Stop Loan Sharks

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!

We are the Public Protection Project Team, a locally based team, employed by the Government to tackle loan sharks.

What we can do to help

We 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 us

You can help us to:

• Reduce illegal money lending

• Discourage potential loan sharks

• Increase awareness

• Encourage other victims to come forward

If you or anyone you know has been affected please call our 24 hour confidential hotline.

Did you know?

• A loan shark is an unlicensed money lender. This means you may not have to pay back the loan.

• A loan shark, if prosecuted, can be sent to prison.

Call the Public Protection Project Team hotline 24 hours a day, seven days a week on 01332 644 000 - your call is confidential and we can call you back if you need us to.

Other sources of help and support:

Derbyshire Community Finance
Tel: 01332 365550

Erewash Credit Union
Tel: 0115 932 9493
www.erewashcreditunion.org.uk (opens in a new window)

The UK Insolvency Help Line
Tel: 0800 0746918 (freephone)
www.insolvencyhelpline.co.uk (opens in a new window)