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Unsecured loan Pyramid Finance?

Andyh1
Andyh1 Posts: 9 Forumite
Hi, first post on here, has anyone heard of w w w.pyramidfinance. co.uk? Had a call off them as I am looking for a loan, used search engine and they must have my details? Has anyone experienced them before? Thanks.:cool:
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  • Peelerfart
    Peelerfart Posts: 2,177 Forumite
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    Look a bit iffy to me - no examples of APR quoted,always ring alarm bells with me.
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  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    Very poor use of English on their website. No UK address on the website. They ask for your bank details as part of the application. And they called you to offer you a loan rather than the other way round.

    Get a very very long barge pole and keep them the other side of it. My guess is that like many other websites they'll take a fee from your bank account and you won't get a loan.

    I doubt they've given any person a loan of £100, never mind the £300k that they claim is the maximum single loan.
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  • Andyh1
    Andyh1 Posts: 9 Forumite
    Peelerfart wrote: »
    Look a bit iffy to me - no examples of APR quoted,always ring alarm bells with me.

    Thanks for that. I have had APR details but they don't appear on the site. Waiting for them to respond with FSA details and Ts&Cs. No personal details submitted to date. Wanted some honest replies first. Thanks for yours.:T
  • fozmcfc
    fozmcfc Posts: 3,098 Forumite
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    Every chance this is another one of those Indian scammers.

    They ask for the first payment to be made via Western Union or Ukash, then they say you need to pay some legal fees, then if you're still being taken in by them, they ask for more money.

    Eventually the penny drops and you realise you have given them £300 + and have no loan and no way of getting a penny back.

    Numerous posts around here about such scammers.

    At worse they are a broker who will take a one off fee around £50 - £70 and you'll get no loan, or you're apply for say £3000 over 3 years and be offered £500 over 12 months, with a total of £4500 to be paid back.
  • Pyramid Finance? Based in Eygpt maybe!:rotfl:
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  • Andyh1
    Andyh1 Posts: 9 Forumite
    fozmcfc wrote: »
    Every chance this is another one of those Indian scammers.

    They ask for the first payment to be made via Western Union or Ukash, then they say you need to pay some legal fees, then if you're still being taken in by them, they ask for more money.

    Eventually the penny drops and you realise you have given them £300 + and have no loan and no way of getting a penny back.

    Numerous posts around here about such scammers.

    At worse they are a broker who will take a one off fee around £50 - £70 and you'll get no loan, or you're apply for say £3000 over 3 years and be offered £500 over 12 months, with a total of £4500 to be paid back.


    Thanks for that, more wise advice that will be taken on board. :T
  • Apples2
    Apples2 Posts: 6,442 Forumite
    They rang YOU - Of course you are going to get scammed.

    NOBODY is going to ring you for any other reason than to get money out of you. The World of bottom feeders now know you are desperate for a loan so you may fall for any old waffle & lies.

    If you want a loan, YOU have to find it. If your own bank say no, then you are in a murky World of paydday loans and crippling charges.
  • Andyh1
    Andyh1 Posts: 9 Forumite
    Apples2 wrote: »
    They rang YOU - Of course you are going to get scammed.

    NOBODY is going to ring you for any other reason than to get money out of you. The World of bottom feeders now know you are desperate for a loan so you may fall for any old waffle & lies.

    If you want a loan, YOU have to find it. If your own bank say no, then you are in a murky World of paydday loans and crippling charges.

    I know what your saying, they rang me on the back of me applying elsewhere. Speaking to my bank 2moro. No details have been passed only name and address. Didn't get as far as bank details....thankfully! Thanks for your input.:T
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Pyramid Finance...... great name for a 'legit' company, right up there with 'Ponzi Investments' :rotfl:
  • KingElvis
    KingElvis Posts: 4,100 Forumite
    I used them to borrow 300k to buy a job lot of shizzle and they proved most reliable.

    Kidding, you'd better have money to spare if you have given them even a sniff of your card details.
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