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2. FBI Scam Alert: Phony Emails and Bogus Payday Loan Calls - AOL

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   The Internet Crime Complaint Center's latest scam alert includes a bogus advance-fee email purportedly sent by the director of the FBI as well as harassing payday loan calls from scammers claiming ...

3. Scott Tucker (businessman) - Wikipedia

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   In 2001, Tucker founded an online business, AMG Services, that made payday loans even in states where these high-interest, low-principal loans were restricted or illegal. The business, which generated over $3.5 billion in revenue from just 2008 to June 2013, [1] ultimately made loans to at least 4.5 million Americans. [1]

4. Would you tip a payday lender? A new cash app relies on a ...

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   The average payday loan in the state was for $273, came with an interest rate of 414% and cost $43 if paid back in two weeks, according to a survey by Missouri regulators released last year ...

5. List of scams - Wikipedia

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   A consumer inquires about a payday loan or short-term credit online and is asked for a long list of personal information. The lender is a shell firm; the loan might never be made, but the victim's personal information is now in the hands of scammers who sell it to a fraudulent collection agency.

6. Emergency and payday loan alternatives - AOL

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   For example, the average personal loan rate, as of February 2023, comes out to 12.10 percent, while the average payday loan reaches three-digit interest rates. Plus, you’ll be hit with even more ...

7. AMG Capital Management, LLC v. FTC - Wikipedia

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   Scott Tucker ran several payday loan service companies under several different names (including AMG Capital Management) over a fifteen-year period. The companies drew consumer complaints for charging excessively-high interest rates on the loans, with those using their services paying nearly triple what they had taken as a loan, charged through undisclosed fees.

8. 8 ways to spot personal loan scams and protect your finances

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   Consider the following tips to avoid potentially damaging scams. 1. Unrealistic guarantees for approval. One of the easiest ways to spot a loan scam is the promise of guaranteed approval.

9. Payday loan - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 January 2025. Short-term unsecured loan A shop window in Falls Church, Virginia, advertising payday loans. A payday loan (also called a payday advance, salary loan, payroll loan, small dollar loan, short term, or cash advance loan) is a short-term unsecured loan, often characterized by high interest ...