Loan Shark Awareness Training

Good morning all

We’ve arranged some loan shark awareness training for May and June – to be held over Microsoft Teams.

If any colleagues would like to do the training dates are:  Thursday 15th May or Tuesday 10th June both at 10am.

If you would like to attend this training please let me know and I will send you a meeting invite nearer the time.

Please pass this email onto colleagues within your team.

Loan Shark Awareness Training 

The Illegal Money Lending Team (also known as Stop Loan Sharks) is a national organisation that investigates and prosecutes illegal money lenders and provides specialist support for people affected by this crime. When people are in desperate need of some quick cash, loan sharks may seem like the answer – but they’re not. Loan sharks are criminals. They don’t care about a person’s situation; they just want to make money out of them. They will pretend to be their friend and make them feel that they are helping them out, but they are not.

They are delivering a training session is to help you understand the world of illegal money lending, to help you spot the red flags for spotting victims of loan sharks and then to signpost them to specialist support.

This is especially important as the current financial climate is affecting so many people and putting them at an increased risk of falling victim to a loan shark.

Stop Loan Sharks have helped thousands of people escape the clutches of illegal money lenders. People can speak to a member of their support team in confidence by calling 0300 555 2222 (24 Hour), emailing [email protected], or via live chat on their website.

Best wishes

 

Wendy

Wendy Blunt

Health and Wellbeing Officer

Chesterfield Borough Council

Town Hall

Rose Hill

Chesterfield S40 1LP

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: 01246 959657

Mobile: 07497 999593