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Warning not to  fall prey to loan sharks online landscape

New campaign launched to tackle online loan sharks

  • Statistics show one in five victims met their lender on social media in the first half of 2020.
  • Loan sharks are increasingly using social media platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, to advertise their illegal loans and target potential victims.
Reading Borough Council

Uber Taxi Driver to Pay Legal Costs of Almost £3K for Illegally Operating in Reading

  • Uber driver ordered to pay legal costs of £2,865 after picking up fares illegally in Reading
  • He was found guilty at Reading Magistrates' Court in November and sentenced to a 12-month conditional discharge