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Wonga refund - do you think you're in line for the £50?

Former_MSE_Wendy
Former_MSE_Wendy Posts: 929 Forumite
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Did you get a letter from Wonga's fake lawyers? A couple of news papers are after people who are in line for a refund.

If you're happy to talk to them please do let us know by emailing [EMAIL="casestudy@moneysavingexpert.com"]casestudy@moneysavingexpert.com[/EMAIL]

Have your say on what you think about Wonga in the paper and help warn others about the perils of payday loans.

For more info about Wonga's fine see the MSE News Story

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  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,969 Forumite
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    I just need to check with my lawyer whether I can speak with the newspaper......oh wait, I don't have a lawyer.....
    "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
  • rizla_king
    rizla_king Posts: 2,895 Forumite
    Clive_Woody wrote: »
    I just need to check with my lawyer whether I can speak with the newspaper......oh wait, I don't have a lawyer.....

    Just make one up. ;)
    Still rolling rolling rolling...... :) <
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  • d70cw6
    d70cw6 Posts: 784 Forumite
    even though i've never taken out a pay day loan with Wonga am i eligible for the compensation?
  • nomoneytoday
    nomoneytoday Posts: 4,871 Forumite
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    If the debts were paid back in time, then there would be no additional charges - whether real or fiction :)
  • Clive_Woody
    Clive_Woody Posts: 5,969 Forumite
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    rizla_king wrote: »
    Just make one up. ;)

    Surely nobody would ever do that. How very dishonest.
    "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
  • Gaz83
    Gaz83 Posts: 4,047 Forumite
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    d70cw6 wrote: »
    even though i've never taken out a pay day loan with Wonga am i eligible for the compensation?
    Definitely. Get a claim in!
    "Facism arrives as your friend. It will restore your honour, make you feel proud, protect your house, give you a job, clean up the neighbourhood, remind you of how great you once were, clear out the venal and the corrupt, remove anything you feel is unlike you... [it] doesn't walk in saying, "our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
  • 27col
    27col Posts: 6,554 Forumite
    Why should non payers get any handout. If there is some money coming from Wonga, it should be applied to the arrears of the PDL and not given to the borrowers in cash.
    You can bet your life that the majority of those getting the £50 will not be using it to reduce their arrears.
    I can afford anything that I want.
    Just so long as I don't want much.
  • Tixy
    Tixy Posts: 31,455 Forumite
    The wording in the opening post is not ideal, the £50 is not a refund of anything that has been paid.
    27col wrote: »
    Why should non payers get any handout. If there is some money coming from Wonga, it should be applied to the arrears of the PDL and not given to the borrowers in cash.
    You can bet your life that the majority of those getting the £50 will not be using it to reduce their arrears.

    If you owe Wonga money it will be offset against the debt not returned in cash.
    A smile enriches those who receive without making poorer those who give
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  • chanxx
    chanxx Posts: 3 Newbie
    Any chance of taking out legal action v Wonga for their outrageous behaviour ?
  • chanxx
    chanxx Posts: 3 Newbie
    Come on Martin,

    Any chance of a legal action v Wonga (for their fake letters) - they should not be allowed to get away with a smack on their wrist
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