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ak solutions

ive been recieving text messages from a company called AK solutuions for a £1000 loan and to call them on 02030702601,i ignored them then they rang me and said i could have a loan even though i am on benefits and they will take a fee of £30 to process the loan,has any1 heard of this company,ive tried google but no luck,sounds too good to be true,please help
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  • safc118
    safc118 Posts: 138 Forumite
    Sounds to me like they are fake. Dont pay them any money as its strange for companys to ask for money to find you a loan. It shouldnt initally cost to get a loan as if your in need of a loan you must be lacking capital in the first place?

    If you pay the £30 they are likely to take it from you and id be very suprised if you ever hear from them again
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  • iolanthe07
    iolanthe07 Posts: 5,493 Forumite
    Never, ever, pay a fee up front for a loan. No decent broker or lender will ask for one.
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  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
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    Sounds too good to be true for them maybe.

    Send some random text messages, ring some sucker and viola! 30 Gold coins as reward.

    I might start one up myself, there is an obvious market for easy money.
  • ok thanks every1 thought it was too good to be true
  • Definitely do not use A K Solutions. They scam you out of £54 and never send any loan paperwork. If you have used them and need to get in touch with them here's some useful details:
    [FONT=&quot]AK Solutions, Akeman Business Park, 81-82 Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 6AS[/FONT]
    Don't bother using their customer enquiries number it'll keep you waiting, lose you money and they don't pick it up after you've called more than twice. Here's the direct number to their Tring office, where they are also known as 'money essentials':
    [FONT=&quot]01442 822 466[/FONT]
    Good Luck, I hope this helps
  • Just because they charge a fee doesn't mean they're a scam.
    But do make sure you know what you're paying for.

    You will not be paying for a loan, you will be paying for them to search for a loan for you. They may be confident that they can get you a loan but that doesn't mean you've already got one.

    Based upon other brokers I don't think they would send you loan paperwork, what they will do is send you the details of a suitable lender for you.

    It's only too good to be true if you think they'll be solving all your financial troubles, as they probably won't! They may be able to recommend which lender you should go with, save you picking at random and potentially damaging your credit.

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  • Applied for a loan with various companies had a call from ak and they said i have been accepted for the loan of £1000 which i had applied for. All i had to do was sign the agreement when it arrived and send it back then the money would be in my account within 24 hours when paperwork was received back by them.
    At no time was there any mention of a fee to be paid before i got the money, so any advice would be good as to whether or not i sign it and send it back, when it arrives of course no sign of it yet got call on friday so expecting it tomorrow.
  • CHR15
    CHR15 Posts: 5,193 Forumite
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    mollysmum wrote: »
    , so any advice would be good as to whether or not i sign it and send it back,.

    Read this post from the top!!

    Just in case....

    NEVER EVER pay an up front fee
  • CHR15 wrote: »
    Read this post from the top!!

    Just in case....

    NEVER EVER pay an up front fee


    AK Solutions will not answer the phone to me, so i have now got to call my bank and cancel my bank card so they will not take money from my account. After reading everything about them on this forum i am not happy!!!
  • MULEFA wrote: »
    Definitely do not use A K Solutions. They scam you out of £54 and never send any loan paperwork. If you have used them and need to get in touch with them here's some useful details:
    [FONT=&quot]AK Solutions, Akeman Business Park, 81-82 Akeman Street, Tring, Hertfordshire, HP23 6AS[/FONT]
    Don't bother using their customer enquiries number it'll keep you waiting, lose you money and they don't pick it up after you've called more than twice. Here's the direct number to their Tring office, where they are also known as 'money essentials':
    [FONT=&quot]01442 822 466[/FONT]
    Good Luck, I hope this helps

    Thanks for the info but they will not answer the phone to me, on any number but i am very grateful to you for all your information. I found another company that still charge you a finders fee but they did sent me all confirmation by email and you select when money will be debited, not them.
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