Mucho P2P
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Post by Mucho P2P on Mar 2, 2019 10:12:19 GMT
Hello Loft (and others) Kieran here. May I just say a big "thank you" for the support regarding my TP review. I have posted at least 20 reviews about Lendy, as well as supporting info regarding how they have lost me money (and very nearly my house) and shall continue to be a thorn in Lendys side. Lendys team of censors have ensured that every review has been conveniently deleted. I may have lost my dosh but I will feel better if I deter just one victim, sorry investor, from this company. Anyone/Kieran (nice review Kieran, I caught one!) wishing to place the standard 1* reviews on TP, it might be worth considering to place them at the weekends, very late at night, Bank Holidays, Easter...., likely to remain on TP for a few minutes longer 
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sydb
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Post by sydb on Mar 2, 2019 12:15:12 GMT
TP have no legal obligation to be just as far as I am aware. If a company complains to them that they might be liable for publishing an unfounded defamatory remark (or some other possible legal issue), what is the easiest thing for TP to do? Press delete, surely. Agreed, however, it is of course possible to review Trustpilot on Trustpilot and many people do, some complaining about this very issue and usually Trustpilot respond. Sorry, I don't understand what you mean. I had a quick look to find one of these complaints about TP and TP's response was to state that they are not forced by companies to remove reviews. I expect that is true but, of course, they may decide to do so in their best interests.
If one has had a bad experience, one can write a burning review if one just writes about the facts and one's own personal experiences without any accusations, conjecture or hypotheses. For example, just looking at the most recent review, there are phrases such as, '...seem incapable...', '...would appear to be...', '...capital losses...guaranteed...', '...don't tell us what is happening...', '...totally uninformative...'. All of these phrases can be challenged as unfounded. All you need is one unfounded accusation and your whole review could be removed.
All of these things can be re-written with statements that are more solid: '...would appear to me to be...', '...have not at all met my expectations or what I would consider reasonable expectations...', '...I cannot see how on Earth my investment will be returned to me...', '...have not been able to reassure me...', '...communications are what I would consider to be sparse, insufficient and without meaningful substance...'. I think the most damning thing is simply to give examples of real loans without identifying them, of course. For example:
'A loan in Norfolk defaulted and all the security (a commercial property) on the loan was sold. 21 months earlier, should the security have to undergo a sale within a 90day timescale, an evaluation of market value by a RICS Registered Valuer appointed by Lendy valued the property to be more than the loaned amount. The property was actually sold at 36.4% (gross) of this 90day valuation figure. Less than half of this gross sale sum was returned to lenders. Lenders received just 17.2% of their original capital invested after the security sale was distributed. To date, I have seen no attempt at any explanation to lenders.
Or just a general overview of the loan book: DFLs - 2 Legals, 6 Default, 9 Suspended, 7 Live, PBLs - 6 Legals, 24 Default, 2 Suspended, 5 Live.
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invester
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Post by invester on Mar 2, 2019 22:34:28 GMT
The last review that appeared today is just odd.
It seems fake, but why would anyone pay for a bad fake review?
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Post by princekie on Mar 2, 2019 23:17:31 GMT
The last review that appeared today is just odd. It seems fake, but why would anyone pay for a bad fake review? Yep, the review is totally fake. Basically trying to drum up business for some dodgy "scam recovery business" (or elevate their business through the google rankings).
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Post by portlandbill on Mar 3, 2019 9:14:55 GMT
One ploy that I believe may work is to post a short positive review and then, a week or so later, correct it. Seems to slip past the censor that way.
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Post by loftankerman on Mar 3, 2019 17:16:34 GMT
A new and amusing turn of events on TP. A one star somewhat garbled, implausible review from Jennifer Anderson wanders off into recommending that people turn to Malaika Recovery to resolve their issues. I tried to check them out on TP. I found a one star review from someone who noted their web site was only a month old and possibly a scam. On the web site itself I found that the Malaika MD is a James Anderson. What are the chances of that coincidence?
