CAT: Advance Fee Loan · REPORTED September 15, 2026
Business Lending scam
A advance fee loan scam report, targeting a consumer in Winnetka, CA, USA - 91306.
Narrative evidence
What happened
Typical business lending scam call, pretending to tell me i qualified for a business loan.
I get multiple calls per day, from different phone numbers. It is a robocall, so it is prerecorded. Numbers that have called me: 502-390-8465, 502-469-9189, 502-390-9634, 587-896-0784, 502-465-4414.
Numbers they tell me i should contact: 866-771-5271, 855-994-1764, 866-771-6781
Community warning
How to protect yourself from advance fee loan scams
- Never send money, gift cards or crypto to anyone you have not independently verified.
- Search the business name, website, email and phone number here before paying.
- Be wary of urgency, secrecy, upfront fees and “too good to be true” prices.
- If you have paid, contact your bank or card issuer immediately to dispute the charge.
- Report to Action Fraud (UK), the FTC (US) or your national authority, and add your occurrence above.
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