Ben Loan Services - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm
01 April 2025
Warning Notice
Last updated: 1 April 2025
| Warning: | Unauthorised Retail Credit firm |
| Unauthorised Firm Name | Ben Loan Services |
| Alternative Name | Ben Financial Services |
| Website | http://www.benloanservices.com/ |
| Email address used | [email protected] |
| Phone number(s) used | - +353 83 045 8349
- 01 263 0969
- +353 83 036 6257
- +353 83 813 1978
- +353 83 113 3636
- +353 83 859 0918
- +353 83 451 6487
- +353 83 079 9206
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| Authorisation in Ireland | Ben Loan Services is not authorised to provide retail credit services in Ireland. |
| Additional information | This scam is an example of an ‘advanced fee fraud’, where a payment is sought upfront prior to providing a loan. The loans are never provided.
Ben Loan Services cloned the details of a Central Bank listed agent in order to deceive consumers. It should be noted there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank listed agent and the unauthorised firm. |
| Further information | This entity shares the telephone numbers (01 263 0969 and +353 83 813 1978) and company representative with another fraudulent entity that also purported to offer retail credit services in Ireland without authorisation from the Central Bank of Ireland.
It is also associated with another scam entity that was the subject of a warning notice issued by the Central Bank of Ireland. These scam entities are: - Euro Money Finance
- My Credit Bucks
- Round Finance
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Notes:
- Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800.
- For more information on how to protect yourself from financial scams, please visit www.centralbank.ie/financialscams
- The name of the above firm is published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013