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jane
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Post by jane on Mar 3, 2019 18:25:14 GMT
The last review that appeared today is just odd. It seems fake, but why would anyone pay for a bad fake review? Just the scammers sniffing blood and moving in. Guess they must think that if anyone is stupid enough to invest in Lendy, then they will be stupid enough to fall for their recovery scam. Would not surprise me at all if it turns out that these guys are Lendys external recovery specialists.
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Post by mikeyb999 on Mar 3, 2019 19:42:42 GMT
Sorry if this has been mentioned before, but I've just seen that LB has reviewed Lendy 3 weeks ago on Google - gave himself 3 stars
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sussexlender
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Post by sussexlender on Mar 5, 2019 15:19:51 GMT
Given the fact that there have been a number of recent 1 start reviews - which have remained on Trustpilot - how have Lendy managed to hold on to the recently awarded second star?
What are the odds of seeing a raft of new glowing 5 stars reviews as we approach the forthcoming Lendy Wealth Boast boat week at Cowes?
We might even get LB posting his repeated 3 star review for a fourth time?
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jane
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Post by jane on Mar 5, 2019 19:34:34 GMT
Given the fact that there have been a number of recent 1 start reviews - which have remained on Trustpilot - how have Lendy managed to hold on to the recently awarded second star? What are the odds of seeing a raft of new glowing 5 stars reviews as we approach the forthcoming Lendy Wealth Boast boat week at Cowes? We might even get LB posting his repeated 3 star review for a fourth time? Lendy had all the 3 star Liam Brooke reviews taken down for 'impersonating our CEO', so either it was not the real Liam Brooke or the Lendy Chief TrustPilot Marketing Executive couldn't believe it could be Liam as he was actually promising improved communication and recovery. What i find odd is they take down all the negative reviews but leave the clearly scammy 'Jennifer Anderson' review intact.
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sussexlender
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Post by sussexlender on Mar 5, 2019 21:02:37 GMT
I agree, having checked the Trustpilot site the 3 x CEO Liam entries have gone. so minus 3 x 3 star ratings.
So how on earth have they recently gained a second star and how have they kept it given the massive number of new 1 star reviews and the obvious bogus JA entry ?
It does not say much for the "trust" in pilot.
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Post by martin44 on Mar 5, 2019 22:38:16 GMT
I agree, having checked the Trustpilot site the 3 x CEO Liam entries have gone. so minus 3 x 3 star ratings. So how on earth have they recently gained a second star and how have they kept it given the massive number of new 1 star reviews and the obvious bogus JA entry ? It does not say much for the "trust" in pilot. Just about sums up the sheer stupidity of Lendy .... if you were going to post some dubious trust pilot ratings.. surely you would make them 5 stars.."Thick" seems inappropriate in this case. 
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Post by loftankerman on Mar 6, 2019 8:47:28 GMT
I agree, having checked the Trustpilot site the 3 x CEO Liam entries have gone. so minus 3 x 3 star ratings. So how on earth have they recently gained a second star and how have they kept it given the massive number of new 1 star reviews and the obvious bogus JA entry ? It does not say much for the "trust" in pilot. Just about sums up the sheer stupidity of Lendy .... if you were going to post some dubious trust pilot ratings.. surely you would make them 5 stars.."Thick" seems inappropriate in this case. Dunno. Maybe the concept of them being given a five star review seems ridiculous to Lendy themselves as they have facts rather than suspicions at their fingertips. Maybe three stars was all that Liam could come up with at his brazen best.
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Post by loftankerman on Mar 6, 2019 14:49:04 GMT
We now have another ridiculous post advertising fund recovery by Malaika. They have wised up and used a different fake name instead of the family name of their MD. Delia Ellis has two further reviews to her name in addition to the Lendy one. The text is the same in both. The lady seems to have been very reckless in her investing but been most fortunate to find a company that could recover her funds in an incredibly short time. It's only my complete faith in Lendy that stops me signing up. (Sorry. I thought I was in the positive thread for a moment then! ) |
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Post by p2plender on Mar 7, 2019 12:58:29 GMT
Couple of 1 star ratings stayed - and so they should as seem fair/honest.
TP come round or Lendy given up?
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