WHO IS REALLY BEHIND THE CALLS FROM PRIME BRIDGE FUNDING?
A courtroom-focused dossier documenting the calls, messages, and emails tying Prime Bridge Funding outreach to Direct Funding Now follow-up activity in support of TCPA claims.
Case Summary
This record compiles the sequence of unsolicited funding solicitations targeting the recipient, captures the transfers between Prime Bridge Funding callers and Direct Funding Now staff, and preserves every admission that ties the entities together. The June 17, 2025 call establishes the first documented link between Prime Bridge Funding callers and the "underwriter" Direct Funding Now.
Audio files stream directly from /media; no downloads are required.
Images include email captures, SMS proof, and the Salesforce lead page surfaced by Direct Funding Now.
Transcripts reflect the callers' language verbatim and show repeated confirmations of the business relationship.
External references include the Salesforce application URL and an OpenCorporates search showing no registered Prime Bridge Funding entity.
Chronological Timeline
Date & Time
Event
Linked Evidence
June 17, 2025 - 12:52 PM
Calvin from "Prime Bridge" cold calls the recipient and attempts multiple transfers to an underwriter. Call captures transfer to voicemail for someone named Annabella.
Annabella from Direct Funding Now returns the call citing Calvin's transfer attempt; sends SMS plus Salesforce link. This establishes the first documented link between Prime Bridge Funding and Direct Funding Now.
Calvin calls back from 718-414-2957 and connects the recipient to Richard Hunt, "the funding manager from Prime Bridge." This call is captured within Annabella's recording.
First call in the claim. Likely Calvin (same caller from June 17) connects the recipient to Richard from Prime Bridge. Richard sends email from apply@primebridgefunding.com.
Caller opens with long term unsecured business loan pitch, questions business tenure, desired loan amount ($50,000), timeline, and monthly deposits ($25,000). Multiple transfer attempts to an "underwriter" fail until voicemail for Annabella is reached.
At 6:30, caller hesitates on his own name before a background prompt identifies him as Calvin; he states, "Calvin and I'm calling you from Prime Bridge. Remember my name and remember my company name."
Lead intake data
Business age 25 years, loan need $50,000, expansion purpose, revenue $25,000 per month, contact email imagineth@gmail.com, alternate number 929-214-4844.
Annabella confirms she is returning a missed call triggered by Calvin's transfer attempt. She verifies the same intake information and coordinates next steps, promising a text message with a link.
T2:15 -- Annabella announces a text is on the way; the text alert is audible at T2:22. T3:59 -- she puts the recipient on hold. At T4:07 a 440Hz tone signals an incoming call. It's hard to hear as it seems to fit with the music. Its an incoming call from Calvin at 718-414-2957. Calvin connects the call recipient with Richard Hunt, "the funding manager from Prime Bridge."
June 17, 2025 Phone Bill -- All Three Calls
Screenshot file: Screenshot 2025-11-17 210926.jpg
Phone bill screenshot showing all three calls on June 17, 2025: 12:51 PM (Calvin - 718-395-4376, 8 minutes), 1:00 PM (Annabella - 949-200-7324, 6 minutes), and 1:04 PM (Calvin - 718-414-2957, 12 minutes).
Direct Funding Now Call Log -- Contradicts DFN's Claim
File: image1.jpgSource: Provided by Direct Funding Now's attorney
Direct Funding Now's attorney provided this call log claiming the recipient initiated the first call. However, the phone bill above shows no outgoing calls were made from the recipient's phone during that time period. All calls shown on the recipient's phone bill are incoming calls, contradicting DFN's claim.
Direct Funding Now call log provided by their attorney. The log shows a "Missed" call at 9:56 AM and a "Call connected" VoIP call at 10:00 AM on 06/17/2025. The recipient's phone bill demonstrates these were incoming calls, not outgoing calls as DFN claims.
Call 3 -- Calvin Calls Back and Connects to Richard Hunt
File: dfn_phone_20250617-130044_9492007324.mp31:04 PM - Incoming number: 718-414-2957Note: This call is captured within Annabella's recording (same audio file)
At T3:59 during Annabella's call, she puts the recipient on hold. At T4:07 a 440Hz tone signals an incoming call. It's hard to hear as it seems to fit with the music. It's an incoming call from Calvin at 718-414-2957. Calvin connects the recipient to Richard Hunt, "the funding manager from Prime Bridge."
