Business ProfileforPay Day Loan America
Current Alerts For This Business
This content refers to an active scam. Government agencies and legitimate business names and phone numbers are often used by scam artists to rip you off.
Do not confuse Pay Day Loan America with America's Payday Loans located in West Jefferson, OH. America's Payday Loan, West Jefferson, OH is the victim of Identity Theft. America’s Payday Loan will never ask you to pay an upfront fee for a loan. They will never ask you to purchase a reloadable cash card like Vanilla or Green Dot Money Pak, nor will they ask you to wire money through Money Gram or Western Union. If you have been offered a loan through email, you are not dealing with America’s Payday Loan. More information about this scam is at the bottom of this BBB Business Review.
Additional business information
Possible Advance Fee Scam Using America Payday Loan’s Name The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) received a complaint that a company was using the name America Payday Loan to conduct an advance fee scheme.The individuals posing as America Payday Loan offer personal loans to borrowers but require the borrowers to initially make a loyalty payment and are then asked to make a second payment to register the overseas loans with the Federal Bank of the United States. The borrowers are told that the loan funds will be deposited into their bank accounts 45 minutes after the payments are made. No money is ever deposited or refunded. America Payday Loans is not licensed by DFI. This company is using the phone number of (509) 590-2388, and a possible address of 1500 W Ford Ave, Spokane, WA 99201. DFI is unable to verify the address or phone number.The phone number provided by the consumer for America Payday Loan of (509) 590-2388 has been previously linked to another possible advance fee scheme using the name of First Priority Financial for which a Consumer Alert was issued in July 2012.
Verify License Department of Financial Institutions strongly recommends that consumers deal only with those lenders that are properly licensed to conduct business. Consumers can determine whether lenders are properly licensed using the “Verify a License” feature on the DFI’s website at www.dfi.wa.gov/consumers/findcompany.htm.
Report Violators If you feel you have been the victim of a loan scam, contact the Federal Trade Commission at 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or online at www.ftc.gov.If you feel you have been the victim of a loan scam involving the Internet, contact the Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov. If you feel you have been the victim of a loan scam and are concerned about your personal financial information, contact your banking institution, and the three major credit bureaus.
At-a-glance
Business Details
- Location of This Business
- Columbus, OH 43215
- BBB File Opened:
- 2/22/2013
- Alternate Business Name
- Americas Payday Loan
- Payday Financial America
- Payday Loans America & Team
- Business Management
- Mr. Joesph Brown, Sr. Banker
- Mr. Ray Martinez
- Mr. David Moore
- Mr. David Miller
- Mr. Mike Johnson
- Mr. Jack Gibson
- Mr. Jerry Norris
- Mr. Jeff Miller
- Mr. Mark Adams
- Contact Information
Principal
- Mr. Ray Martinez
Customer Contact
- Mr. Ray Martinez
- Additional Contact Information
Phone Numbers
- (302) 724-9132Other Phone
- (507) 245-3628Other Phone
Email Addresses
- Primary
- (302) 724-9132
Customer Complaints
0 Customer Complaints
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