, account number their address etc. However they know everything from our DOB, SS # and place of employment and reference phone numbers. Other family members have also had harassing calls demanding payment from them too. They call a minute apart over 8 times in a row.
They have left voice mails representing themselves as "cops" and FBI agents, have threatened to lock him up and spend "life behind bars" and get him fired from his job and also "drag" his employer to jail. To complete the script they say "God Bless' at the end of the message. When I tried to get firm information as to what might be the specifics of what is owed they become extremely rude and use intimidating tactic to get you to give out even more personal information. The worst was today when they actually played a tape of a child being murdered. There was terrorist style laughter in the background. He then asked me "if I liked it? " and stated that he was going to kill my children.
When I did a search on the internet I found hundreds of complaints with the same American sounding names and phone numbers that we have documented over the last 3 months of calls. All of the stories mirror exactly what we have been through and heard. Some families have even had sexual comments made to their children. I'm sure that will also be coming in the months ahead.
This is deplorable and this group of foreign scam artists could very well be terrorists as well. They have thousands of people's personal information and knowledge of their banking and employment. We need to unite together and get this to stop. Please help us and the thousands of other families that somehow got their personal information compromised by using a loan place. It is very scary and I don't know what to do. I have found the complaints on consumeraffairs.com and *** I have also contacted the FBI and our local police departments. Does anyone else have any successful tactics to get this to stop? I am very concerned for us all.
Reviewed March 10, 2011
I applied for a payday loan and my information was stolen by these people. They had my SS number and address. They said that I was behind on my payday loan and I had to pay them or they would take me to court. The reference number they gave me was ** and I contacted the credit bureaus and my bank.
Reviewed March 3, 2011
Since February, 2011, I have constantly got calls from a Harry ***** and Jimmy ****. The men have Middle Eastern accents. They are claiming a payday loan that I got from Cashnet.com. I was never told of a set amount due. I never did any business with Cashnet.com. There were also two other numbers *** and *** and my caller ID says Ontario, Canada.
Reviewed Feb. 10, 2011
I received a voicemail at work on 2-9-11 from a Bryan **, saying I needed to call him back immediately at **. I did that and I received a recording that said, "the Magic Jack customer I was calling was unavailable". I didn't try again. Later that evening, I received the same message to call Bryan ** immediately or I would have a lawsuit attached to my driver's license and to call the same number above. I called it and the guy claimed to be Bryan **. He did sound of Indian decent. He proceeded to tell me that I had taken a payday loan out and was to pay it in full in 21 days. Failing to do so and a lawsuit is going to be filed at the courthouse and attached to my social security number and driver's license.
I explained to him that I did have payday loans outstanding and they were current. I was very well aware that they were current. When I asked who I owed the debt to, he was hesitant and then said Cashnet. I told him I have not heard of them and he proceeded to tell me that they operate for a number of loans, that I did owe them. I told him if I owed a debt, I would pay but first, I wanted documentation from the company that I owed such debt. He claimed that he could get that for me. I told him, until then, to leave me alone. After the call ended, I googled Cashnet and found that there is a scam going and everything said the same thing that I was told. I called the number back and got the message about magic jack again. So I left a message telling him that I was on to them and would be reporting them to the authorities (not that anything would happen, but threatened). I also mentioned that any reputable company would not have Magic Jack as their phone carrier. So far today, no further contact with them.
Reviewed Feb. 4, 2011
In the middle of a very busy and hectic day, my boss told me that there is a police officer on the phone by the name James ** requesting to speak to me. To start with, his Indian accent was strong that you couldn't understand him. After I asked him several times to repeat himself, he slowed down; from the parts I understood, he was a police officer from the national fraud division, and I was going to be prosecuted for a loan I didn’t pay back in the amount of $300.00. I assured him this was a mistake because I didn't take out any loan. I asked what the company name was that I supposedly took out this loan. He said it was Cashnet.
He proceeded to verify my name, social security number and my bank information. I told him to do what he had to do because I have done nothing wrong. He gave me a phone number, and he said that if I didn't have my lawyer contact their lawyer, they were going to forward the warrant to the Florida fraud division. They would come to my work arrest me and put me behind bars. I just lost my mother to cancer two weeks ago. I helped take care of her for eight months prior to her death. Needless to say, it’s a challenge to get through each day.
This phone call from these heartless people was the last thing I needed. I hope something can be done to stop these people. It’s not right that they cause innocent people anxiety and fear. First of all, they involved my boss in their fraud. This threat caused me a lot of emotional stress; causing me to rack my brain as to what this could be about. I worked ten and a half hours today, and here I am on the Internet looking for information on this company. After finding all the other complaints with the exact same scenario, I know for sure it’s a scam.
Reviewed Jan. 14, 2011
Frightening and harassing phone calls accusing me of taking a loan and not paying the loan. I have never gotten a loan from them or anyone. They're threatening to carry me to court, lawsuit against me. They said they were government investigations, that I wouldn't know what was happening to me and had my personal information such as social number, email, address, phone number. A foreigner speaks every time and it was hard to understand them. They would say "good luck as everything unfolds, it would be out of their hands". I wouldn't know what would happen to me or my kids.
Reviewed Jan. 6, 2011
As an employee of CashnetUSA, I can tell you that many of your experiences look like calls you're getting from scam artists pretending to be from us. But, no matter what your concern, if you ever have any question or concern, we have an excellent customer service team working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year that I would encourage you to call at **. We take our customers concerns very seriously and work hard to make everything right.
