Loan shark victims urged to come forward

A new crackdown against loan sharks in Wales is being launched over concerns victims are being charged exorbitant interest rates.

The Wales Illegal Money Lending Unit (Wimlu) is urging people to report loan sharks anonymously.

Stephen Grey, manager of Wimlu, and Jan Channing, of Citizens Advice in Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent, explain the difficulties in people coming forward to BBC Wales reporter Rebecca John.

Concern at loan shark interest rates

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