Hello. I received your message regarding your experience with Equimark. Don't feel bad. I received a call from Andrew Bennett after I was scammed by Brace Lending Group. When I spoke to him I didn't realize I was even scammed yet by the other company. I actually told this guy at Equimark that I thought I was ripped off and that something wasn't right. He actually offered to contact their company fraud department and possibly help me catch these people. Turns out he was a scam too.....I don't know how these people sleep at night. They must take money from hundereds of people. That is so wrong. I filed complaints with several organizations and there were numerous other complaints from people that were also scammed by Equimark and Brace Lending Group. I don't know how much money you sent Equimark. I sent $1000 and at the time I wanted to die because it was all I had. There were other people that filed complaints that were taken for much much more. Don't feel stupid. I made the same mistake. These people are con artists and they are good. This is there job to manipulate and fool people. I think that is really sad. For $1000 I learned a big lesson and opened my eyes a little wider. I never received any of my money back and I am sure nobody has. The only thing you can do is to help other people not make the same mistake and to file complaints with several different organizations. Maybe if enough people file complaints some of these people and companies will be prosecuted. You should file complaints with the following: The BBB for the area where the Fake company address is located. You will be suprised that many others will have filed complaints. You need to file with the Attorney General's office in California. I think that is where Equimark said they were located. Go on the FBI website they have a link to a special website that deals with internet scams. "Advance Loan Scams"are considered internet scams. File a complaint with them. Also with your local police department and the Federal Trade Commission. If you have given out any of your personal bank account information, social security etc. I know I did. You need to close out those accounts and put a fraud alert on your credit report. Just to be safe. Good Luck.

Hello. Thank you for the information. I have learned a big lesson from all this. I didn't realize how big of a scam this really was. I think it's terrible that these con artists can rip people off and get away with it. They must make thousands of dollars doing this. I found out from the FBI that they get away with these scams because they deal with other countries such as Nigeria and Canada. I was stupid to fall for this but like I said it opened my eyes and I learned a big lesson. I filed complaints with numerous State and Federal departments. I know I will never recover the money I sent. I only hope that maybe because of my complaints something will eventually be done and it will prevent other people from being scammed. I also learned it is against the law to send money for a loan or services etc, prior to those services actually being provided.

Hi. I am sorry to hear that you were also scammed by Brace Lending Group. I am still trying to straighten out the mess that has been caused by these people taking my money. I have a hard time understanding why these people can get away with ripping other people off and still being able to sleep at night. I guess there are all kinds of people in this world. They need to be stopped. I filed complaints with the bbb in LA, FBI, Federal Trade Commission, Local Police Dept, Attorney General's office. There were so many complaints with these companies already regarding Brace Lending Group. I wish they could put these people in jail so they can't hurt any one else. They must take money from hundreds of people every month. Which is really sad. Good luck.

Hi. I have never heard of Atlantic Financial Services but I am sure it is also a scam. I have gone through a nightmare because of this Brace Lending Group. I have talked to the FBI, they have a website for internet scams, the local police, Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General's office and the Federal Trade Commission. I found out it is against the law for a company to request payment for products or services before sending the loan or product. This is a hot scam right now and it deals with sending money to Canada or Nigeria. Don't fall into the same trap I did. I know that I won't get my money back but I hope that this prevents or helps others from being scammed by these companies. I also hope that the more people report these companies the closer they are to shutting them down and prosecuting them.

Missy girl, I just posted a long message regarding Equimark and a similar company. Don't do it. It's a scam. I was just scammed by a company today.

Hi Everyone, I am new to this site but I have been reading all your comments regarding equimark investment group. I was searching for this company and this site came up. I was actually scammed yesterday with a similiar company. The name is Brace Lending Group in Long Beach California. I was contacted by them telling me that I was approved for a loan and I needed to wire $1000 to some guy named Peter Walsh in Canada. I was leary but I asked questions and checked the Better Business Bureau. There were no negative reports on them. They sent me a loan contract and I had someone else look it over. He said it looked legit. I wired the money yesterday. Today the money was supposed to be in my account it wasn't. I called the person I was dealing with Millie Kaleri and left 8-10 messages. She never returned my calls. I also started dialing in extensions and what a surprise nobody picked up their phone. On the website www.bracelendinggroup.com it lists two customer service numbers when you call them one disconnects you and the other is a pager. I called information and they had no number or address listed. If they were legit you should be able to get ahold of them. I am so upset right now. I filed a complaint on the labbb site. I am in such a financial mess right now. I don't know what to do. I am also scared because they have all my information and bank account number. I don't want this to happen to anyone else. Please beware. I also received a call from Andrew Bennett at Equimark Investment Group and he had approved me on a loan also with 4 payments upfront. I called him to ask questions about the loan and he asked me for the information and told me that they had a fraud department and maybe they could help me out. Oh my Gosh. I am telling him about all this and Him and his company are also a scam. How are all these people involved in this when they know they are hurting people and nothing has been done about it? How come they haven't been prosecuted? I also called moneygram of course they received the money on the other end. The girl that told me this said this is a huge scam right now with Canada and Nigeria. She said to file a police report and then maybe they could track this person down in Canada that took the money. Apparently they have to show id. I don't know what to do. Thanks for listening.