Reading through these comments, it sounds as if most people are experiencing debt collection scams, using our name to lend them legitimacy. Anyone calling on behalf of CashNetUSA follows strict policies and procedures, operates within industry best practices, and complies with the law, which make many of these calls discussed here not possibly from our team.
If you have never received a loan from/through CashNetUSA, please call 888.801.9075 to provide us with the details of the incident that we can share with authorities. Contact your State Attorney General's office and the Federal Trade Commission and file a complaint. If you are a current CashNetUSA customer, log in to your online personal account to confirm the status of previous loans.
I hope this information helps, and please call our numbers above with any questions.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2010
A man with a heavy accent called me today. He threatened me with court and jail for default on a Payday loan with CashNet. I have no loan with them. While trying to talk to him, he started yelling at me and saying I would be arrested by federal marshals and I had to go to court tomorrow. Also, he kept asking me if I had a lawyer. I said why do I need one and he kept saying I was going to be arrested. I do have a Payday loan, but not with this company. My other loan is not default. I finally hung up on this person. He called me back and kept yelling. So I hung up on him again. I tried to call the number back, but it is not a valid number. After reading the notes on this site, I think I was the victim of a scam and I did not fall for it. I look forward for him to call again. I will keep my cool and turn the tables on him.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2010
According to the phone book this number is in Austin, but who knows? An old neighbor (but still friend) of mine got a call from a man yesterday from a man with a heavy Indian accent. She had to make him repeat himself several times to get the name of Bob ** and the number. He said I got a loan of $1,000 from Cashnet a year ago, and hadn't paid it back. He said I had put her name and number as a reference.
2. That was just earlier this year, not a year ago.
3. Why wouldn't they have called her as a "reference” a year ago?
4. I would never give out a friend's name and/or number for a loan, job, or anything else, without letting them know first.
It's rather upsetting that these people have access to intimidate like this. They're threatening legal action. Even when I requested info, I never gave out account info or certainly not SS number. I think he called my cell as well. I was driving and my cell said number unavailable. I never did really understand his message, except for "legal action" attorney and time-sensitive. I saved the message to re-listen. Never understood the name but it is the same area code, so probably it’s the same guy. After talking to her this morning, I tried to call the number. It rang and rang, then a busy signal. He mentioned fraud to her. What should I do?
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2010
He said I owed a payday Loan. I asked who it was and finally I got him to tell me but wouldn't give his name. I have taken payday loans but always had it taken directly out of my checking account. I never borrowed more than two hundred and something. He is saying I borrowed over five hundred! He told me that I would be arrested and taken to court. When I asked why the money was never deducted from my bank account, he couldn't answer me. He called 5 times in a half-hour time period.
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2010
I received a phone call today, on a new cell number, from a gentleman saying that I was being sued in Federal Court. I was having a very hard time understanding him because of his foreign accent. He said something about me going to the courthouse tomorrow. I stopped him right there and asked if I could speak to someone who could speak English. I was put on hold only to get another foreigner on the line. I told him that I still needed someone that could speak English because I could not understand him. I asked for his supervisor, he stated that he was busy and that I was going to have to listen to him. He started and I couldn't understand so I hung up. About 15 minutes later, my boss gave me a message from them.
So, when I went on break I called them back, I kept demanding to speak to someone who could speak English. The gentleman started to speak very slowly, he was stating that I had received three loans that I had not paid back and that I was going to be arrested and would have to pay them over 5,000.00. I told him that I had done no such things, he told me to be quiet.
I told him that without a paper in front me I would not talk to them about this matter. He yelled at me telling me that he had the federal marshals on their way to arrest me. I told him that I was waiting. After my break today, I was given another message stating that they would be calling me in the morning. I am looking forward to that phone call now. Now that I did a little research and found out what was happening. Lets stop these people now.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2010
After reading the comments here, regarding the man with a heavy Indian accent, I have apparently been targeted in an internet payday loan scam. I have received calls on my cell, and at work, sometimes 5 or 6 calls in a 5 minute period. Stating that if I did not pay him for a supposed outstanding loan, he would have me arrested, or he would contact my manager at work, and I would be in "serious trouble". Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to stop this? I have spoken with the people I work with, and explained what is going on, since they are getting calls as well. It is rather unnerving.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2010
A man with a foreign accent called to tell me that I did not pay back a payday loan from Cashnet. I have never taken out a loan from Cashnet but he had my address, ss number, email address, and bank account information. He threatened me with being arrested, losing my job, calling my boss, and $6500 in court costs and fines if I did not give him $1222.00! I asked to call him back after I verified the information and he said that I had to call him back in fifteen minutes before he issued the summons.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2010
Today, November 4, 2010 at 7:59AM, within one minute, I got a call from a man named Shawn ** to my cell phone, work cell and work landline. Mr. ** claimed to be with a law firm that was representing Cash Net who was taking legal actions for check fraud against me. He claimed that I had taken a loan with Cashnet and they had deposited money into my account. When it came time to pay my loan, there were no funds available. He also went on to say that because there was no funds available to fulfill my debt, they decided to write it off and file criminal charges against me for check fraud and that I had to appear in court on Monday to defend myself. That I would owe the firm $5000.00.
