48hr Finance

waterloo1

there is a very similay company trading under the name of 24 hour finance, they operate on the same sort of scam asking people to deposit the first installment money to money gram before they can get their loan. so suspicious:(

t.cowley

AVOID THESE

48HR FINANCE/BRITISH FINANCE/newloans4u.co.uk

i had a phone call from a company called british finance offering me a loan at first i thought it was all above board but had no money for the upfront fee of £125 so told them to call back 2day fri 28 jan 2011. when the man phoned back he said it was 48hr finance and he could give me alone of £4000 at £125 per month (which i thought was really good over 3yrs). then he started going through details and said they needed feb payment upfront (thought nothing bout that) until he told me i had to send it from the post office by western union to a man called thinly tenzin in new delhi india. alarm bells rang took all details down of where they were in london, where i had to send it to in india the telephone number as much details as possibleas he was phoneing me back in an hr to make sure id paid so the could suposedly transfer funds. when i got off the phone i spent the next half hour scanning scam websites and came across here. it is full of thing about 48hr finance/british finance. i got a phone call just after 9am i told him it was a scam they were all over here and he sent a email with yet another name newloans4u.co.uk. i then reported them to action freud and crimestoppers who told me to ring consumer credit who deal with this sort of thing. only to find they are under investigation..


ITS REALLY IMPORTANT NEVER TO GIVE FUNDS UP FRONT WITH PROMISE OF A LOAN IN RETURN IT IS MORTHAN LIKELY A SCAM


IF YOU THINK SOME ONE IS TRYING TO SCAM YOU THEN TELEPHONE CONSUMER CREDIT ON 08454040506

tracysmith1974

I applied for a loan, maybe a couple of weeks ago, alot of people said no so i gave up.
Got a phonecall out of the blue today saying that been accepted for a loan for the amount of £3000, they knew all of my details so i assumed i must have applied direct to them.
They went through all of the process, then started to tell me that their company solictor would come to my house @ 8pm tonight to give me the money and my documents to sign, he said it would also confirm who i was and to check my i.d documents, fair enough i said.
He then hold me that i would get a phonecall a little later i think for varification, can't remember the full reason.
So waited and the call came, this was when they hit me with it.........i can have the loan but have to pay £109.00 to them as first payment, yes understandable some people take the 1st payment straight away......he then went on to explain that i had to make the payment via moneygram.......YES moneygram, and give them the reciept........umm then something inside went ping.....and i proceeded to ask him if he thought i'd been dropped on my head, like i was gonna send them money and wait for people to turn up to my house!!!!
I told him to send me soft copy documents via email before i even considered going further and i swiftly called my solictor (receptionist) lol just to ask her opinion, even though i knew the answer myself.
He called me back a short while ago and i hold him very sternly that i wasn't going to go ahead and he started to get a little shirty with me, then i told him i had spoken to my solictor on the matter remember (only receptionist) lol and then proceeded to ask me for the solictors name and address which i kindly gave them and the phone number then as soon as i had finished speaking he said "fair enough" and slammed the phone down on me.



I assume this is a new one doing the rounds so for future ref company name-cheaploans.co.uk
very indian speaking people but very english names, david smith and kevin jones laughable now.
phone number 01212883529
address for moneygram smiling emeribe


Maybe i'm not allowed to give as many details, but please please be careful as i was nearly sucked in

bellkca

Hi everyone:

Was contacted this morning by this company, advising me that my £2000 had been approved after going through my address etc. They advised me that I needed to pay the first months payment of £110 in advance then provide my bank details and the loan would be put in my account after than my next payment wouldn't be due for another 6 months. I spoke to two people and then asked them to send this information by email. I had already investigated other scams from nigerian people and when I received this email:


Sub: Loan Application

This official mail is regarding the loan you have applied with our Company for 2000 Pounds for 2 Years at a Premium of 110 Pounds per month.
The first monthly installment is to be given in advance before you receive the loan and the rest will be taken from your Bank account after 2 months of that time.

(We ask you to make the first installment in advance as this is the best way to know how financially stable you are and whether you will be able to repay the money you will owe us after the loan in due time or not. We have been doing the same from the past 2 years and have been 99% sure of the customers who pay us upfront. So we are taking this step for our own safety.)

The Name of the Financial Manager to whom you need to transfer this money to is

First Name - Zamokuhle
Last Name - Raymond

State - New Delhi
Country - India

You can make the payment through 2 portals

1) Money Gram - Post Office
2) Western Union

The payment can either be done by going to the said offices or even through the internet using your debit or credit card. Although it is advised that you go to the vendor directly as online payments are no always safe.

Corporate Address

48hrFinance™,
Finance House,
PO Box 42420,
London NW10 9XA

Contact Details

0203 123 9202

Fax Number

0700 593 8779

If you are interested in the Loan call us back on the Customer Care number and inform us that you are ready so that we can move ahead with the loan process.

and was informed by the Home Office to never send money by Western Union or any other money transfer company for anything unless I know the people have declined the offer. I thought I'd just let everyone know. IT'S DEFINITELY A SCAM and I have informed the CAB and police regarding this. DO NOT USE WESTERN UNION TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO COMPANIES, GOVERNMENTS AGENCY ETC. BECAUSE THEY ARE ALL SCAMS. YOU DON'T GET ANY THING BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KB

obiwan-Lem

It is not 48hr Finance scamming people but ‘Fraudsters’ pretending to be 48hr Finance and other UK Finance companies.

Below is a letter I received from them and on contacting the Police they confirmed that it was ‘Fraudsters’ perpetrating this scam and NO UK Finance company was involved…

Hope this helps!

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Dear Sir,

We did not contact you.

Unfortunately it has come to our attention that 'members of the public' are being contacted by a 'Bogus' company claiming to be '48hrFinance.com'.
The 'Bogus' company impersonating UK finance companies, has defrauded 'members of the public' out of several hundreds of pounds.
Please DO NOT send any payment via Moneygram or Western Union to these Fraudsters.

The scam takes the form of clients being told:
[1] That they have been accepted for a loan
[2] They then ask for a 1st instalment payment of approx. £199 to be paid via Moneygram or Western Union to New Delhi, India
[3] Once they receive your 1st payment they then ask for a 2nd payment of approx. £199, this time for Solicitor Fee's, also to be sent via Moneygram or Western Union to New Delhi, India
[4] They then disappear with your money, without you receiving the loan they dishonestly promised to you.

This 'Scam' has been reported to the Metropolitan Police & Trading Standards Office.

If you have been a victim of this crime please phone the below number quoting the full reference number.
The Metropolitan Police are collating data with regards this fraud in a bid to bring the culprits to justice.
Any help you can give in aiding the Police will be appreciated.

The number to call is: 0300 123 1212
Please quote this Crime Reference Number: CAD2728 12th April 2010

Kind Regards,

MD