Beware of Personal Loan Scams! By Dawie Bester At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

A good way to acquire funds you may have various needs for is through personal loans. Different institutes, such as banks, online lending companies, private investors, and major loan companies generally secure these loans. However, as a consumer, you must always be vigilant and wary of scam artists peddling artificial loans.

The most common way to victimize people that’s looking for money is by employing an advanced fee personal loan scam. People apply for these loans when they're desperate for cash, and when they get ripped off for it, they are embarrassed that they fell for it and angry about having less of the money they were looking for. The people who run these scams rarely ever get caught and punished for their crime, so people rarely ever report it. However, if you don't report a criminal running an advanced fee personal loan scam, you are only letting a predator free so they can set someone else up to take a disastrous fall.

One of the most insidious personal loan rackets are run by advanced fee loan scammers. Designed to appeal to people who need money and who are basically unfamiliar with this type of racketeering, who are undereducated or who just have bad credit, the advanced fee personal loan is a total gouge for the victim and clear profit for the racketeer. The lender will sell the loan to the applicant by assuring the applicant that their situation is unique but the problems they have are solvable, if the applicant will just fork over an associated loan processing fee with the loan they are about to make. This fee is often in the range of hundreds of dollars or more, and will literally "buy" the loan for the person, assuring that they will get the money they need. These fees literally come out of the air and are often usurious, at 31 percent or more of the total loan value. Scammers often have websites, and special phone numbers, and their paper marketing is sometimes high quality, intimidating the victim. Most victims of these racketeers are people who are in their 30’s. Older people have often experienced this type of loan racket and can usually avoid this trap. Younger people, however, are unfamiliar with the scams that are percolating through the society and can make bad financial decisions. If you are a person who is in a position of needing money, talk to friends and family first, and do not seek money from outside sources.

A person cannot believe all the horrible stories of things that a personal loan scam can do and the wreak of havoc on other people's lives. There are so many stories, one in particular about a woman who was about to lose her home. She gave it one last effort to save her home and she invested all of her first check with a different loan company to get caught up on her back rent. This lender ripped her off, took her money and ran. Be sure and investigate the company you choose to work with, make sure they are honest and in good standing within the community.

Those with bad credit and no credit should try to stay clear of personal loan scams. Keep in mind that some things that sound too good to be true usually are. Fees should never be paid immediately up front if you are applying and processing a loan. Applicants need to be aware of con artists’ labels for first month payments, such as payment and high-risk deposit. Lenders are responsible for permitting applicants to use funds for a period of seven days before gathering the first month’s fees. The Federal Trade Commission provides a means of checking the legality of loan fees. Credit counselors can provide guidelines and advice that can help with financial concerns.

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