Zippy Lends - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm
11 March 2025
Warning Notice
| Warning: | Unauthorised Retail Credit Firm / Unauthorised High Cost Credit Provider |
| Unauthorised Firm Name | Zippy Lends |
| Website | https://zippylends.com |
| Telephone Number used: | +353 83 036 6257
+353 83 451 6487
+44 0208 058 7036 |
| Email address used | [email protected] |
| Authorisation in Ireland | This firm is not authorised to provide retail credit services or high cost 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 used the name of a Central Bank authorised firm and has been seeking to pass itself off as the legitimate firm, E & L Credit Ltd, in order to deceive consumers. It should be noted that there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and this fraudulent entity. |
| Further Information | The scam entity is connected to other fraudulent entities, similarly carrying out advance fee fraud scams, under the names:
Loan Vendors
MLM Group Loans (Clone)
Moore Money Lenders |
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