Fraudsters Quick Loan Finance, has been asking borrowers for fees upfront to receive a decision in principle for a loan then severing contact with the applicant.
The company is using the email admin@quickloanfinance.co.uk and the number 0203 307 0288. The company is requesting an advance fee which is made using Ukash vouchers or transferred directly from the applicant’s bank account.
Similar sounding firm Quick Loans, the trading name for That Network Limited, posted a statement on its website warning applicants of the scam and assuring them of its legitimacy.
It read: “You have found the original Quick Loans, many try to copy what we do but look at our domain name and be [sic] rest assured that you are dealing with the real Quick Loans. A lot of our customers have been defrauded by Google sending them to the wrong site. Be careful of search engines, with financial sites you have to type it in to the address bar.
“What we can offer you is a free service, we are licensed lenders. If we can’t get you a loan then we may know others that can – but we never charge a single penny in any upfront fees! We make our money on interest on a loan, no loan – no fee, it is that simple.”
The FCA also issued a warning about a clone firm using the details of authorised Bolton-based loan brokerage Gopher Money trading as Lloans Direct. The clone firm is using the name of Lloans Direct with the email addresses loansdirect@email.com, lloans.direct@yahoo.in and lloans.direct@yahoo.com and the contact number 02032904789.
