SNS loan loan story Boy arrested Individual loan trouble one after another 17 December at 4:49

A 19-year-old boy was arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department for telling a lie about lending money at an SNS and fooling cash in the name of a guarantee from a woman in his twenties. Problems related to “individual financing” for lending and borrowing money on SNS are increasing, and relevant organizations are calling for attention.

The 19-year-old boy with unspecified address and unemployed was arrested. According to the investigator, the boy called a loan story about lending money to an unspecified partner at SNS and tricked a woman in his twenties who contacted him to pay tens of thousands of cash in the name of the deposit. As is suspected of fraud.

There are a number of troubles over “individual financing,” where strangers on the SNS can lend and borrow money.

According to the National Life Center, consultations on "individual loans" have increased since last fiscal year, and in addition to the damage that can be deceived by deposits, loans with illegal high interest rates and sexual relationships from borrowers are required. It means that damage has been reported.

This means that not only multiple debtors who are unable to receive loans from financial institutions, but also consultations from younger generations familiar with SNS.

The National Life Center and the Financial Services Agency are calling for not to use such “individual loans”.

Many “lend money” on SNS

On SNS, there are a lot of writings about “lending money” and so on.

However, there is a suspicion that it would be illegal to make such a loan without registering for the money lending business, and it is also misused for fraud techniques and high-interest Yami finance.

The Financial Services Agency is also taking measures, opening an official account on Twitter from last month, replying directly to the tweet that poses `` individual financing '', such as `` I suspected illegal '' doing.

There are about 40 tweets that have been replied in the past month, and some of them have been deleted.

National Life Center "Stop using loans between individuals"

“There are a lot of cases where young people borrow in a casual manner through their smartphones and computers, and they are in trouble. I want you. "