Rogue debt counsellor debarred and fined R1m
Droves of consumers complained of being placed under debt review despite never having applied for or consented to it
21 January 2020 - 05:10
A rogue debt counsellor who abused thousands of consumers through a call centre operation run from Cape Town has been stopped in her tracks by the National Consumer Tribunal.
Asia Lamara has had her registration as a debt counsellor cancelled for serious and repeated breaches of the law and fined R1m. ..
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