When I tried to ask him what firm he was calling from and requested contact information for Cashnet, he got very rude with me and started yelling at me. I asked him why he was being so hostel with me when I was not being hostel with him and was very much feeling like the victim of a money scheme. He demanded that I call my attorney and that he would only talk about this matter with my attorney and was done talking to me then hung up. I tried to call him right back and he was even ruder when I asked to talk to his supervisor and started yelling at me, demanding to know why he deflated on this loan, cursing me up one side and another, demanding that he would only talk to my attorney and that I should just go and turn myself in since I was going to get arrested anyways.
I then did yell back and finally said no, that he was going to be arrested, that this was harassment and that telephone harassment was a federal offense. In the mist of my yelling back, he even tried throwing out there that the FBI would be coming for me. The man was very rude, honestly he scared me. He knows my phone numbers, my email, last 4 digit of my social security and my bank name. For all I know, my mailing address or even my home address.
I did do a reverse phone look up on the phone number and it came back as a cell phone located in Irvine, CA and Cingular Wireless PCS as the carrier. I then called Cashnet just to look into this, being very scared to now even talk to anyone. The lady I spoke with was very nice and understanding to my complaint and quickly forwarded me to the investigation department. She said that there has been multiple complaints regarding the same thing.
The lady from the investigation department was in the middle of 2 other calls with the same complaints and apologized that she couldn't talk to me at that time. She took my phone number and said she would call me right back and help me file the formal complaint with them, as well as FCC. I recommend anyone who receives this call to call Cashnet or whatever institute they claim to be with and let them know. As of now, Cashnet has been very comforting and is trying to make this person stop.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2010
cashnet.com is a debit collector impostor. Someone from cashnet said that I had received a loan from them when I dint know anything about this. I was asking and thinking about when or why. When I asked how much money was, they he said it was only 300 dollars. Told that guy I don't have any loan then he got mad, screaming at me, saying bad words and I said, hey hold on be professional sir!
If I owe you money, I will pay you but show me the proof and some guy suppose to be the next day at my house with some paper from the court. I was kinda confuse about all this. Then I've asked what court and what is the phone number for my case. But it was hard to get what they're saying. They don't speak English.
I said, the only way I can pay this, it will be in person or if you show me some proof about the loan. Wow! He said you smart ah! I told them I got my rights so please I need more information about all this then he asked me why? Are you taking a note about all this? I said yes I'm taking this to the sheriff office and they go to take this calls from me. Then they go mad saying that I was a ** and all that but the police offices told me."
Then our office has received a number of complaints regarding aggressive phone calls from persons claiming to be debit collectors from cashnet or a law office often, the callers have personal financial information about the person they are calling, including SSN. Home address email addresses and personal references. Typically callers insist that the consumer has an unpaid payday loan.
This is a scam collector making a phone calls. They will do this once they are sure they have contacted the correct party. This phone calls actually originate from outside the USA. It's why they don't speak English and we can't understand and they don't know anything about your city or what polices office or court you need to go. When you get this phone calls, they go to ask about you if you are the person they are calling, just say no and they will not call you again.
cashnet is fake. Not real. So don't worry if you are thinking about getting arrested or a court file. It is not true. Just call department of justice of your state and you will get more information about this cashnet problems.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2010
I received a call at 7am this morning from a man stating that he wanted to know who my attorney was. I asked who was speaking and he claimed to be an attorney who had been retained by Cashnet for theft and fraud stating that I owed almost $7,000 for a payday loan taken in 2009. He stated that they had sent me 15-20 emails. He demanded that I send 3 faxes requesting that I do not be arrested today, that I authorize them to take payments from my bank account, and a copy of my driver’s license.
He knew my bank account information and everything. He stated that if I could pay today $786.87, he would not have me arrested. I kept asking him information about the loan and when it was taken, he stated that he wasn't there to provide me customer service. He kept shouting at me and kept stating that I was refusing to cooperate. He would not give me any information regarding the debt. I asked if I had ever been served any court papers, he stated that was for me to figure out and that I was going to be arrested today. He did not give me any information regarding the debt. I don't have any Payday Loans with Cashnet and have never heard of them nor could I locate any information on the company.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2010
I received a call at work today from this person claiming to be a lawyer. He had all my personal info, SS number, checking account number, email address, routing number. I never took a payday loan with Cashnet. This man sounded like he was from India with an American name.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2010
This Payday loan scam happened to me living in FL, 10/20/2010. I couldn't find a FL area to report it to then come across this article: "Fake Payday Loan Collection Calls on the Rise in Illinois.” They called for over a week leaving messages on my voice message, speaking with a heavy Spanish/foreign dialect. When I returned the call they threatened me with Federal officials coming to my home/work. Then I knew this was probably fake. Stated I had taken out loan online (which I never had) and the funds were deposited into my bank account (which I've never rec.) although they did have my correct mailing address.
Thinking this was identity theft, I requested they send me documentation which was a joke... form letter with no address for return payment and "American Law Department" as the heading. With watermark seals to look official, but tons of typo's. Requested over the phone I pay $419.00 due now otherwise would be responsible for court cost and fees totaling $6,584.74. I paid nothing and req. documents, the e-mail request were a tip off too, never heard of Collection Company sending by e-mail. Just wanted you to know they have targeted FL too!
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2010
On October 21, 2010, I received a call from this Indian talking guy stating that I had gotten a loan from Cash Net off the internet and that I would be arrested and had to defend myself in court. What was so scary about that is that he knew my social security number and the name of my bank. How did he get this info? Well, I told him to come and get me and then I hung the phone up.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2010
They said I would be arrested for cash loans taken out in November 2009 believe me I have not done this in 4-5 years with anyone. He said I would be arrested, which I laughed I just worry about credit issues.
