is this bank real???

i was online looking for a personal loan and came across washington equity group in new york ny. i filled out the app and was contacted 1 day later but a "loan officer". i did the app in my husbands name so the guy would not talk to me until he talked to my husband first. he talked to my husband then told me everything about the loan offer he had for us. he sent me an email with the loan agreement attached and asked me to return it with a copy of my husbands drivers license and a copy of his pay stub. he said it was a collerateral loan and that we either had to us my vehicle or pay $750 to get it started. He said i would have to pay the $750 by western union. the web address is www.washingtonequity.org.

Thank you

I see you got the answer in your other thread, but I did a little more quick searching. These have been busy little scammers for the past couple of months! All of the below sites are fakes, almost certainly created by the same scamming group:

www.libertynationaltrust.com/ - Cached
Domain Name: LIBERTYNATIONALTRUST.COM
Updated Date: 21-apr-2011
Creation Date: 21-apr-2011
Expiration Date: 21-apr-2012

Ameristate United Financial
Domain Name:ameristateunited.com
Record last updated at 2011-06-13 17:14:52
Record created on 2011/5/24
Record expired on 2012/5/24

Domain Name:ROCKWELLFINANCIAL.ORG
Created On:15-Jun-2011 21:02:33 UTC
Last Updated On:16-Jun-2011 00:06:06 UTC
Expiration Date:15-Jun-2012 21:02:33 UTC

Domain Name: COLEMANLENDING.COM
Updated Date: 13-jun-2011
Creation Date: 03-jun-2011
Expiration Date: 03-jun-2012

Domain Name: BELLVIEWFINANCIAL.NET
Updated Date: 09-may-2011
Creation Date: 09-may-2011
Expiration Date: 09-may-2012

Domain Name:SANDERSAUSTIN.ORG
Created On:13-Jun-2011 13:19:50 UTC
Last Updated On:13-Jun-2011 21:55:24 UTC
Expiration Date:13-Jun-2012 13:19:50 UTC

Domain Name: MITCHELLROSEFINANCIAL.COM
Updated Date: 13-jun-2011
Creation Date: 30-may-2011
Expiration Date: 30-may-2012

Domain Name: WAKEFIELDFINANCIAL.NET
Updated Date: 18-may-2011
Creation Date: 18-may-2011
Expiration Date: 18-may-2012

Domain Name: HUNTINGTONFINANCIALTRUST.COM
Updated Date: 13-jun-2011
Creation Date: 18-may-2011
Expiration Date: 18-may-2012

Domain Name: HARRISBURKEFINANCIAL.COM (this one was already in the database of fake sites)
Updated Date: 21-apr-2011
Creation Date: 21-apr-2011
Expiration Date: 21-apr-2012

Domain Name: LINCOLNSTATEFINANCIAL.COM
Updated Date: 13-jun-2011
Creation Date: 11-may-2011
Expiration Date: 11-may-2012

Thanks for posting the story tpittman. I woud say no it isn't real. Why is a bank asking you to pay by WU? The reason is scammers favour the method because there is no recourse. As Dotti indicated the companies above are registered for 12 months only. And this one is no different.

Domain Name:WASHINGTONEQUITY.ORG
Created On:21-Jun-2011 18:55:29 UTC
Expiration Date:21-Jun-2012 18:55:29 UTC

May I suggest if you and your husband are seeking a loan, please don't play with fire. It's far safer and peace of mind to simply ask a reputable well known bank.