Fake Lender: this guy is a fraud!

[Manuel Fuentes]

Dear members: This post is to warn you. Do not do business with an individual by the name "Trex Samson" or his company "Trex Samson LLC". If you see this individual around, he is a fraudulent lender. I had been working with him, trying to get a $60,000 loan to acquire and flip a property. After sending several payments for taxes and miscellaneous fees, totaling US$17,180, and after having gotten a written guarantee that the loan was approved and that I would not need to submit any additional payments or else he would reimburse me all of my money within 48 hours, he came back to me asking for an additional $6,000 payment. I enforced the reimbursement clause, needing to pay an additional $1,500 in "legal fees". That was back in November 16. I still have yet to hear or read back from him. He is supposed to be a "Licensed Lender". Beware; he just wants to steal from you the same way he stole from me.

[Jeff Pancone]

Sorry for the ignorance here but does a legit company ask for fees and upfront monies to borrow from them?
Just me but I would surely be very leery of this.