Al Coringrato came to me for financial help in March 2016. He allegedly was trying to start a business selling home security systems through telemarketers. He has 2 great sons that were under his care and I felt sorry for them more than Al. He guaranteed payback within 6 months with 25% interest. This was an informal business arrangement, but I wanted to trust him, for his 2 boys. However, about the same time, another person warned me of him borrowing and not paying back. I should have listened to them.
Al guarantteed me that he would be able to pay me back in October, then before Thanksgiving, then before Christmas. He explained that his father died in May 2016 and he would be getting 50% of his fathers estate, then told me that his brother had made the father change the will for Tony to get 100%, but that the will would be invalidated because his father had Alzheimers and Al was going to convince Tony to pay Al 50% or Al would sue Tony for 50%. Neither happened.
Al started borrowing slow, $150, $250, then $400, then $1000 & $2000, then began telling me his business was having trouble getting started. I did have him sign a notarized statement of pay back. Six months came and he was still asking for monetary help. After $21K, I had to stop, because his business was not performing as he guaranteed. And it was about this time that I was able to find some information on him on line. He denies any those allegations, but I fully believe they are completely true. He was scamming me and living off my me as his govt welfare assistance. Plus, I had to pay taxes on that amount. I realize now that he didn't want to file for welfare, because he is a cheat/scammer and wouldn't qualify.
Frankly, at this time, I don't believe there ever was a business he was starting up. He had bragged how he used to make $300k-$400k a year in the early 2000's, then he started having marital problems & explained his ex-wife was an alcoholic & he had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to get custody of his kids. He had to give up his mortgage business to devote himself full time to getting custody. This all sounded reasonable and good, but that also was a lie. I started researching Al, initially I didn't find anything, but later found that he had to forfeit his licenses. I found out he was scamming others for a quarter million dollars. He has since moved from is Thonotosassa mobil trailer park home and I found out that he wasn't paying rent for months either. I don't know where he moved to, yet. I will find out.
Some of his quirks are making sense now. He pays everything with cash. He has no credit cards and no credit. He only rents, but plays the game of not paying rent and asking courts for extensions, which are granted, allowimg Al more time to live rent fee longer. He bought the Jag for $3k cash. When I got some money for him, he refused to go into the credit union with me because he was concerned some people would recognize him. It appears that the only work he would do was for cash under the table to avoid any income tax or social security & FICA deductions. I don't know if he is qualified to get a regular job due to his history of illegal practices.
He is concerned with his image, so he drives a Jaguar, but it's a 1993 junker. No one talked to him at the little league fields, but me. He found out that I was in the same frat as him and used that as a way to gain my trust. The strangest quirk is that he had no other friends to borrow from. He talked big about his college days and his friends in the 80's, but when I asked him about borrowing from his "college friends", he had the same lame excuse that none of his friends had any cash to lend. Hard to believe then and impossible for me to believe now. He talked big about his college days and his friends, but none of them are able to lend money. Probably because no one wants to associate with Al any longer.
One quirk wouldn't bother me, but putting all quirks together amplifies each quirk. I'm a fairly sharp guy, but I feel foolish to have allowed this to happen to me. but don't intend to let this go, however, his 2 sons are what concerned me. They no longer live with Al. Al was kicked out of his rental trailer, maybe Al downsized to living in his car. I'll never see my money, but I'm snarky and won't let up. I'm going to try to make his life more miserable than it already is.
Albert (Al or Albie) Coringrato Reviews
Al Coringrato came to me for financial help in March 2016. He allegedly was trying to start a business selling home security systems through telemarketers. He has 2 great sons that were under his care and I felt sorry for them more than Al. He guaranteed payback within 6 months with 25% interest. This was an informal business arrangement, but I wanted to trust him, for his 2 boys. However, about the same time, another person warned me of him borrowing and not paying back. I should have listened to them.
Al guarantteed me that he would be able to pay me back in October, then before Thanksgiving, then before Christmas. He explained that his father died in May 2016 and he would be getting 50% of his fathers estate, then told me that his brother had made the father change the will for Tony to get 100%, but that the will would be invalidated because his father had Alzheimers and Al was going to convince Tony to pay Al 50% or Al would sue Tony for 50%. Neither happened.
Al started borrowing slow, $150, $250, then $400, then $1000 & $2000, then began telling me his business was having trouble getting started. I did have him sign a notarized statement of pay back. Six months came and he was still asking for monetary help. After $21K, I had to stop, because his business was not performing as he guaranteed. And it was about this time that I was able to find some information on him on line. He denies any those allegations, but I fully believe they are completely true. He was scamming me and living off my me as his govt welfare assistance. Plus, I had to pay taxes on that amount. I realize now that he didn't want to file for welfare, because he is a cheat/scammer and wouldn't qualify.
Frankly, at this time, I don't believe there ever was a business he was starting up. He had bragged how he used to make $300k-$400k a year in the early 2000's, then he started having marital problems & explained his ex-wife was an alcoholic & he had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to get custody of his kids. He had to give up his mortgage business to devote himself full time to getting custody. This all sounded reasonable and good, but that also was a lie. I started researching Al, initially I didn't find anything, but later found that he had to forfeit his licenses. I found out he was scamming others for a quarter million dollars. He has since moved from is Thonotosassa mobil trailer park home and I found out that he wasn't paying rent for months either. I don't know where he moved to, yet. I will find out.
Some of his quirks are making sense now. He pays everything with cash. He has no credit cards and no credit. He only rents, but plays the game of not paying rent and asking courts for extensions, which are granted, allowimg Al more time to live rent fee longer. He bought the Jag for $3k cash. When I got some money for him, he refused to go into the credit union with me because he was concerned some people would recognize him. It appears that the only work he would do was for cash under the table to avoid any income tax or social security & FICA deductions. I don't know if he is qualified to get a regular job due to his history of illegal practices.
He is concerned with his image, so he drives a Jaguar, but it's a 1993 junker. No one talked to him at the little league fields, but me. He found out that I was in the same frat as him and used that as a way to gain my trust. The strangest quirk is that he had no other friends to borrow from. He talked big about his college days and his friends in the 80's, but when I asked him about borrowing from his "college friends", he had the same lame excuse that none of his friends had any cash to lend. Hard to believe then and impossible for me to believe now. He talked big about his college days and his friends, but none of them are able to lend money. Probably because no one wants to associate with Al any longer.
One quirk wouldn't bother me, but putting all quirks together amplifies each quirk. I'm a fairly sharp guy, but I feel foolish to have allowed this to happen to me. but don't intend to let this go, however, his 2 sons are what concerned me. They no longer live with Al. Al was kicked out of his rental trailer, maybe Al downsized to living in his car. I'll never see my money, but I'm snarky and won't let up. I'm going to try to make his life more miserable than it already is.