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Brian R. Private funding for purchase, is this a scam? Thoughts please
22 December 2021 | 5 replies
this guy scammer has been making the rounds your about the 3rd person this week with the exact same thing..found on facebook here read these terms.its a fruad a scam the nigerian prince scam  send your money to the Ukraine that type of thing.First off.NO LENDER loans as little as 10k  but then says up to 10 million  thats the first big BS item LOL.NO lender lends 100% to a first time borrower found on social media.Real lenders collect their fee at close NOT up front..
Tara Williams How to know if Private Money Lender is legit
7 June 2019 | 6 replies
TOTAL SCAM  .. sad but this is all over the social media and internet.. people fall for it every day.. its the real estate lendings version of the Nigerian prince scams..    
Jack B. Another COVID scam applicant...
16 July 2020 | 2 replies
The person may not be what he claims to be.Example, in one case, I had a Nigerian national, who bought an bank account statement showing a few thousand  dollars in assets.
Ian Dyer Private money lenders who want to earn 3% ?
30 July 2020 | 8 replies
Now a days its just another ( very often) off shore Nigerian prince scheme.. but I am sure there are still companies out there that their primary goal is to get up front fee's and never fund.   
Michael Jones Watch out for Private Lender Scam
25 February 2020 | 31 replies
It’s not since I won the Nigerian national lottery, that I’ve been so fortunate.
Virginia Damato Hard Money lending advice
15 May 2020 | 31 replies
just beware the crooks who hang out on FB and other social media even BP .. if someone gives you rates and terms that are way below others and tell you your qualified just send me some perosnal information and 500.00 bucks run from those they are phony Nigerian prince scammers that have infected the private money lending world.. they will have websites etc..
Michael Taylor How to Vet a Finance Brokerage
14 July 2020 | 2 replies
We talked only twice and he has some kind of foreign accent, and it reminds me of the time some Nigerians tried to scam me when I sold my boat (you know the guys that will send you a cashier's check at or above your asking price, but has to have the boat shipped because they are in the military).  
Ritu Desai Doctor with Great Income but 8 Months to Bankruptcy-Seeking Fin
24 May 2020 | 12 replies
Come to think of it, I recently got an email from a Nigerian prince who needs some help moving some funds. 
Alex R. Where the real profit in flipping comes from?
20 January 2013 | 38 replies
Exactly the same as "The Method" and "The Law of Attraction", "Carpet cleaners that work" and "Nigerian Prince wants to give you all his money"Dean - Your market must be very different from mine.
Ben Bakhshi Got banned from messaging on BP for "spamming", help?
10 April 2018 | 37 replies
It's still OK to channel Nigerian bank accounts through BP, though, right?