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Written by Brian Adams
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Please be very aware of current loan scams that can end up costing you more money that you would ever think possible. Here are examples of very recent real incidents which show the need to be careful in choosing any loan company. If in any doubt at all as to the bona fides of any company, then do check them out with Trading Standards BEFORE you begin any conversations or INTERNET transactions with potential lenders. Click on the Read More button in below to see the examples in full. EXAMPLES OF REAL EVENTS. 1. VICTIM WAS SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FOR A LOAN.
ON TUESDAY MORNING THE 7TH DECEMBER 2011 WAS CONTACTED BY A LADY CALLED SARAH JOMES STATING SHE WAS FROM UNSECURED LOANS AND THAT SHE HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN HER LOAN APPLICATION. LOAN WAS AGREED FOR TEN THOUSAND POUNDS. FEMALE THEN SAID THAT SHE REQUIRED TWO HUNDRED POUNDS TO SECURE THE LOAN. VICTIM TOOK OUT A UKASH VOUCHER FOR THAT SUM AND THE VOUCHER NUMBER WAS GIVEN WHEN SHE PHONED AGAIN. LATER SHE CALLED BACK TO SAY THAT SHE REQUIRED AND EXTRA FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTY POUNDS FOR TAX. VICTIM WENT AND TOOK ANOTHER UKASH VOUCHER OUT. READ NUMBER TO THE FEMALE SCAMMER. SHE THEN HAD ANOTHER CALL FROM MALE ASHLEY WILSON WHO SAID LOAN WOULD BE IN HER ACCOUNT. HE THEN ADVISED THAT HE WANTED ANOTHER THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE POUNDS FOR INSURANCE. TOLD HER TO GO TO WESTERN UNION AND PUT THE MONEY INTO A TRANSFER ACCOUNT. THE ACCOUNT WAS FOR A MR J SHAH IN INDIA. THIS WAS DONE. SHE WAS THEN TOLD THE MONEY WOULD BE IN HER ACCOUNT. VICTIM KEPT PHONING A 02035143855 ONLY CONTACTABLE AFTER TEN OCLOCK IN THE MORNING. SHE WAS LATER TOLD BY ONE OF THE CALL TAKERS ON THIS NUMBER WHO ADVISED HER TO GOOGLE THEIR NUMBER AND SEE WHAT TYPE OF COMPANY THEY ARE. 2. INFORMANT REPORTED SHE HAD A CALL FROM UK LOANS THIS MORNING SAYING HER LOAN FOR £8000 HAD BEEN APPROVED. THEY TOOK HER BANK DETAILS AND SAID SHE HAD TO TRANSFER £245 TO BEGIN WITH USING UKASH, BUT THEN THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE ANOTHER £245. AFTER INFORMANT HAD TRANSFERRED BOTH LOTS THEY SAID IT ACTUALLY NEEDED TO BE £490 IN ONE GO. INFORMANT SAYS WHEN SHE BECAME UPSET THE LOAN COMPANY WENT QUIET AND NOW SHE CAN NO LONGER GET HOLD OF THEM. |
