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I always wondered if it was a viable to send letters pretending to be lawyers. Seems like it is on the cusp of legality. Maybe quite different in the US?
by tlarkworthy 12y ago
I always wondered if it was a viable to send letters pretending to be lawyers. Seems like it is on the cusp of legality. Maybe quite different in the US?
- mratzloff 12y agoI'm not a lawyer, but I expect you could create a shell company named Harmon, Kardon, Sennheiser, and Associates that was acting on behalf of Wonga, so long as you identified yourself as a collection agency in the fine print and abided by all the laws pertaining to collections. I'm confident that even in the US you could expect a hefty fine if you made up fake law firms wholecloth, though.
- ttctciyf 12y agoI think what might (or at least should) tip them over the edge here is that they added on fees for these imaginary law firms to their customers' bills. NAL, but sounds like plain, old fashioned fraud to me. Edit: I see I'm not the only one thinking this: http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2014/06/25/wonga-committed-a-fraud-why-are-they-being-allowed-to-continue-in-business/ http://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2014/06/25/wonga-committe...