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2010
I got a call from this Robin **, a person claiming to be an officer working on behalf of Cashnet and that there was a judgement against me for an internet payday loan that I supposedly received in January. When I questioned who he was or more details on the transaction, he stated I was upsetting him. He was going to send officers to my home and job to arrest me, and if he didn't have a notarized authorization for $820 in 1 hour, I would be in jail by the end of the day. I immediately contacted Cashnet and was advised they were aware of the situation and would be contacting me back if they needed any more info but to disregard the calls. These people are very disrespectful and hopefully, they won't get to far with this scam!
Reviewed Oct. 8, 2010
He said that I had an unpaid loan that was in collections. My wife and I would be arrested in the morning and taken to court, where I would have to pay a fine of five or six thousand dollars. He said he wished me good luck with my legal problems. My wife is recuperating from a quadruple by-pass operation on her heart. We don't need this form of harassment.
Reviewed Sept. 29, 2010
I received a phone call from a man named Alex yesterday afternoon claiming he was an attorney assisting with a debt collection. I asked, "What debt are you calling about?" And he was not able to give any information except that it was from a payday loan for $500 from CashNet on the internet. I tried to ask him about this incident and he refused to give any other information. I have never received any money from a CashNet payday loan thing from the internet. If I did, where is my money?
While speaking to this man, which was hard to do in the first place, he had very bad broken English, he cut me off and said I have 30 minutes to pay $500. I tried to ask a question and he immediately changed his timing to 15 minutes. When I got back on the phone with this man, I asked him who I send the money to and he said I will place you on hold for the billing dept. and I got disconnected and he tried to call back. I refused to answer. He never called again. This morning I called the land line number back (which is from Los Angeles) and the man answered the phone and still claims that he is an attorney that works for cyber crimes. I told him that I am calling for more information to tell my attorney. He stated he is not giving me anything. I told him this phone call is being recorded and he hung up on me. This is totally a scam. Just so not give in to the empty threats.
Reviewed Sept. 25, 2010
Yes I got a call at from Dwight ** saying I received a loan from cash net. And I didn't pay back. I said I did not. So he insists that I have my manger name or I would go to jail with an arrest warrant that day. He also has all of my personal information which is my social security number and my bank information, work information home information. I also had my husband call the number the person left so husband call and they would not give him the day of the transaction that it was place in my account an all the information so we can check into the company if that happen. Please help me out about this scram that I think is happening to me.
Reviewed Sept. 22, 2010
Cashnet Investigations and Legal Dept. contacted me on July 9, 2010 saying that I had received a payday loan from them and had not paid. I was going to be arrested and fired from my job. I never received any money from these fools and when I asked about the amount, the date, a copy of the promissory note I signed and how I agreed to pay, they would not tell me.
I contacted an attorney as well as the MO Attorney General's office. Today, September 22, they are at it again. I was not pleasant, kept hanging up and I received five phone calls between 5pm and 5:15pm CST. I finally told them that if they actually had a physical address, I would sue them for harassment and I suggested that they better pick on someone other than me. I just wish we could stop them because I do imagine that they are successful at getting money from unsuspecting people.
Reviewed Sept. 21, 2010
I was contacted by someone who claimed to be from Cash Net stating that I had received a loan from them, which was not true. But, I did obtain one from someone on the internet. But, they had also contacted me and when I found out that the officer that contacted me was not really who he said he was. I called him on it and he told me that he was going to teach me. I told him that I was going to be the one to teach him.
Then today, I was contacted by another man who had this Indian accent and told me that he was going to come to my job and arrest me. I told him whatever and I asked for all of his information including his badge number which he could not give me. So I went to the white pages and looked up their numbers, one is a cell phone and the other was a land line. So for them to be a business, why are you calling from your own personal phone and why do they insist on thinking that no one is going to check up on them? I've called each business that they have given me and it is not real. So let's not give up. Let them know that we can find them just like they found us.
Reviewed Sept. 14, 2010
So I just wanted to share the information I have on these scam artists with you guys. Hope it helps. I have been contacted for months now by these Indian accented people. Every month, I get a new call from the same people claiming to be from different "law offices." Any time I question them or tell them I know they are running a scam and I'm not falling for it they hang up on me. They have all my information, which, yes, is scary but they cannot take anything. You have to send them money.
So today, I thought I would play into it a little bit and see what they say I owe them this time the first few months they were representing Cash America. Today, however, it was Cashnet. Of course, he says they have filed criminal charges against me. I let him go on for a few minutes before I interrupted him and told him that obviously he doesn't know the law because that would not be a criminal charge but a civil one. I also let him know I am very aware that this is a scam and hes not getting anything out of me. I asked him why himself and the people he works with couldn't get a real job instead of scamming innocent people out of money. He said, "F*** you, you bloody ***** very professional." So I asked, "So you like scamming people." He said, "Yes, I make a lot of money," then proceeded to make some very nasty comments I care not to disclose.
Anyway, it's obvious that whoever these people are they got my information from a Payday loan place, as he knew I had taken out a Payday loan. I believe what he said was I make more money than you do. I don't have to get a Payday loan like you or sell myself. I absolutely could not believe that he admitted to me he actually enjoyed and made good money off of scamming innocent people. They can make all the false, nasty comments they'd like. They are not getting a penny out of me. I hope that no one falls for their ***. If you were really being sued, you would have to be served legal documents.
