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Beware of fake loan offers during festival season

November 01, 2022 / 18:56 IST
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To woo consumers and borrowers this festive season, many banks have been running festive offers. That’s all very well, but trouble is not far behind. Out there are quite a few fraudsters who masquerade as loan providers. Here’s their modus operandi: They put out attractive advertisements on the internet offering loans at reduced interest rates. They claim to offer you loans despite a poor credit score. Once you call them on the number provided, they ask for a processing fee. Once the fee is transferred, they stop answering calls. These are some classic warning signs of a bogus loan offers.

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Hiral Thanawala is a personal finance journalist with 9 years of reporting experience. Based in Mumbai, he covers financial planning, banking and fintech segments from personal finance team for Moneycontrol.
first published: Nov 1, 2022 06:56 pm

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