Nightmare with Marston Group/Wonga

[emmie7]

Hi there

 

I took out a Wonga loan (stupidly I know) in November 2008. I could not afford to pay it back. They added on a ridiculous amount of interest.

 

Anyway I then started recieving letters from a solicitor called Chainey, D'mateo and Shannon. I tried to contact them numerous times, left messages but nobody ever got back to me.

I emailed Wonga to explain that I had tried to contact Chainey, again no reply.

 

So Saturday I recieve a letter from Marston Group, saying I had failed to respond to a hand delivered notice (I never recieved one!) I now owe £1032.15, the original balance was 350.00 I think.

I finally had a name of someone to speak to, so I called her today and was furious, I have been trying to organise paying this debt for weeks, and have been ignored, and am now having this real heavy handed action taken against me.

I explained I could only afford I thought about 20.00per month. This was not good enough, so I am going to have to push myself to 200.00 by the 30th March, I really can't afford this, but I can't see another way of making this problem go away.

She told me that my account was on hold, and I guess when I call on the 30th March we will revisit and sort out what to do next.

I have sent her a recorded letter today detailing the agreement, and the fact my account is on hold.

 

Does anyone else have any other advice?

I curse the day I got involved with Wonga

 

emmie7

[willowtree]

We too are having problems with Wonga and the so-called solicitors of Chainey, D'amato and Shannon. Don't know if you have seen other threads regarding them but their company number doesn't exist apparently which is rather strange! :-?

[PGH7447]

duplicate post

 

stick to one post emmie that way you wont get confused

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/debt-collection-industry/188250-marston-group-wonga.html

[gary105]

Hi there,

 

I took out a loan from Wonga in December 2008 for £400. They have now worked out the debt to be £946.00! There is absolutely no way I'm going to pay this. Reading this thread, I think I'll also send them Subject request letter. Is it also worth me complainng to the FSA?

 

Thanks

[palomino]

We too are having problems with Wonga and the so-called solicitors of Chainey, D'amato and Shannon. Don't know if you have seen other threads regarding them but their company number doesn't exist apparently which is rather strange! :-?

 

There isn't a company. Solicitors are Limited Liability Partnerships (LLP). Nothing strange at all.