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Updated over 10 years ago,
How to sniff out a scam for use of funds?
I have been active on the internet lately promoting some properties.
I received an email asking if i needed use of funds and for what for from a direct internet connection.
I responded with:
Transactional funding use of funds for 24 hours or maybe up to 3 days max
Rehab funding acquisition to disposition 6 months use max
Long term hold funding acquisition, rehab and paying back the loan with funding from tenant funding 10 years if acceptable.
Odd things:
1) Speaks broken English with complete American Name (Sounds Asian)
2) Uses a google voice number
3) Asks if i am married
4) Calling me several times asking me the same questions that i had already answered.
5) Gave terms but never said anything about approximate value of property that he would loan on ie 65% LTV 70% LTV
Terms:
10% down and 5% Interest from $50K to 1M send a copy of my license. And i would need to sign a guarantee document that his CA attorney will provide. i requested this form
I looked on google to find this person but could not tell if this was the right person on the internet.
I am going to ask for direct phone number.
If it is a scam an naive person would send the 10% expecting to get the remainder funding but it never comes.
I am thinking that this looks like a duck and sounds like a duck..
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Johnna