Advance Fee Loan Scams - Credit Scams

When you come across financial pressures, you seek fast relief. In this situation, companies nationwide appeal to consumers with poor credit histories. They promise to clean up your credit report so you can get a car loan, a home mortgage, insurance, or even a job. In return, they ask for a fee. But in many occasions, they fail to deliver what they promise. After you pay these companies, hundreds and thousands of dollars as up-front fees, these companies do nothing to improve your credit report and many of them simply do not turn out.

Turning to a business that offers help in solving debt problems may seem like a reasonable solution when your bills become unmanageable. Be cautious. Before you do business with any company, check it out with your local consumer protection agency or the Better Business Bureau in the company's location.

There are generally two types of scams:
  • Credit Repair Scams
  • Advance-Fee Loan Scams

Credit Repair Scams

You have seen the ads in newspapers, on TV, and on the Internet. You have heard them on the radio. You have got fliers in the mail. You may even get calls from telemarketers offering credit repair services. They all make the same claims.

Advance-Fee Loan Scams

These scams often target consumers with credit problems or those who fail to get fair amount of credit. In exchange for an up-front fee, these companies guarantee that applicants will get the credit they want, that is, they will be able to obtain a credit card or a personal loan.

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  • By signing up for counseling session, your provided details (Name, Email ID and Phone No.) will be forwarded to the company advertising on the DebtCC. However, you have no obligation to use their services.
  • Some creditors and collection agencies refuse to lower the pay off amount, interest rate, and fees owed by the consumer.
  • Creditors/collection agencies can make collection calls and file lawsuits against the consumers represented by the debt relief companies.
  • Debt relief services may have a negative impact on the consumer's creditworthiness and his overall debt amount may increase due to the accumulation of extra fees.
  • The amount which the consumer saves with the use of debt relief services can be regarded as taxable income.
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