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Updated almost 5 years ago, 02/14/2020

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Barbra Thebenyane
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Gandeeville, WV
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Seed for Capital seedy characters

Barbra Thebenyane
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Gandeeville, WV
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I am not sure about this company that has offered to do my landscaping and Financing (Strange combination!). Has anyone here ever heard about "Seed for Capital" based out of west Virginia? They seem pretty shady, and I would like to expose the scam if that is indeed what it is!

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John Krasner
  • Bellevue, ID
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John Krasner
  • Bellevue, ID
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I would view them very suspiciously, I haven't found anything to their name in the local business registry, I hope this message isn't too late to help you!

Account Closed
  • Investor
  • New York, NY
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Account Closed
  • Investor
  • New York, NY
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I have never heard of them, nor do I see any reliable sign on the Interwebs. Best steer clear. I don't think "Seed for Capital" is a valid business supplying seed capital services. 

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John Krasner
  • Bellevue, ID
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John Krasner
  • Bellevue, ID
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@Barbra Thebenyane Have you found anything else about Seed for Capital?

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Hank Wu
  • San Diego, CA
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Hank Wu
  • San Diego, CA
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I remember seeing a very poorly written html website for this company. I would not trust them, the link was chock full of spellings and bad snippets of code. Seed for Capital definitely sound dodgy to me!

Account Closed
  • Charlotte, NC
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Account Closed
  • Charlotte, NC
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I have recently received a very dodgy phone call from "Seed for Capital", the telephone operator had a more obnoxious accent than I do! I believe these guys are 100% fraudulent and you should stay away at all costs. They state they are out of West Virginia, but a google search returns absolutely nothing.

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John Krasner
  • Bellevue, ID
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John Krasner
  • Bellevue, ID
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@Hank Wu I just tried to access their webpage, looks like they don't exist anymore. @Barbra Thebenyane, any chance you have any information left on these bad actors? Would be great if we could drag Seed for Capital out into the open for a shame and blaim. 

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Samantha Black
  • Damascus, OR
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Samantha Black
  • Damascus, OR
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I am not sure you need to bring them out into the sun. A closed company is a closed company after all.

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@Samantha Black, precisely, couldn't agree more. 

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Samantha Black
  • Damascus, OR
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Samantha Black
  • Damascus, OR
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Thank you @Amber Castro! I know we have had our differences here on the forums, but it's nice to not be at odds for a change. 

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Lucinda Toope
  • Chester, VA
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Lucinda Toope
  • Chester, VA
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@Barbra Thebenyane I know this post is older now, but I have met these guys! They offered to reno my driveway and it soon turned into a full contract job. Eventually we caught them trying to steal many of our belongings and filed charges! Stay far far away from anyone associated with these criminals. 

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Sam Smith
  • Huntsville, AL
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Sam Smith
  • Huntsville, AL
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@Lucinda Toope, isn't that basically the plot of Dennis the Menace?