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another question day 1
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Nope. I can feel guilty even when I haven't done anything so no way could I commit fraud0
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Absolutly no - whatever the outcome its fraud/illegal and I'm not a criminal !0
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I'm the same as Broken hearted, a year or so ago i'd have done pretty much anything, but now things are under control probably not.LBM August 2005
Total Debt August 2005 = £37,497
Current Debt Nov 2007 = £15,168
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I think that owing Barclaycard nothing would be fantastic (roll on Aug 08) but picking up the soap in the showers wouldnt be so fun. I think even if I was really despirate having a dodgy credit reference is better than having a criminal record.
I think it would rest on my morals too much and I'd fret about it, so no I wouldnt be game.Starting debt @ LBM: £8436.51 (8/5/7)
Barclaycard: £5804.52 (May 07) - 6.9% LOB Now: £5315.25
Egg: £1640.99 (May 07) - 1.9% May 08 - Now: £1242.69
[strike]Barclays O/D: £991dr (May 07) - 16.9% - Now: £0.00[/strike]
Debt August 07 £6557.94
Aim: To Clear Barclays OD by Nov 2007! Realistic DFD: August 20090 -
No way, definately not.
jxDebt at LBM £15231.43:eek: now £11397.43 Coming Down
Snowball says DFD [strike]March[/strike] Feb 2010
Official DFW Nerd No: 218
Proud to be dealing with my debts0 -
If it's illegal/fraudulent, someone somewhere is paying for it - if it's clawed back in higher taxes, or no pay rise, or being made redundant... If you're taking part in the black economy, somewhere you're ripping someone off.
And that someone could be one of the regulars here, doing their best to get back on an even keel - or the person just hanging on that this sends over the edge.
Nope, I wouldn't.0 -
To be honest it would depend what it was and how desperate I was. In most cases it'd be an outright no, but if I was actually starving/ borderline homeless and it wasn't anything I thought was actually immoral (I'm not sure ripping off certain corporations is strictly immoral!) I suppose I might think about it - I'd have to be really, really desperate mind - if it was just to save a bit of interest on debts then probably not."People who "do things" exceed my endurance,
God for a man who solicits insurance..." - Dorothy Parker0 -
nahNo way. I would never doing anything I knew to be illegal.Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
Que sera, sera.
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No from me too!NST #10 Steps 7K 2/30 10K 2/12 5 a day 3/30 NSD 0/20
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I see where you're coming from but... if a company's profit is hit, who do you think suffer? The CEO or the cleaner/part-time sec/driver? If you can't stay in profit without cutting down, then think about who gets cut.lady_fuschia wrote: »I'm not sure ripping off certain corporations is strictly immoral!0
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