Reviewed Sept. 13, 2010
A few months back, I search online looking for a payday loan. I did an online request with Cashnet along with other company trying to find one that would give me the amount needed. I was offered $200 from Cashnet which was not even close to what I was requesting. Therefore, I chose not to accept the loan. There was no need to accept the loan when it wasn't even close to what I need and could help me with what I needed the loan for.
Today, I was contacted by a foreign speaking individual who stated that they were a representative of the bureau of criminal investigation and was contacting me regarding a legal matter against me. The guy did not want to give me any information about the legal matter at first other than on supposedly owed them some money. I finally got the guy to tell me what the company was. The point that I was trying to explain to the guy was, I never received any money from them.
I contacted my bank and reviewed my bank statement and there was no money transferred to my account back in March 2010 as the guy stated. He continues to tell me that I need to contact my lawyer and etc. and how they were going to take me to court. I am not understanding how they can do this when I never received and funds from Cashnet.
I think it is sad how people are taken advantage of when they are need of help and people turn around and try to scam them. The only reason they even had my information was because I did inquire about a loan but I never received the money and it was never deposited into my account.
The guy stated that his name was Jim ** which to me appears to be an American name but his English was not good at all which caused me to continuously ask him to repeat what he was saying. Then he provided me with a number to reach him at 907-457-1573. I have so tempted to close my account. But my bank is being made aware of this scam. How is Cashnet continuously being allowed to do this to people?
Reviewed Sept. 11, 2010
On 9/10/10 I was contacted at by home and business # by an Alice ** at telephone # **, regarding a payday loan from Cash Net that I did not pay back. I never requested a payday loan from this company and told her that. She insisted that I did and if I did not pay, a suit would be filed in court. I asked her for the name of the bank that the fund were deposited at and she would not give me any info. She contacted me to a Mr. David ** that said he was an attorney and that I did owe the money and he was going to have the police to come to my house on 9/11/10. He too, refused to hear that I did not know what he was talking about. Both of these people were threatening and obnoxious. Their voices sounded like they were Indian. I kept the voice messages that they left on both of my telephone #'s. I will contact my attorney on 9/13 to see what to do from this point. I will also go to my bank to change account #'s. Is there anything else I should do? Please respond.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2010
Cashnet USA are not the offenders here! Cashnet is in the process of gathering information to file a class action lawsuit against this fraudulent company that me and everyone else is being harassed by. You can call Cashnet as I did and they will take your complaint and ask you a series of noninvasive questions to use in their lawsuit against these harassers.
I have taken Payday loans out in the past and all are paid off and in good standing. I started receiving these phone calls eight months ago. Messages left were most often by a man with an extreme Arabic or Indian accent. The names varied: Kevin **, Marcus **, Office ** which by the accent alone made it highly unlikely that these were real names. One woman with the same accent called herself Marcy **. The calls were threatening indeed and I blocked them from my home phone. My caller ID still registered their calls but they were not allowed through. They continued to try several times daily while blocked.
Last month, they started calling my work and left threatening messages on my voice mail and with my co-workers. I looked up their phone number on 800notes.com and found other people with the same problem and also information that they were fraudulently using Cashnet USA's name to try and extract money from people. I was told by Cashnet not to give out any information to them, to hang up on them, and to file a police report, which I did. An officer from the police department called them and found out that they are a debt collection agency. They had the gall to lie to the police and tell them I owed them money. The police called me and told me it was now a civil matter and was out of their hands since they were in a different state.
Although the police wrongly believed them, the fact that they did call them and notify them that I had made a police report and would file charges should they continue to harass me (assuming I was in the right) has in effect stopped the harassment at least for now. Should they continue, I will file another one. This is wearing me down emotionally and mentally, and is making me less productive at work. Every time the phone rings, I am afraid it is them. If it continues, I will sue their **.
Reviewed Sept. 2, 2010
Just so you know, they are not attorneys and you will not be arrested. They are debt collectors. If you get harassed, tell them that this call is being recorded to protect yourself from harassment and mention the Fair Debt Collection Act. This states that they can only call you one time a day. If they start harassing, get their fax information to file a cease and desist against them. If that doesn't work, get with your secretary of state to file against them. You have the right as a consumer to request copies of all your paperwork, including the email address. If you didn't get this loan, then file a fraud case with your local PD.
Reviewed Aug. 26, 2010
I have been receiving several threatening phone calls over the past few months from a law company claiming to work with Cashnet. These people are saying at first that I took out a loan of $500.00. They it dropped to $250.00 and that if I do not repay them, that I can be and will be taken to jail in a few days. I have never received a payday loan over the internet from any site, but because these people knew all my information, this has caused a lot of stress on my family and me. I don't have a lot of good credit but I'm trying to fix that and for them to call and harass me stating that they know were I live and they have my SSN. It makes me very nervous because I have 3 teenage girls in my home and it's very disturbing.
Reviewed Aug. 20, 2010
This is not a complaint, but a good review. I have been using this payday loan company for over 2 years and have never had a problem. I just got on some other sites because the loan I got the other day was not enough after I realized I had an insurance renewal coming up on Sat. Well, I've got pop-ups, scams to take money and fees from my checking account and you name it! This is scary! Cash Net has never done that. You repay your loan and you can gradually increase the amounts you desire. They will also send coupons in the mail with codes for a percentage off your loan fees.
