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The loan organisers ltd (06742172)

My husband has been offered a loan by this company (to consolidate a couple of outstanding loans and reduce his monthly payments), they want the first payment upfront, £183.00 because they say the Governor General of Banks wants people to prove that they can pay the first instalment and repay their loans. After we pay that we have been told the loan amount will be in our bank account the same day.

Has anyone heard of or had any dealings with this loan company? I want to check it is all above board before parting with almost £200.

Thank you.
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  • This think stinks of scam so much it is unbelievable and who the hell if the governor general of banks???

    This really has advance fee fraud written all over it.

    AVOID AVOID AVOID send them nothing.
    There's no sense crying over every mistake.
    You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
  • Peelerfart
    Peelerfart Posts: 2,177 Forumite
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    Pay that and it'll be the last you see of £183.00 and The loan organisers ltd
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  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    edited 8 February 2011 at 4:43PM
    Sharoma wrote: »
    they say the Governor General of Banks wants people to prove that they can pay the first instalment and repay their loans. .
    :rotfl::T:rotfl::T

    I suppose this Governor General of Banks lives in Nigeria (maybe India) and the money must be paid by Western Union ??

    Slap yourself with a wet kipper for believing this old nonsense... it is a scam.

    If you have already sent it, print this off

    nigeria+scam.gif
  • Apples2 wrote: »
    :rotfl::T:rotfl::T

    I suppose this Governor General of Banks lives in Nigeria and the money must be paid by Western Union ??

    Slap yourself with a wet kipper for believing this old nonsense... it is a scam.

    At least she had the good sense to ask before paying it.

    PS I removed the t-shirt as she wouldn't have even got that.
    There's no sense crying over every mistake.
    You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,944 Forumite
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    Sharoma wrote: »
    My husband has been offered a loan by this company (to consolidate a couple of outstanding loans and reduce his monthly payments), they want the first payment upfront, £183.00 because they say the Governor General of Banks wants people to prove that they can pay the first instalment and repay their loans. After we pay that we have been told the loan amount will be in our bank account the same day.

    Has anyone heard of or had any dealings with this loan company? I want to check it is all above board before parting with almost £200.

    Thank you.
    Ask to speak with the Governor General of Banks before you will make the payment.

    :D
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    LOL are you for real?
    "We want the finest wines available to humanity, we want them here, and we want them now!"
  • BugsyBrowne
    BugsyBrowne Posts: 5,697 Forumite
    edited 8 February 2011 at 5:14PM
    Sharoma wrote: »
    My husband has been offered a loan by this company (to consolidate a couple of outstanding loans and reduce his monthly payments), they want the first payment upfront, £183.00 because they say the Governor General of Banks wants people to prove that they can pay the first instalment and repay their loans. After we pay that we have been told the loan amount will be in our bank account the same day.

    Has anyone heard of or had any dealings with this loan company? I want to check it is all above board before parting with almost £200.

    Thank you.

    This is one of the first posts i've seen that someone with intelligence has actually smelt a rat, and responded by asking members on here for advice before losing £184.
  • Of course I am for real, don't be rude! I was simply relaying exactly what had been said to my husband and I didn't believe it so I remembered this forum and thought I would ask here so that I could show my husband the responses and confirm my own suspicions.

    Anyway, thanks for the help, I appreciate it!
  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,944 Forumite
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    Sharoma wrote: »
    Of course I am for real, don't be rude! I was simply relaying exactly what had been said to my husband and I didn't believe it so I remembered this forum and thought I would ask here so that I could show my husband the responses and confirm my own suspicions.

    Anyway, thanks for the help, I appreciate it!
    If you can get past the sarcasm from the mob on here they do offer good advice and it was sensible to ask before sending off this money.

    :D
    "We act as though comfort and luxury are the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about” – Albert Einstein
  • iolanthe07
    iolanthe07 Posts: 5,493 Forumite
    Please, Sharoma, don't fall for this. Anyone who asks for the first repayment before you've even received the loan is bound to be a fraudster. I bet they are based in India and want the payment in cash sent by Western Union?
    I used to think that good grammar is important, but now I know that good wine is importanter.
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