Have you been bitten by a Loan Shark?
- Have you or anyone you know been approached by someone offering you a loan?
- Have you been offered a loan without a credit check?
- Are you paying lots of interest on the loan?
- Are you unsure how much you owe or how many more payments you have to make?
- Have you or your family been threatened as a result of not making repayments, including threats of violence or damage to property?
Help is available!
The Public Protection Project Team, a locally based team, employed by the government to tackle loan sharks are here to help.
What the Public Protection Project Team can do to help
They can:
- Offer advice and support
- Refer you to legitimate credit agencies including credit unions, which are funded especially to help people like you
- Investigate complaints
- Prosecute people involved in loan sharking.
How you can help the team
You can help them to:
- Reduce illegal money lending
- Discourage potential loan sharks
- Increase awareness
- Encourage other victims to come forward.
Don't let loan sharks take a bite out of your life.
Contact us
If you or anyone you know has been affected, please call the Public Protection Project 24 hour, 7 days a week confidential hotline:
Hotline number: 0300 555 2222
- Your call is confidential
- We can call you back if you need us to
or you can email them at: reportaloanshark@stoploansharks.gov.uk
You can also text 'loan shark' and your message to 60003
Did you know?
- A loan shark is an unlicenced money lender. This means you may not have to pay back the loan
- A loan shark, if prosecuted, can be sent to prison.
