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Asda Loan Scam

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  • Phantom_Flan_Flinger
    Phantom_Flan_Flinger Posts: 2,794 Forumite
    Unfortunately they won't/can't tell you what rate they're offering until they've gone through the application process and credit checked you.
    Dave. :wave:
  • PBA
    PBA Posts: 1,521 Forumite
    Emails aren't secure, therefore they can't disclose any personal information in them, such as the rate they're going to offer you. They showed you the rate on their website before you were committed to the loan, so not sure what the problem is. You still had the choice not to take them up on the offer.
  • danmakem
    danmakem Posts: 10 Forumite
    PBA wrote: »
    Emails aren't secure, therefore they can't disclose any personal information in them, such as the rate they're going to offer you. They showed you the rate on their website before you were committed to the loan, so not sure what the problem is. You still had the choice not to take them up on the offer.

    So, you wear a lime green fleece then??
  • danmakem
    danmakem Posts: 10 Forumite
    PBA wrote: »
    Emails aren't secure, therefore they can't disclose any personal information in them, such as the rate they're going to offer you. They showed you the rate on their website before you were committed to the loan, so not sure what the problem is. You still had the choice not to take them up on the offer.

    Yes but they've wasted my time which is VERY valuable
  • PBA
    PBA Posts: 1,521 Forumite
    danmakem wrote: »
    Yes but they've wasted my time which is VERY valuable
    How much of your time have they wasted? And no, I don't wear a lime fleece. A red tie though, and a grey suit.
  • danmakem
    danmakem Posts: 10 Forumite
    Since ASDA's attempt to extract 19.9% from me I've managed to get 7.6 and then 6.2 elswhere. I guess it pays to shop around for loans then
  • chilli_dog
    chilli_dog Posts: 843 Forumite
    were did you get the 7.6 and 6.2 from?
  • tinkerbell84
    tinkerbell84 Posts: 5,323 Forumite
    danmakem wrote: »
    Yes but they've wasted my time which is VERY valuable

    So valuable, you need a loan? :think:
  • chilli_dog
    chilli_dog Posts: 843 Forumite
    tinkerbell is your sarcasm gun set to stun?
  • tinkerbell84
    tinkerbell84 Posts: 5,323 Forumite
    Nope. Just interesting that the OP apparently has all this money (house, investments, huge salary, room for a pony etc) but is so desperate to get a loan too.

    Using the word 'scam' in the title and admitting in the OP that it's not a scam is pretty lame. ;)
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