Quatloos!

American Universal Capital
1324 State St., #177
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
#1-800-845-5314

A customer ask me if this was real. When he said they wanted 500 up front for insurance, i told him it sounds like a scam. Well after this he tried to find the company on the web with no luck. I tried to find the place myself, even call a couple of stores located at the address and they told me they never heard of it.

I really don't want my customer to go down this road. So any help on whether someone is trying to scam him would be great.

The address is a drop box at Postal Connections of America so the neighbors wouldn't know the company located there.

http://www.postalconnections.com/

Well after this he tried to find the company on the web with no luck.

From http://www.manta.com

Company Name: American Universal Capital Corp
Address: 1324j State St Ste 177, Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2614 (Map)
Contact Phone: (805) 961-2696
URL (web address):
Business Category: Business Services in Santa Barbara, CA
Location Type: Single Location
Est. Annual Sales: $68,000
Est. # of Employees: 1
Est. Empl. at Loc.: 1
Year Started: 1997
State of Incorp:
SIC #Code: 7389
Contact's Name: Jeff Mckinzie
Contact's Title: President
NAICS: All Other Business Support Services

There's no California insurance license, no license with the California Department of Corporations, and no business license through the CA Secretary of State.

Neither the company nor "Jeff Mckinzie" are registered with FINRA, the financial indistruatry regulatory authority.

Thank you! Your google-fu is strong.

I updated my customer on this information and told him not to give any further information. I told if they call you, ask them to provide you with there licensing information or the bank they are working for.