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Explained: What is the instant loan apps case? How were victims lured?

After being ridiculed and bullied by telemarketers and recovery agents of a mobile app fast loan company, a Telangana Agriculture Department employee and a software developer committed suicide last week. Their personal information was released on social media by the corporation, which labelled them defaulters and used nasty language.




What is the instant loan apps case?


It's a scam in which unlicensed lenders offer rapid personal loans through mobile apps at high interest rates. The vast majority of the apps accessible on Google PlayStore have no affiliation with any bank or non-banking financial institution. After uploading personal information, three months' bank statements, an Aadhar card copy, and a PAN card copy to the app, a consumer can get a loan in minutes. For seven days, loans ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 50,000 can be obtained.


The interest rate might go as high as %, plus excessive costs. If a customer applies for a Rs 5,000 loan, the app company will charge Rs 1,180 in processing costs and GST and credit only Rs 3,820. Tele-callers and recovery professionals contact with borrowers at lending organisations' call centres in Hyderabad and Gurugram. Many people who lost their jobs as a result of the pandemic or who needed money right away borrowed money via the apps and fell into a debt trap.


Which are the apps? Who is operating them?


The following smartphone apps that provide rapid loans have been found by authorities in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. ePay Loan, Panda iCredit, EasyLoan, RupeeClick, OCash, Cashmap, Snapit, RapidRupee, ReadyCash, Loan Bazaar, Loanbro, Cash Post, Rupeego, Cash Port, RsRush, Pro Fortune Bag, Rupee Loan, Robocash, CashTM, Udhaar Loan, Udhaar Loan, Udhaar Loan, Udhaar Loan, Udhaar Loan, Udha.


Cash Mama, Loan Zone, Dhana Dhan Loan, Cash Up, Cash Bus, Mera Loan, and Cash Zone were created by two companies, Onion Credit and Credfox Technologies. Onion Credit Pvt Ltd and CredFox Technologies Pvt Ltd are led by K Sharath Chandra and K Pushpalatha, respectively, as CEO and director, while Cred Fox Technologies Pvt Ltd is led by B Vasava Chaitanya. Their headquarters are at Raidurgam, Hyderabad.


What is the modus operandi?


The loan amount is credited into the user's bank account after the customer instals an app and uploads the required documentation. The app company shares the customer's phone number, as well as the phone numbers of his family members, with others. After a consumer takes out a loan, telemarketers and agents from 20 to 30 similar applications phone them and try to persuade them to take out more loans by claiming that their credentials have been approved by the company from whom they took out the first loan. Many clients were duped, and they ended up borrowing up to Rs 50,000. While the interest rate is 35%, the customer is charged a flat Rs 3,000 penalty per day after the due date. To repay a previous fast loan, many clients wind up borrowing more.


How were the victims affected?


The agents utilise a combination of intimidation, extortion, and threats in addition to imposing harsh penalties for failure or delay in debt payback. After seven days of giving loans to clients through their app, they separate all of the customers into distinct buckets. It is known as the D-0 bucket on the due date; following the due date, it is known as the S1 bucket from day 1 to day 3; from day 4 to 10, it is known as the S2 bucket; and from day 11 to 30, it is known as the S3 bucket.


The way a consumer is treated is determined by the bucket he or she is in. A customer will be bombarded with dozens of calls just after the due date. Abuse calls to family members will be made during the S2 bucket. Threats and blackmail begin later. Finally, they gain access to the contacts of the customers' relatives and friends and send them defamatory WhatsApp messages about the defaulter. Several people filed police reports after being unable to withstand the humiliation while two people committed suicide, and the scam was uncovered by Cyberabad Police. The Andhra Pradesh Police Department has recently issued a warning against taking out loans through these 30 mobile apps.


Conclusion


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