December 9, 2024
Coconut Creek Police Department Scam Alert
The Lending Club Scam is the basis for this Coconut Creek Police Department Scam Alert. The Lending Club is a financial services corporation and A+-rated by the Better Business Bureau. However, like many other loan companies, the scammers like to impersonate Lending Club representatives over the phone. This happened to a Coconut Creek man recently. A fraudster called him pretending to be from the Lending Club. He offered a great “rate” on a loan, along with other benefits. Of course none of it was true. The scammer had the victim go to the store and buy gift cards and give him all the numbers on the back. The bad guys will usually claim this helps “pay fees” or expedite the process. As Lending Club explains on its website, it would never call or email you asking to do anything of the sort. If you get a similar phone call, just hang up.