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    • Review from John M

      1 star

      10/23/2024

      This is a fraudulent business. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY. They will ask you for access to your bank account and they will file claims pretending to be you. And when the money is placed back in your account they will then ask you to purchase gift cards to return the money. The will also contact your bank and pretend to be you. I have been promised a loan for three weeks and never received it. One contacts name of the company is Mark .
    • Review from MELISSA W

      1 star

      10/22/2024

      They get in your bank and reverse charges. Then ask you to go take the money out and send it to them. 100%scammers!!!!!!!!
    • Review from John M

      1 star

      10/22/2024

      This is a scam. Do not apply for a loan with them.
    • Review from Jennifer B

      1 star

      10/19/2024

      They should be shutdown!!! They prey on the desperate who really want to believe it’s not a scam. Well it is! Luckily I caught on to them before anything happened! They assured me I will get my loan after the send me a certain amount of money and that I need to send it right back…that was my first clue but I was so in need of the funds I said ok. Something just kept telling me this isn’t right. Then I got several emails from my bank that said I filed a claim for my car loan company to get money back…. Ummmm that wasn’t me! Luckily my bank took care of it. I texted than a really long text letting them know I was not going thru with the loan. The guy texted me back to assure me everything was on the up and up. I texted back what the bank told me and basically called him out. He never responded! So please don’t get scammed by them! Besides barely being able to understand a word he said there were so many other red flags!!! SHUT THEM DOWN!!!
    • Review from Kathryn H

      1 star

      10/18/2024

      Trying to get a loan for $3000, started the procedure where I had to go and withdraw money from my account and pay them. To get the $3000. Charles W******* was the loan officer. Completed the loan process. Asked about a loan for another 3 and decided it wasnt worth it. So they sent me this!! Find someone else to get your loan from! Hello Dear ******* ******, This is Lloyd B***** from the Validation Department Of ADVANCE AMERICA and it seems that you have our validation amount in your bank account but you haven't returned the funds so if with in half an hours you will not call us back or reply on our text then we gonna charge some legal allegations against your name and under your social and following actions will be taken under your name :- 1) Your all bank account will be frozen and confiscated 2) You will be arrested for bank corrupt for the next 4 years for defrauding the lender 3) There will be a red flag on your social, and your Social Security Number will also be blocked. 4) All your properties will be under federal investigation 5) You will be counted as a criminal in the eyes of the U.S. Government 6) There will be a penalty charge of $18,650 7) You will decline from the server of the U.S. lenders 8) We will block your bank account number starting 9) We will also block your driving license. 10) We will also block your identity passport. You have half an hour if you have any confusion or any queries you can clear it out by calling me otherwise after 2 hours the arrest warrant will be issued on your name and you will be behind the bars in next 24 hours. Loan Servicing Direct line Number, Thank you ADVANCE AMERICA CREDIT DEPARTMENT (Validation Department).
    • Review from Angie B

      1 star

      10/18/2024

      They are scanners had my whole banking account lock down. They ask for mobile online info so they can steal your money. Do trust trust company at all. Reviews are lies. Im very angry
    • Review from Precious F

      1 star

      10/17/2024

      customer service that says they are from the Headquarters is terrible I paid my balance in full with them they pulled from both my debit card and my actual checking account and refuse to clear my payment so that i can reloan which left me with no money in my bank account for grocery or gas for my vehicle
    • Review from RAMON B

      1 star

      09/16/2024

      ONLINE FRAUD. We went through the online service for advance America loans. And got approve for a 3000$. Spoke to this guy named Eric amd Roger b**** his so called manger. This call came from a ****** number We supplied them with our creditors and online accounts login Which was fishy from the beginning. I played it smart and gave him account that had little to nothing in it. They said they had to do a verification transaction and deposit the funds and send it bk to them.. I said fine. I noticed they were trying to reverse payments on some of my paid accounts amd I questioned them They try to give me the walk around about getting the account positive then they van do the deposit. Ooook sure. Multiple ppl.called us about this loan all from ****** numbers *** so if u see this number with *** don't answer block it. This process took all day and they still didn't Deposit that money.
    • Review from Keith T

      1 star

      09/12/2024

      I am a former customer of Advance America. Recently I reapplied for a loan on their website. After several failed attempts, I called the toll-free number to find out the problem. The representative I talked to said that her notes stated that my debit card, issued by one of the biggest banks in the world, wasn't accepted as payment. I thought that this was odd, since I used that same card to pay for previous loans. When I called my local branch to verify this information, the customer representative I talked said that no one at that store told me that my debit card wasn't accepted, which I never said, and hung up the phone. I don't recommend that anyone deal with these legalized loan sharks. They disseminate erroneous information, and their representatives are rude and unprofessional. I'm done with them. I suggest that potential customers think twice before dealing with these people. Work overtime, borrow money from family members, or tap into your 401K. Save yourself the aggravation.
    • Review from Jerred G

      1 star

      09/04/2024

      Constantly spamming me with texts and calls about loan advances i never applied for when I've never contacted this company before. Repeated texts and calls from different numbers forcing me to continuously block and report spam on sometimes multiple numbers a day.

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