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LOAN SHARKING

 

Loan sharking is the practice of lending money outside of legal banking systems at extremely high interest rates, enforced not through contracts or courts but through fear and intimidation. It thrives on desperation, targeting individuals and small businesses who cannot secure loans from traditional institutions. On the surface, it looks like fast, easy cash with no paperwork or background checks, but in reality, it traps borrowers in a cycle of debt that is nearly impossible to escape.  

 

Payments are deliberately structured with impossible interest rates, often 20 to 50 percent weekly, ensuring that the borrower can never truly settle the debt. When payments are missed, the lender enforces their will not with legal notices but with threats, harassment, property damage, and violence. Victims may be pressured into surrendering assets such as cars, homes, or businesses, and in many cases, they are forced into dependence on the loan shark for further loans to cover old debts.  

 

In the world of organized crime, loan sharking is more than just an income stream, it is a tool for control. It creates leverage over individuals, turning debtors into informants, accomplices, or silent partners. It also provides a perfect cover for money laundering, with illegal funds flowing back into the books disguised as repayments.  

What makes loan sharking so effective is that victims rarely seek help from authorities; since the loans are illegal to begin with, they fear exposure or retaliation. This silence ensures the power of the loan shark remains absolute, making it one of the most feared and effective criminal enterprises in the underworld.

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