(713) 931-3795

Calls from the following area codes and numbers have all been reported to be scammers. These scammers use phony number and names to attempt to get****ential victims to send in money on fake loans that appear to be from legitimate sources. 713-931-3795, 713-931-3690, 713-931-3***, 713-936-3424, 713-893-1051, 512-686-4244, 210-401-3930, 979-639-7900, 779-400-0010, 817-400-1316 The names vary each time. These fraudsters have committed company identify theft a***nst a legitimate lender. Consumers targeted by the scam typically are looking for a payday or short term loan and search the Internet for****istance. They voluntarily place their personal information on these independent sites (not recommended) and then receive an email from one of the aliases. They say that you have been approved for a short term loan that is affiliated with companies that the scammer has no****ociation with whatsoever. Consumers who respond by telephone to the offer are then told that in order to receive the loan, they have to pay for either an upfront fee, taxes owed, processing fee, etc., in the form of a MoneyPak or Pre-paid credit card including Vanilla Network cards. Do not pay any upfront fees and **** up on them.