SMS and Salesforce Link Delivered by Annabella
Text arrival: June 17, 2025 - 1:04 PMScreenshot file: Screenshot_20251111_204621_Messages.jpgLinked page capture: Screenshot_20251111_204638_Chrome.jpg
Hey, this is Annabella with Direct Funding, it looks like we have a missed call from your number.
https://directfundingnow.my.salesforce-sites.com/loanApplication?recordId=00Q5c00000qJDzc
The Salesforce application URL, the Direct Funding Now logo, and Annabella's email address (anna@directfundingnow.com) all appear within the linked page. Annabella also confirmed that she is calling because of a missed call from the recipient's number connected by Calvin who works for "Prime Bridge," a company that doesn't seem to be legally registered with the Secretary of State with any state in the United States as per OpenCorporates search. This call establishes the first link between the callers from Prime Bridge Funding and the "underwriter" Direct Funding Now.
Text message thread at 1:04 PM showing Annabella's follow-up and the Salesforce application link.Captured webpage confirming the Direct Funding Now branding at the Salesforce URL.
The first call in the claim. The voice is likely Calvin, the same caller from June 17, 2025. At T1:44, he connected the recipient to Richard from Prime Bridge. Richard sent an email at 5:25 PM from apply@primebridgefunding.com.
This call, together with the August 4 call, demonstrates the consistent pattern of Prime Bridge Funding callers connecting leads to Richard Hunt.
August 4, 2025 -- Richard Hunt and Prime Bridge Funding
Richard Hunt identifies as "Prime Bridge Funding," restates all intake details provided to Calvin (loan amount, deposits, email) and references "Josh Matthews." When asked for location, he claims "Based out of New York, actually. Thirteenth street. Forty-seven west, Manhattan."
The follow-up email from Richard Hunt matches the phone number 934-947-2880 and lists the address as "13th Street. 47 W 13th St, New York, NY 10011," despite no "13th Street" in Manhattan -- highlighting inconsistent corporate knowledge.
Screenshot of the August 4 email sent minutes after the call by Richard Hunt, "Funding Coordinator" for Prime Bridge Funding.
August 18-29, 2025 -- Persistent Prime Bridge Outreach
"Frank, Myself Alex. I'm the funding manager of Prime Capital..." -- the script slips between "Prime Capital" and Prime Bridge, opening the door to alias usage. Note: "Myself Alex" and "Alex Cooper" is Prime Bridge Funding. This pattern repeats in the August 18, August 19, and August 29 calls.
Call -- August 19 (13 seconds)
File: pbf_phone_20250819-100945_9342016452.mp310:09 AM - Incoming number: 934-201-6452
Brief repetition of "Frank, myself Alex Cooper. I'm the funding manager at Prime Bridge Capital. You remember me?" -- call terminated by the recipient. This 13-second call demonstrates the "Myself Alex" pattern that identifies Prime Bridge Funding callers.
Alex reiterates Prime Bridge leadership, acknowledges ongoing marketing, invites legal pursuit ("If you want, you can find me and sue me"), and transfers the recipient to a coworker who confirms the operation is marketing for lenders.
Extracted Transcript (verbatim)
Alex: Hello, Hey Frank! How you doing?
Me: I'm good. How are you?
Alex: I'm fine. Thank you for asking, Frank.
T0:11
Myself Alex. I'm the funding manager of Prime Bridge Capital. I believe you had a talk with my junior in month of June. That time you were asking for $30000 to assist. I just check back with you. Did you get this capital or you still looking for?
T0:26
Me: I'm still looking for capital, but I'm not gonna do anything with Prime Bridge because it's a fake company. The company doesn't exist. I don't know who you're dealing with or who you think you're dealing with but you gotta deal with people that are real companies. You look and sound like a scammer. If a company isn't registered with the United States with a Secretary of State then I'm not interested. The company you gave me uses fake addresses, fake phone numbers, fake everything. Why would I do business with a company like that?
T0:56
Alex: How do you know that?
T0:57
Me: Do you think I'm going to give my financial information to a company before I know everything about them?
T1:04
Alex: No. Certainly not. You can search by the Google. You can search by the...
