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blooming fraudsters

andrew_l
andrew_l Posts: 1 Newbie
would anyone like to join me in tracking down and nailing these fraudsters/criminals?
Beware of Blooming Finace.
They operate by offering you a cheap loan. They will send you a contractual agreement from their mail box, note mail box not office in Sunbridge Rd Bradford.
However, the next stage is to go to Western Union and send a £50 fee to an Irene Harris in Mumbai.
After this they will then ask for bank transfer fees to be sent to Shyam Bihari their funds manager. In my relatives case this amounted to £160 making a total fraud of £210.
Anyone with a similar story please let me know. I am determined to track them down!

Comments

  • MyRubyRed
    MyRubyRed Posts: 941 Forumite
    Andrew, there are quite a few posts about this company on the forums. You may wish to check them out
  • Chris55_2
    Chris55_2 Posts: 174 Forumite
    edited 31 May 2011 at 3:04PM
    Looks like the website has been taken down. Still in Google's cache.

    See also http://www.sitejabber.com/reviews/www.bloomingfinance.co.uk
  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    Crikey, you'll be busy.

    This is very well known, this Indian Loan scam using Western Union.

    Apply with Yes Loans, you will also pay the broker fee and receive a phone call from some "Micheal Smith" with a heavy Indian accent requesting you forward money by Western Union.

    Search around, you will find lots. Sadly, not much you can do about it for a scammer not even bound by UK Law.
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