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2010
A guy who doesn't speak English said, I did 3 pay day loans and I will be arrested Monday at 11. I have no clue who these people were nor I never did a pay day loan online. He knew my bank which is scary. I need help, I have no clue. He said, he was from cash net and I will be charged for 3 different things. I told him I have no clue what he was talking about. I call my bank to notify of any thing going on with my account and to call me.
Reviewed Aug. 3, 2010
I got a call on 8-3-2010 from a foreign gentleman saying that he was an attorney from CashNet. He told me that he was going to file charges against me with the county I lived in. He would not give me any information about the complaint. I had received money from three online banks, but CashNet was not one of them. I had asked for a phone number to contact them myself, but was given a number with another foreign person. I called the police but there really wasn't anything that they could do.
I called the phone number on CashNet's website and had to leave a message. They told me that they were just the collection agency and didn't have any specific information about the company that was filing the charge against me. They accuse me of violation of federal banking regulations, check fraud, and theft by deception. They said I owe the company $503, which I have never taken an online loan for that amount. Everyone I have talked to on the phone have been foreign people who sound like they are from India. They spoke of emails that were sent to me, but I don't remember any. If they did send emails, I wouldn't have recognized the company since I had never dealt with them before. I'm scared and don't know what to do.
Reviewed July 28, 2010
I have been laid off of my job for a year. Before knowing this was going to happen, I took out a payday loan. I am now getting harassing calls from outside of the country about legal action being taken if I do not settle the debt. Is this true?
Reviewed July 22, 2010
I keep getting calls from a Indian-speaking man from Cashnet Marketing. I need help to make this stop. They tell me I owe them money and I do not. They are harassing me and my family, and I'm not sure where they got my numbers from. I have read on the internet that this is a scam company. Any assistance you can give me will help.
Reviewed July 21, 2010
In March, I received a call from an Eric **** telling me that I owed a cash advance net for a loan. I know I received a loan so I made arrangements and paid it back. I kept the paperwork he faxed me to sign. Today, July 21, I received not just 1 call but 3 at my job from ACS which is the same company Eric worked for telling me that I owe for a loan and if I do not listen completely to everything they say and do not talk, they will have try to work with me so I would not be arrested for web fraud, bank fraud et cetera. I listened and talked the officer Austin who told me about making a payment plan to pay them back using a credit card. I gave a prepaid card and send them a letter stating that they can draft the card for the money.
At that time, I was not thinking. I was at work and maybe in a panic and sent them the information for a pre-paid Visa that I have that I never activated. After getting home and finding the paperwork from March, I called them back and told them I wanted to speak with the manager or I was filing a complaint against them because they are the ones committing fraud. I also told them that I will be talking to my lawyer because I have my paperwork from the drafts in March. He told me that he was the boss Dennis **** . Yeah right, with a very heavy Arab accent. I will have my lawyer to callback.
Reviewed July 19, 2010
I received a call on my cell phone from a man saying he was from the law firm for Cashnet, said I needed to give him my debit card number so he could take out the amount of $402 that I supposedly got on a cashloan from Cashnet. I never got a loan from Cashnet. He said if i didn't do this, I would be arrested and sent to jail for fraud. How can this be if I never got a loan from this company?
Reviewed July 12, 2010
Mr. Robert ** of Southwest Recovery representing Cashnet states that I have an unpaid loan from 2006. I stated to the representative, "This is my place of work you are contacting. I have never done business with this company and the loan in question was never transferred to my checking account ending with 4249." I faxed Mr. Robert my banking statements as proof. No legal documentation was sent to me by mail, and they have placed this on my credit report. My attorney is aware of all of my debits. I made Mr. ** aware of this in our conversation.
Reviewed June 30, 2010
The other day, a woman called my work stating that there was a legal matter that she must discuss with me. I was trying very hard to understand her, but she had such a thick accent I asked to speak with someone who spoke better English. A man came on the phone and was telling me that the FBI was involved in me committing fraud with CashNetUSA. He stated that I had stolen money from this company and that I was facing a $6000 fine. He said that I could take care of it over the phone or face jail time if I took care of it in court. They have left me 2 voicemails at my home also that are threatening me. I contacted CashNetUSA to see why they would say that I stole money and turn me over and they said they didn’t. They said they did their own in-house collection and that they don’t send information to third parties.
This man and woman continued to call my work place all day about every minute yelling at the employees saying that they will all be in trouble, too, if they don’t put me on the phone. I filed a complaint with CashNetUSA and I also filed a harassment complaint against this company that keeps calling me in my work. The police department actually called them and stated them their rights and told them that if they needed to contact me, it would have to be through a court order and that if they don’t stop their harassing phone calls, I have every right to take them to court and sue them for harassment. They keep using different names for them and their so called company.
I know that I have done nothing wrong, and I hope that the phone call from the police station worked. As for all of you out there, don’t believe anything they say because it’s just a scam; just go on with your lives because they are just trying to scare you. Just keep record of everything so that you can also file harassment and sue them. And do what I do, before they can start yelling at you and telling you off, do it to them first because they deserve it!
