Loan Vendors - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm
07 February 2025
Warning Notice
| Warning: | Unauthorised Retail Credit Firm |
| Unauthorised Firm Name | Loan Vendors |
| Website | https://loanvendors.com |
| Email address(es) used | [email protected] |
| Telephone number used | +353 83 113 3636
+353 83 813 1978
+ 353 83 480 6012 (Listed as WhatsApp only)
+353 83 451 6487
+353 83 859 0918
0212 028 388
01 477 0001 |
| Authorisation in Ireland | This firm is not authorised to provide retail credit services in Ireland. |
| Additional Information | This scam is an example of an ‘advanced fee fraud’, where a payment is sought upfront prior to providing a loan. The loans are never provided.
The firm cloned the details of a Central Bank authorised firm and has been seeking to pass itself off as E&L Credit Limited in order to deceive consumers. It should be noted there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and this scam entity.
The entity also attempted to clone the details of the legitimate entity Stalwart Investments Limited. It should be noted there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and this scam entity. |
| Further information | The scam entity is connected to other fraudulent entities, similarly carrying out advance fee fraud scams, under the names:
Moore Money Lenders
MLM Group Loans |
Notes:
- Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800.
- For more information on how to protect yourself from financial scams, please visit www.centralbank.ie/financialscams
- The name of the above firm is published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013