T1:08
Me: Who gives A fuck about Google? I looked at the secretary of State official records. This company doesn't exist. I could put anything on fucking Google.
T1:19
Alex: Oh, that's cool. I think you tried to reach out to us right?
T1:24
Me: No. I didn't reach out to you. I never reached out to you. You keep calling me. And I'm trying to find out who you are so that I can sue you. Because that's what I do. You see, I iden... that's why you have a job, because of people like me. I identify people who call me illegally on the phone and I take them to court and I sue them.
T1:44
Alex: Oh, that's cool.
T1:46
Me: Okay?
T1:46
Alex: So, if you want, you can find me and sue me.
T1:49
Me: I can't find you! But I can find enough about you to know that the company you work with is bullshit.
T1:57
Alex: Oh Really?
T1:57
Me: Yeah Really. The company is hiding behind Prime Bridge (caller laughs) and a bunch of other companies that are the same company all under different names. All have the same address. And you have...
T2:12
Alex: I'm going to transfer you to my colleague. He will give you the perfect answer.
T2:18
Alex: (To coworker) Someone wants to reach it outer office and trying to sue us.
T2:26
Coworker: Whom am I having the pleasure to speak with?
T2:29
Me: My name is Frank. I know I'm not gonna be able to sue you because you don't have a real company in the United States, and you're a fucking Chinese fuck somewhere in butt fuck China, fucking eating a dog probably right now.
T2:44
Coworker: No. We eat cats instead of dogs.
T2:46
Me: Whatever the fuck you eat! You eat you eat fucking everything. You'd eat your mother if you could.
T2:51
Coworker: I wish I could eat your mother.
T2:55
Me: I know! I know! You'd love to eat my fucking 90-year-old mother!
T2:59
Coworker: Yes Sir. I will. I'm a cannibal.
T3:01
Me: I don't give a fuck what you are. The matter of fact is that you call me all the time with this company that has a fake address, fake phone numbers, fake everything. It's Prime Bridge and It's like four other companies and none of these companies are registered in the United States. I know that there is a lender somewhere in the United States. And I know that you're going to keep calling me. And I'm going to tell you exactly what's going to happen. One day you're going to call me. And I'm actually going to apply for a loan. And then, when I get approved for the loan, I'm going to take all these phone calls that I'm recording, okay, that are from Prime Bridge and I'm going to file what's called a TCPA case.
T3:45
Coworker: Yup
T3:47
Me: You know that, right? Okay. And it's only a matter of time. You can do whatever you want. I want you to stop calling me, but you're not gonna stop calling me. And it's only a matter of time before I find the people who hired you and sue them for a lot of money because you called me at least 50 times.
T4:03
Coworker: Okay. So, can I talk right now, sir?
T4:06
Me: Yes.
T4:06
Coworker: Are you finished? Thank you for giving me the chance over here. First of all, we are not from China or anywhere else (This is a lie. Everyone is from somewhere! Everyone!) and to be honest with you we are just doing the marketing here and there is a bunch of lenders who are funding in the businesses who are based out of (unintelligible) in USA. So, to be honest with you we're just doing our part of the job. I was just kidding with you and we are not from even China, as well.
T4:33
Me: I know. I know you're just doing your job. I know that and I really don't feel bad... I don't dislike you, you know? But you know, the fact...
T4:43
Coworker: I understand. Yeah, I know that you're getting thousands of phone calls like this and you don't want them. Obviously I know that it's sometimes getting hectic for you. So, I'm going to tell my other guy not to call you anymore. And that's the best what we can do. But to be honest with you, there are a bunch of call centers, as well, who are going to give you a call and tell you that they will need a (unintelligible) from you or they will just (unintelligible) leads for the lender.
T5:05
Me: I know.
T5:08
Coworker: We're not the only guys over here.
T5:09
Me: I know. I'm actually in court with two other companies who tried to call me, lending me money. Uh, so, I mean... the calls bother me, but you know, I know how to defend myself. You know? I know how to make these people pay. So... you know, you do your job and I'm going to do mine.
T5:30
Coworker: Absolutely. You have all the rights, as well. Absolutely. You have all the rights, I know that. I mean, if we're bothering you, so, definitely you have the right to defend yourself. I can completely understand that. I'm going to tell the other guy not to call you anymore. That's what I can do from my side. That's the best I can do, to be honest.