Reviewed June 20, 2010
I took a loan with CashNet. I contacted those 2 days before the loan was due, informing them that the funds would not be available in my checking account. They put through the charge anyway, causing an overdraft fee of $15.00. I hadn't heard from them, so I had no real recourse. Then they divided the money up into 2 separate payments (which were more than the original payment amount) and tried again. This will cause me another $30.00 in overdraft fees. I contacted them by phone and they told me that they are not responsible for the overdraft and resulting fees, even though they have on record that I DID notify them that the funds would not be available. I understood that I would still be responsible for the loan and was willing to pay the extra finance charges. I have used this service before but will not use them again.
Reviewed June 14, 2010
I took out a loan in the amount of $300.00 from CashNetUsa. They were to debit my checking account on monthly installments until this loan was re-paid in full. Since that time, they continued to debit my bank account in excess of the total money I owe them. I contacted them several times and the only response I received via telephone and emails is that they do not accept personal checks. I still owe them money which I do not and that they are going to turn me over to a Collection Agency.
They continued to take money out of my account stating that I did not contact them and advise them that the money they were taking out of my bank account was to go to the principal of the loan; therefore, they continued to take money out of my account and stated it was for re-filing fees and interest. This company is a rip-off. Something needs to be done. Please help! They continued to take money out of my account stating that I did not contact them and advise them that the money they were taking out of my bank account was to go to the principal of the loan; therefore, they continued to take money out of my account and stated it was for re-filing fees and interest.
Reviewed June 3, 2010
I have been receiving phone calls from a man stating he is with Cash Net for about 2 months now. He claims I have committed a cyber crime and wire fraud. I have not received a loan from Cash Net. He tells me over and over again that I will be arrested with in the hour. I have tried to explain to him I did not take out a loan and have verified with my bank that I have not received any wire transfers. He continues to harass me and tells me to shut up when I try to explain to him he has called the wrong person. I have called the state attorney generals office and I have been told this is a scam and do not give them any information. This man calls me at work and on my cell phone. I have no idea how he got my numbers. I have asked him to send me the loan papers and he simply hangs up the phone. I have contacted Cash Net and the information they have ss#, dob, and bank acct# does not match my information.
Reviewed June 3, 2010
I received two phone messages on my personal cell phone saying that as soon as I receive this message I, or my lawyer, must contact them at the above referenced number. And if I don't, then all they can do is wish me luck for my safety. I felt threatened by this message. On the same day, I received a call on my work phone from the same person asking for me. I asked who they were because in the cell phone message they do not say what company they are calling from (also, the accent is so thick it is nearly impossible to recognize even your own name) and they said Cashnet (I had to have him spell it out). I never said I was Janice but asked the man what this was in reference to and he said a loan.
I told him that he had contacted a work number and that it was improper to give out personal information, even illegal. I then asked to speak to a supervisor and after a short time Gary got on the line. I explained to him that he had contacted a work phone number and he started saying that I better talk and better talk fast or else. When I said that he was breaking the law by giving out personal information and harassing people at work, he told me to shut up and he had personal information on Obama.
Reviewed May 24, 2010
I have been called by this "legal firm" saying they represented Cash Net and state that I had got a loan in March or April of 2009 and had not paid it back. I stated I had not and that I would verify that with my bank which I did and it there was nothing deposit from that company at anytime from the time stated or after. I called Cashnet as well and they stated they do not service WV which is another verification that I didn't take a loan out or sign any papers for a loan.
These foreign people are just trying to get money from people illegally. Mr. Thompson stated that I owed $786.87 but wouldn't send me anything to verify all that he stated and he also stated that Cashnet had sent me 25 emails and I must have deleted them which is untrue. Do not trust Cashnet or American legal services. They are harassing and trying to take money from people that has been on the internet. I'm so disgusted! I'm being harassed at work and this is mentally stressing me out. I don't know what else to do.
Reviewed May 19, 2010
A Mr. Shaw ** called me saying that I had got a payday loan for $600 and didn't pay it back and Cashnet Marketing is suing me for this money. I asked him who can I speak to about this and I told him I didn't take a payday loan and I want to fill a fraud charge paper. He hung up but he's still calling about this money so I went on the internet to see if I can find any info on this company and all I found was a ripoff page saying the that company is trying to rip people off and that it's not a real company.
Reviewed May 6, 2010
I got a call from several of the people at what they call a criminal case fraud unit claiming to represent Cash.Net claiming that I owe them money and that if I didn’t pay, that they would "haul" me out of my place of employment or my home and that I was being charged with fraud. They claimed to be a lawyer’s office and that they have been trying to reach me for some months now. They constantly ask for my husband for which I do not have one. They explained that I had to write a letter of apology stating that I did not mean to commit fraud, but that I was going to clear up this debt of which I have till next Friday, the 15th, to pay and that not only do I have to pay back the $450 that I owe but attorneys fees will be assessed as well!
Help, what do I do? Please someone tell me what to do! My family is also scared! I don’t dispute that I have taken out loans, but I really do not have any memory of this one. They also have my social security number and my number of employment. Help, someone please tell me what to do. I am scared to go out at night. I have a teenage daughter that I need to get places each night! I fear for her as I take her places as well as when I am alone even in my house. I could possibly lose my job if the calls continue at my place of employment. My daughter is scared that someone will pound down the door in the middle of the night and come drag me away. What do I do now?
Reviewed May 3, 2010
Today, I had a call from this same company saying they were legal advisors for Cashnet. Through the unused card I used to do the application, they said that there was no deposit from a payday loan. So I told them that they said the bank people was lying and that I had to send them $250 right now to keep the law off me and that they had an affidavit for me to go to court and keep on saying, "Mama, mama, you are very close to us." They also had me to write down this little letter saying that this was not my intention to commit this type of fraud do to some finical problems which I am clearing today to document and sign.
