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No Legal Loophole for Credit Card Killer Bosses £1.8million fraud
Basil Rankine, owner of Credit Card Killer (CCK), a trading name of Momentum Network Limited, has been jailed for four years after fraudulently claiming to be able to clear people’s debts through ‘legal loopholes’ that would remove their liability for the debt.
His wife, Amanda Rankine, was also handed a 12-month sentence, suspended for 18-months and ordered to do 200 hours of community service. Wonder if that will be offering debt advice?
The sentencing follows an investigation from the England Illegal Money Lending Team. The company (CCK) claimed to be able to buy a person’s debt for £1, with some admin fees and an expectation of 10% of the total debt to be paid upfront.
However, it is illegal for someone to buy a debt without the agreement of the lender and many of their customers found that they were still being chased for their repayments.
During the period in question, the Rankine’s received at least £1.8 million in fees from their customers.
DebtWizard comment
I’ve always said that this was too good to be true. When a consumer takes out a loan or credit card then the responsibility for repayment is with the applicant. It is not legally possible to transfer this over without the agreement of the lender.
Anyone or business that says to the contrary is misleading consumers. You have been warned!
Any consumer that has already ‘sold’ their debt to this firm or any other firm operating in a similar vein is still liable for their original debts.
If you do not make the payments as agreed at the time of taking out the loan then you will have your credit file marked down for non-payments. The lender may also embark on debt collection activity, which could lead to county court judgement and even bankruptcy.
Where can I get free debt advice and debt solutions with no fees?
You can either telephone DebtWizard on 0800 197 8433 or click on the following link where you will get access to organisations that also include the debt charities.
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Debtwizard Thursday, 02 May 2013
Maybe if you paid the firm using a credit card?
Mike
J (Guest) Thursday, 02 May 2013
Is they anyway you can claim your money back if you sold your debt to CCK?
wa Thursday, 25 October 2012
WHAT HAPPENS TO THOSE WHO HAVE SOLD THE CREDIT CARD DEBTS TO CREDITCARD KILLER
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