Loan-For-Nudes Scheme Exposed - YouTube

Channel: The Young Turks

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CHINA IS INVESTIGATING ALLEGED NAKED LOAN SHARKS WHO TRY TO GO
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AFTER FEMALE COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO CAN'T PAY FOR THEIR
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EDUCATION, SO THEY ASKED THEM OR DEMAND NAKED PICTURES OF
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THEM AS COLLATERAL IN CASE THEY DON'T PAY THEIR DEBTS.
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LET ME GIVE YOU THE DETAILS ON THIS.
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IT WAS REPORTED BY THE GUARDIAN.
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"UNDER THE AGREEMENT, SOME COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE
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AGREED TO SEND PHOTOS OF THEMSELVES NAKED, HOLDING
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IDENTIFICATION CARDS TO POTENTIAL LENDERS.
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IN EXCHANGE, THEY BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR HIGHER LOAN
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AMOUNTS, 2 TO 5 TIMES THE NORMAL SUM."
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THE LOAN SCHEME IS TAKING PLACE ON JD CAPITAL'S WEBSITE, A
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PLATFORM WHERE INDIVIDUALS, OFTEN FRIENDS AND
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ACQUAINTANCES, CAN LEND OR BORROW MONEY, STRIKING
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THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS."
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IT'S EVERYDAY PEOPLE WHO ARE LENDING MONEY TO INDIVIDUALS.
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BUT THEN PROBLEMS COME UP WHEN YOU NEED SOME SORT OF COLLATERAL
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OR SOME SORT OF WAY TO MAKE SURE THIS PERSON PAYS YOU BACK.
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SOME PEOPLE ARE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTEM AND ARE USING
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NAKED PICTURES AS COLLATERAL.
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THEY CHARGE THESE INSANE INTEREST RATES AND THESE
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YOUNG GIRLS, OR WOMEN I SHOULD SAY, DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT
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THEY'RE GETTING THEMSELVES INTO.
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IMAGINE BEING SO POOR THAT YOU WANT TO BETTER YOURSELF,
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YOUR FAMILY, YOU WANT TO GET A COLLEGE EDUCATION YOU CAN'T PAY
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FOR IT SO YOU WANT TO GET ALONE, AND THEN THESE PEOPLE TAKE IT
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VANTAGE OF THAT BY ASKING YOU TO 帽 ADVANTAGE OF THAT BY
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ASKING YOU TO SEND A NAKED PHOTO AS COLLATERAL.
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HOW DO YOU NOT MODERATE THAT?
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HOW DO YOU FACE YOUR INVESTORS?
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AND SAY THIS IS FINE?
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I AGREE WITH YOU, BUT THEY ARE SAYING IT'S PART OF A
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PRIVATE TRADE DEAL, THEY'RE NOT INVOLVED IN IT AT ALL.
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WHAT IF IT'S A PRIVATE DEAL WHERE 帽 I UNDERSTAND THAT 帽
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WHAT IF IT'S A PRIVATE DEAL WHEN THEY'RE LIKE, YOU'RE GOING
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TO HAVE SEX WITH ME AND THEN I'LL REDUCE YOUR INTEREST RATE?
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THAT'S ILLEGAL, THEY SHOULD MODERATE THAT.
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IN THAT INSTANCE YOU CAN'T GO AHEAD AND SAY, SORRY, IT'S
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A PRIVATE DEAL.
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JD CAPITAL IS NOW TRYING TO BACKPEDAL FROM THEIR
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ORIGINAL STATEMENT.
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THEIR ORIGINAL STATEMENT WAS, WE'RE JUST PROVIDING A PLATFORM
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FOR THESE PEOPLE TO DO THEIR LOANS AND WE ARE NOT PART
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OF ANY OF THAT.
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BUT IF YOU ARE PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR THAT TYPE OF
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ILLEGAL ACTIVITY THAT EXPLOITS PEOPLE SEXUALLY, WELL
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THAT'S WHEN THINGS STARTED GETTING REALLY TRICKY.
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SO THAT'S, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GOING TO PLAY OUT
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FOR THEM BUT THEY HAVE KIND OF BACKED OUT OF THAT
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STATEMENT, AND CLAIMED A LITTLE BIT OF RESPONSIBILITY RECENTLY.
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ONE THING I WANTED TO MENTION IS, WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
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CHINA RIGHT NOW IS DISGUSTING WITH THESE LOAN SHARKS, BUT
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WE HAVE SIMILAR LOAN SHARKS HERE IN THE U.S.
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VIDEO BUFFERING 帽
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ELIZABETH WARREN, WHO WAS AMAZING OF COURSE, HAS BEEN
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GOING AFTER THESE AMERICAN LOAN SHARKS.
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AND SO THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE REGULATION TO PROTECT THE
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CONSUMER, BECAUSE 帽 AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL IF YOU
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DON'T WANT TO BE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF DON'T GO TO THE LOAN
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SHARKS, BUT IS NOT THAT EASY.
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SOME PEOPLE ARE SO INCREDIBLY DESPERATE THAT THEY HAVE NO
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CHOICE.
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IT'S A HUGE FACTOR, WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T BECOME A PART
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OF THE SYSTEM BECAUSE THEY JUST HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF
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MEDICAL DEBT, WHICH RUINED THEIR CREDIT.
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ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU CAN'T GO TO A BANK AND GET A CREDIT
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CARD AND ACT LIKE ANY OTHER NORMAL CITIZEN THAT IS
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SITTING AT HOME THINKING, WELL DON'T JUST TAKE OUT A LOAN,
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WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?
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WORK HARDER.
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IT'S EASY TO BE INSENSITIVE, BUT YOU TO THINK ABOUT WHY
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THESE PEOPLE TAKE THESE STEPS.
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WHY ARE YOU TAKING SUCH CRAZY LOANS ON SUCH HIGH INTEREST?
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BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO OTHER OPTION.
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I THINK IT'S A GOOD COMPARISON.
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WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS STORY AND NOT WHAT ELIZABETH
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WARREN HAS BEEN POINTING OUT AND SPEAKING OUT AGAINST?
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BECAUSE THIS IS SEXY, AND THAT'S THE UNFORTUNATE THING WITH
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WHERE WE ARE WITH REGARDS TO WHAT IS MAKING NEWS.
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THIS IS MAKING HEADLINES BECAUSE THIS IS A SEXY STORY ABOUT
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COLLATERAL.
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BUT YOU'RE RIGHT, IT ISN'T ANY DIFFERENT THAN A CAR TITLE,
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BUT A CAR TITLE ISN'T FUN WHEN YOU CAN'T SAY NAKED LOANS.
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IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
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IT IS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, BUT WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY
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DOING ISN'T SO DIFFERENT.
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I UNDERSTAND.
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THE BLACKMAIL, SLEAZY LENDING.
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I GET THE IDEA OF TAKING SOMETHING AS COLLATERAL,
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YOU WANT TO ENSURE THAT YOU LOWER THE RISK OF LOANING
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OUT THIS MONEY IS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA IS THAT
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THEY ARE EXPLOITING PEOPLE WHO ARE IN DISASTER SITUATIONS
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BY CHARGING THEM ENORMOUS INTEREST.
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AND IF THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR DEBT THAN THEY SELL IT TO
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ANOTHER COMPANY, MAKING MONEY ON TOP OF THAT DEBT.
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PHANTOM MONEY.
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JOHN OLIVER DID A REALLY GOOD REPORT ON THIS BY THE WAY.
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CHECK THAT OUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE HOW SHADY LOAN PRACTICES ARE
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IN AMERICA.