Debtfree Magazine Issue 8 of 2021
Debtfree Magazine is SA's free monthly magazine about dealing with debt, debt counselling and debt review. This month we look at scams that target consumers in the process. We also have news, reviews, opinion pieces and a detailed look at the coming Debt Review Awards (held in September 2021).
Debtfree Magazine is SA's free monthly magazine about dealing with debt, debt counselling and debt review. This month we look at scams that target consumers in the process. We also have news, reviews, opinion pieces and a detailed look at the coming Debt Review Awards (held in September 2021).
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How it Works:
You go online and Google “how to leave debt review” (for one reason
or another) instead of talking to your Debt Counsellor about it. You
find a Facebook page or website with promises of getting you out of
debt review. It seems easy and they promise quick results.
They ask for a fee upfront to get you out of debt review. They advise
you not to pay your debt review this month and rather pay them their
fees.
Much like a classic 419 scam they then either try do a little bit of work
and get you to pay them again or they simply disappear.
*Except if the only debt left is your bond. In such a case, the Debt Counsellor is the best
person to help you leave debt review safely so that you do not lose your home. If a consumer
has never received a court order saying they are over indebted then a court may also decide
that the consumer now has enough money each month that they don’t need debt review. In
such a case, once again, your Debt Counsellor is the best person to help you sort this out via
the courts but it takes some time.
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