ILLEGAL MONEY LENDING EVENTBRITE TALKS – DATES & LINKS FOR OCT/NOV & DEC 2023
From this talk you will receive a basic & working knowledge surrounding illegal money lenders (loan sharks) i.e. what makes them illegal, how they operate and find new borrowers, the effects that they have on borrowers, who we (the Stop Loan Shark team) are, how we operate plus how to link this knowledge into a conversation with a service user, family member or friend to find out if they could potentially be in debt to a loan shark,
As a result of a recent survey undertaken by the Centre for Social Justice (who advise the Treasury on financial matters) it is estimated that 1.2 million people in England alone are currently in debt to loan sharks and this figure is estimated to rise to 10 million within the next 3 years which equates to 1 in 5 of the adult population across the country,
All the awareness talks will be held via Microsoft Teams and will start at 09:30. The links to the talks will be sent out to attendees as an Outlook calendar invite a few days before each talk.
Tickets are available to book as per the dates shown below and all you need to do is; “copy & paste” the relevant link into your browser. The “booking office” will close at 11:00 on the day before the talk.
This free talk which lasts for between 45 – 60 minutes covers the topics of;
- What an illegal money lender (loan shark) is and what makes them illegal
- How they operate and find new borrowers
- Why 1.2 million people in England are currently using loan sharks
- The many different effects that loan sharks have on borrowers
- Who we the England Illegal Money Lending Team are and how we operate
- How to identify a potential borrower as part of a basic conversation and how to help overcome any barriers and to dispel the myths surrounding loan sharks
- What to do next and what happens next
Tickets are available to book as per the dates shown below and all you need to do is; “copy & paste” the relevant link into your browser. The “booking office” will close at 11:00 on the day before the talk.
If anyone has difficulty booking onto any of the talks, then please email me direct – dave.monk@birmingham.gov.uk and I’ll book you onto it from my end.
19th Oct – Tickets available now
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-731966971917?aff=oddtdtcreator
9th Nov – Tickets available as from 10th Oct
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-732624779437?aff=oddtdtcreator
21st Nov – Tickets available as from 22nd Oct
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-732625000097?aff=oddtdtcreator
8th Dec – Tickets available as from 8th Nov
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-732625170607?aff=oddtdtcreator
20th Dec – Tickets available as from 20th Nov
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/illegal-money-lenders-loan-sharks-a-basic-understanding-tickets-732627076307?aff=oddtdtcreator