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DemonKia -> Souls As Loan Collateral? (7/18/2009 12:55:07 PM)
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Well, but of course I had to post this, since I actually get people offering to sell me theirs on the other side . .. . . Soul reaping not being one of my fetishes, I generally decline the offers. (It's a lot of work, & the return isn't what you might think . . . . )
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Anyways, this was too amusing not to share . . . .
Would you pledge your soul as loan collateral?
Fri Jul 3, 11:53 am ET
RIGA (Reuters) – Ready to give your soul for a loan in these difficult economic times? In Latvia, where the crisis has raged more than in the rest of the European Union, you can.
Such a deal is being offered by the Kontora loan company, whose public face is Viktor Mirosiichenko, 34.
Clients have to sign a contract, with the words "Agreement" in bold letters at the top. The client agrees to the collateral, "that is, my immortal soul."
Mirosiichenko said his company would not employ debt collectors to get its money back if people refused to repay, and promised no physical violence. Signatories only have to give their first name and do not show any documents.
"If they don't give it back, what can you do? They won't have a soul, that's all," he told Reuters in a basement office, with one desk, a computer and three chairs.
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[More at the link.]
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