Reviewed May 2, 2010
I have never, ever taken a loan out with this company--never! Yet, I keep getting phone calls from them everyday of the week, sometimes two or three calls a day--even on Sundays. I have not called them back as I have never conducted business with them. I am not sure what to do to stop the calls. Should I call and deny that I have taken a loan out with them or should I ignore them hoping that they will go away?
Reviewed April 14, 2010
As the above complaints from other people, a law firm associated with Cashnet called me several times in the past few days. They said that they had an affidavit and would be taking me to court for nearly $600 that I owe to Cashnet. This law firm stated that Cashnet tried numerous times since September 2009 to contact via emails regarding the past due balance and how checks were sent bounce by me. However, I have no idea who or what this company is. I never received a statement from my bank regarding these bounce checks.
I received no emails. I asked the law firm for more information or the company name and phone number. They were very nasty and rude when I asked for paperwork or documentation to prove what they are accusing me. I eventually had to call my telephone company to have their number blocked from my phone. I had to pay a fee from my phone company in order to do this.
Reviewed March 9, 2010
First, the harassing calls started at my place of employment where the collector discussed this matter with several of my coworkers and my supervisor telling her my company would be responsible for this debt. Since Oct.2009 until present, this company has called at least 8 times at my place of employment refusing to send me written proof of this debt so I could dispute this debt. This collector has threatened my life, cursed me out of numerous occasions and just threatens to continue calling.
I do not recall this loan and asked for written documentation of this but the collector just keeps threatening to file it in court and refuses to send me documentation. I also asked for an address to request this company to not call my place of employment and they refused to and keep calling from different numbers that are not working when I try to call them back. How can I stop this?
Reviewed Feb. 5, 2010
I took out a loan for $200 for car repairs. The Auto withdrawal to pay the loan hit my bank two days prior to the agreed upon date. Cash Net hit my bank account over 8 times in one month, causing outrageous overdraft fees. They called me just today, 6 times in five minutes (so glad I saved all the caller id notifications!). Rick was rude, offensive, threatening and beyond harassing. I had my boss call him, and so far he hasn't called again. I have never been spoken to like that, never been screamed at like that and thanks to my boss, who is a collection attorney and actually follows collection laws and the FDCPA, he is leaving me alone for now. I don't doubt for a minute he will call back.
Reviewed Dec. 25, 2009
I borrowed some money. I can't deny that. But I have been charged outrageous fees for what I don't know or understand. I ran into some hardship and called Cashnet and they set me up with an EPP plan that was emailed to me by a young lady. I was told these forms must be faxed back the next day, which I did. But I was told that they could not find such documents. I made this arrangement on 12-10-09; my first installment was due on 12-15. The EPP amount was supposed to be 4 payments of $98.43. I don't know what is going on now. The first $98.43 is due on the 30th of this month. I’m getting calls at home several times a day. Help.
Reviewed Sept. 10, 2009
Reviewed July 15, 2009
I am writing in reference to my daughter, who took a loan out from Cashnet USA 3 years ago to try to feed her and my grandson and keep her car. She told me this morning when I got home from work at 5:00AM that this Sharon ** called from this CVRS company and stated that she was a lawyer and that if my daughter do not abide by their rules in the payments they quoted her, that Sharon ** was going to repossess her car and garnish her wages through the Duval county courthouse as soon as possible. My daughter, my grandson, myself and my other half are living together for financial purposes because of wage cuts and less hours. My grandson is going to be a senior this year.
I got the papers from my daughter, read the one page sent by MoneyGram, called Sharon ** and tried so hard to be polite to state to her that if my daughter receives one more phone call from her, I will call my lawyer and have her investigated for fraud as a lawyer and slander against repossessing her car and shut her down. Can someone help all of us from these shark companies that are buying old debts and becoming law officials? We need help ASAP.
Reviewed March 27, 2009
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Reviewed Sept. 4, 2008
Received $350 Loan through payday-loan-yes. Made 2 payments of $105 each on 6/1/07 & 6/15/07. Sent a Revocation of ACH letter to them on 6/11/07, contacted my bank manager and closed my account. Never heard any communication for pmt of remaining balance. 9/3/08 my friend and family receive a horrible phone call from CCR Inc. in New York telling them they have been 'hunting' for me and a prosecuting attorney will be filing misdemeanor charges against me for check recovery totaling $930.
I returned the call and spoke to Mrs. Washington who wanted me to pay $725 immediately to prevent legal action. I explained that I disputed the actions of the payday loan company and sent them appropriate paperwork and that the company was in violation of the Pennsylvania Usury Law. She disagreed with me. I called her back again today and said that I have all the necessary documents that were sent at the time and that she should call me back so I could provide her with the documentation. She has not returned my call.
I am angry with the threatening manner in which the phone calls too place to family members and friends. My father-in-law is 71 years old and was so upset that I was going to jail, etc. I have been more than willing to pay the remaining principal balance, however the internet loan company does not provide any address or appropriate name. Should I be worried about charges being filed against me?
Reviewed Aug. 13, 2008
On Sunday I got a call I told her what happened, Monday I called another rep said that was fine. Both Tuesday and Wednesday I have recieved collection calls spoke to a rep too much run around.
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