T5:45
Me: Okay, I appreciate it.
T5:46
Coworker: But you're still going to receive some other calls from the other companies.
T5:49
Me: Oh, I know.
T5:51
Coworker: Just don't mess it up with our company. That's what I can say.
T5:54
Me: No. I know. I know how the paperwork looks. I know how everyone's paperwork looks. I know how all the applications look.
T6:01
Coworker: Have you ever applied for any kind of merchant cash advances before, or like, uh, I don't how exactly you're in our databases over here.
T6:08
Me: You know how? At first, it starts with one cold caller who was like literally just dialing random numbers, okay. And in order for me to investigate who that is, I have to give them my information. You know, because if I don't give them my information they're not going to give me their information.
T6:28
Coworker: Okay.
T6:28
Me: Okay? So, when I give them my information they put it in the system as somebody who's interested in a loan. Meanwhile, I'm just interested in pursuing them for the TCPA damages.
T6:38
Coworker: Oh, [laughs] Right! That's how you're entered our database. Got it. [Laughs]
T6:43
Me: So, that's yeah. That's how that happens. And like, the more I pursue these... It's like, I do this so my phone stops ringing. But, it's like, the more I do it the more calls come in.
T6:54
Coworker: (Chuckles) Yeah. I absolutely understandable that. I mean I didn't know about this that you were just, you know, trying to be in the TCPA or have some issues with the TCPA. I have no freakin' idea about that. But since you told me that, so, definitely I'm going to do what I can from my side. That's all I can do.
T7:12
Me: Oh, That'd be great! Hey, you're one of the cooler spammers. I appreciate you man.
T7:17
We both laugh
T7:18
Coworker: Thank you, man. Have a good weekend.
Me: You too. Take care. Bye bye
T7:24
Call ends.
Admissions Logged
"Myself Alex, I'm the funding manager of Prime Bridge Capital."
"We are just doing the marketing here... there are a bunch of lenders who are funding the businesses."
"We're not the only guys over here."
Willfulness
"If you want, you can find me and sue me." -- direct acknowledgement of the TCPA objection.
October 2025 -- Prime Bridge Coordination and Direct Funding Now Linkage
Caller states, "My name is Jimmy and I'm calling from Prime Bridge Funding." The recipient declines and ends the call. Does Jimmy sound like Jason from the October 10 call?
Caller initially claims to be "Jason with Business Services." After a failed transfer attempt at T1:21, "Jason" tells the recipient at T1:29 that he is calling from Prime Bridge Funding before the call is terminated.
Jimmy presses for confirmation of the 929-214-4844 VoIP number provided to Calvin. At T0:43 he says, "Okay. Only one. Okay. Let's see," followed by an incoming call to that VoIP line at T1:13.
The VoIP call (file dfn_phone_20251016-182215_9296777865.mp3) where Calvin connects the recipient to Golden at Direct Funding Now, solidifying the linkage between Prime Bridge calls and Direct Funding Now.
Email from Golden Beltran-Groomes (golden@directfundingnow.com) sent at 6:29 PM on October 16, minutes after the Prime Bridge transfer.
The caller is likely Calvin, the same caller from the June 19th call. At T1:45 in the June 19 phone call, the caller connected the recipient with "Richard" who claims to be the funding manager at Prime Bridge. Richard is the same caller from the August 4th phone call. Calvin is also the caller from June 17, when he connected the recipient to Annabella's voicemail at Direct Funding Now.
November 4, 2025 -- Alex Cooper and Quick Capital Alias
Alex returns, instructing the recipient to "Just remember my name is Alex Cooper" (T1:32) and later claims affiliation with "Quick Capital" (T2:42), demonstrating alias hopping while using the same callback number as prior Prime Bridge solicitations.
November 15, 2025 -- Benjamin Connects to Richard Hunt
Call placed to the recipient's wife's phone number (718-501-3416) from incoming number 718-772-9062. The recipient and wife share a phone bill. The recipient's wife was using a wireless earpiece and the caller's end of the conversation was not recorded. At the end of the call, the recipient's wife inquires about Prime Bridge because the caller mentioned he is calling from Prime Bridge.
Connections and External References
The collected materials show Prime Bridge Funding callers feeding Direct Funding Now's intake pipeline. Transparent references:
