Berman Lending Trust
Complaint 66909 Details

I went online and applied for several loans. Within several hours I received a call from Kari Akers @ Berman Lending Trust informing me that I had been approved for a $9000.00 loan. I was emailed all the loan documentation. Once I received the documentation and read and signed the loan agreement, I faxed it back to Kari. Within 15 minutes i received a call from Kari informing me that I need to send $492.00 to secure my loan. This amount would be applied to first three payments and the $9000.00 would be in my n]bank account with thirty minutes. Thirty minutes later I called my bank to make sure money was there and it wasn't. I called Kari Akers back and ask her what was going on and I was informed that I needed to send another $200.00 because the lenders insurance company required this additional money to secure the loan. So again I went to Western Union and sent the $200.00 and was told that in thirty minutes the money would be in my bank account. Again I check with my bank and the money wasn't there. This continued on from 11-4-11 until 11-9-11 and the final amount was $ 1751.63. I told Kari Akers that I wanted a refund on the money already sent to Berman Lending and was advised that it was take 30 days to receive my refund. I was told to call on December 26,2011 and I would be informed of how I would receive my money back. On December 30,2011 I called and was transferred to a gentleman named Gabriel Bryant. Mr. Bryant informed me that if I still wanted the loan that I had to send $180.00 and I would receive my loan. I informed Mr. Bryant that I would not be sending any additional money and that I was being scammed. He told me that this was not a scam and that the lender had backed out of the first loan agreement and he had found another lender who had approved me for a $13000.00 loan. I again told him that I wanted my money back and he told me it would be Jan. 19,2012 before I would receive my money. I called on Jan. 19,2012 only to find that all phone numbers had been disconnected. I have since filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission as well as with the West Virginia Attorney General's Office-Fraud division.I know I won't get my money back and this really angers me because these people made me trust them and all along it was a scam. This has not only hurt me finanically but it has also caused problems in my home life. I have learned a very valuable lesson from all this and in the future when applying for a loan I will go through the right sources.