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Description

I received text that I have been approved for $5000 loan, $168 monthly payment for 36 months. To call Joe Becks at (727) 275-2596. I proceeded to call. He explained the loan term, and indicated that they will cover the insurance that I had to go to the nearest Walmart and to pay $1500-$3000 via cashapp which they will deposit the amount to my bank. This is an insurance to the loan that Advance America will pay, so that they can recoup from the insurance if something happens that monthly loan payment is not paid due to job loss or illness. They wanted my login and password to my bank account as a one time authorization and I can easily change it after the authentication verification. I absolutely declined to provide my account info. I became suspicious and had reach out to Advance America official phone number and it was confirmed then, that the person I was speaking to is a scammer. Advance America had a slight different logo and never ask anyone to go to Walmart. Beware out there when requesting a loan online.

Targeted Person's Location

CA, USA - 94611

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

CA

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

(510) 566-3066

Web logo

Unknown URL

Scam Type

Advance Fee Loan

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Business name

Advance America

Date Reported

May 29, 2024

Scam ID

848469


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