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Lorraine L

1 reviews | Active since Aug 2014

22 Jul 2020, 10:37

Wonga - Its not worth the hassle

So I have been a loyal Wonga client for MANY years but after this experience i would rather sell my soul than give them any more business! During the lockdown i experienced financial issues due to taking a salary cut over a 4 month period. Wonga sent out an email expressing that they cared for their customers and if anyone was having issues repaying their loans they should speak to them to work out a payment plan. I emailed Wonga in April explaining my situation and that I was unable to meet the full committed repayment amount due to the salary cut - in true slack style they didn't bother to respond until well into May when the full instalment for April had already gone off, I then again spoke to them in May and expressed that due to Aprils full instalment going off I could not pay for May but would make up the payment in July (as June was already part of the agreement) and that I would gladly pay any extra interest which was due. Wonga nicely decided to hand me over to lawyers due to the missed payment regardless of the fact that I had contacted them regarding the situation as they had recommended in their email. I have now been harassed by Lawyers 3 times since to confirm payments that I had already agreed to and when I approached Wonga they expressed that their system automatically hands unpaid accounts over which is absolute bull dust. If you have ANY other options then DO NOT use Wonga because for them to do this to someone who has supported them for years and NEVER missed a payment shows me that theyre nothing more than money hungry and need to learn a thing or two about customer service! I am DISGUSTED that they took this route and I will personally never use their services again. There are many other money lenders who will treat you like a human being so don't waste your time or energy on them - its NOT worth it

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Wonga
Wonga's reply22 Jul 2020, 15:42
Official
HI Lorraine,

We humbly apologize for any inconvenience caused.

We are currently investigating what transpired on your account.

We can assure you that you will not receive any correspondence from 

our debt collections agency.

You have set up a repayment plan with our debt collections agency 

and the payment will run as agreed.

Kind Regards

The Wonga team.


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Lorraine L's update23 Jul 2020, 08:07
Reviewer Update
It's not nice at all to be treated like a ******** and be handed over when I approached you, I called your lawyers before they even had the chance to call me! Not once did I try to run away from my agreement to pay, not once did I ever express that I would not pay this off. After the relationship I have had with Wonga and the amount of money Wonga has made from me and the fact that I have never missed any of my payments to you it is actually very disheartening to be treated this way. I did ask for my complaint to be handed across to management which did not happen and I have all the emails I sent with regards to my request for relief / an extension on the loan repayment and regarding my complaint. Whoever was working during the lockdown needs to be trained on better customer service, people were losing their jobs, people were losing huge chunks of their finances - none of us chose this and it was hard for us to even seek relief from companies when most of us have prided ourselves on ensuring all our affairs are always in order. I expected more compassion from Wonga especially after the email you sent out. My loan will be paid off in the next 2 days as promised in my initial emails