A resident of the Chelyabinsk region is selling a kidney to pay off a loan

A resident of the Chelyabinsk region was planning to sell her kidney to pay off her loan debt, writes the Telefakt portal. The debt has already reached 500 thousand rubles.

Vyacheslav Kurilin, an expert of the ONF project “For the Rights of Borrowers,” said that the debtor sent him a letter asking for help. She said that she withdrew 60 thousand rubles from her credit card, but then lost her job and was unable to pay. The woman was offered to refinance, but again she was unable to make payments on time. As a result, the debt grew to half a million rubles.

“After all, I’m not running away, I have to, I have to give back, but not the same amount,” writes the pensioner. “That’s how they drive people into a loop.” I receive a pension of eight and a half thousand rubles, and now I am selling a kidney. They’ve already put it up for sale to pay off.”

According to Kurilin, the woman was pushed to think about selling organs by collectors, who often talk about this in their threats. The expert added that the woman did not submit an advertisement, but constantly goes to her friends and offers to buy a kidney.

According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, the head of the project “For the Rights of Borrowers” ​​went to visit the debtor, who lives in a small village near Korkin.

“The pensioner lives very poorly and is sick. There are no valuables in the room. She has nothing to sell except her kidney. Although at this age you will no longer become a donor,” said Kurilin.

He added that he is currently checking the real amount of the debt, which may turn out to be several times less than what the collectors claim. In addition, the ONF expert will transfer the inspection materials to law enforcement agencies.

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According to Fitch, in 2015, Russians owed banks a total of more than 11 trillion rubles. At least half of the country’s economically active population—40 million people—have loans, but only about eight million are able to service their debts.

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