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PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO LOAN CO. LTD. / EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP.
PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO LOAN CO. LTD. / EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP. The public is hereby warned and advised NOT TO TRANSACT with any individual or group of persons representing PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO LOAN CO. LTD. and EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP.

Date Posted: 15 March 2023

PHILIPPINES FIRST

PHILIPPINES FIRST

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has received information that
individuals or group of persons representing
PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO LOAN CO. LTD
.
and
EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP.
have been
engaging in
lending and financing
activities without
prior registration and Certificate of Authority from the Commission to engage in said activities
.
Based on the record
s
of the Commission,
PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO
LOAN CO.
LTD
.
and
EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP.
are
not registered
as a corporation, partnership
or
one
person corporation
(OPC).
It also appears that
PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO LOAN CO. LTD
.
and
EASY LOAN
FINANCE CORP.
are
mis
representing themselves as
FI
RST CIRCLE GROWTH FINANCE
CORPORATION
,
a different corporation which is registered with the Commission with a
Certificate of Authority (CA) to engage in lending/financing activities.
Based on i
nformation received by the Commission,
PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCL
E MICRO
LOAN CO. LTD
.
and
EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP.
are victimizing the public through a
scheme
called
ADVANCE FEE LOAN SCAM
.
The Commission has earlier
issued a SEC ADVISORY
on this
kind of scam
entitled
“SEC ADVISORY ON ADVANCE FEE LOAN SCAM”
dated 29
November 2022
which may be viewed at the following link:
https://www.sec.gov.ph/advisories

2022/sec

advisory

on

advance

fee

loan

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T
he public is
hereby
warned and
advised
NOT TO TRANSACT
with any individual or group
of persons representing
PHILIPPINES FIRST CIRCLE MICRO LOAN CO. LTD
.
and
EASY LOAN
FINANCE CORP.
Should you have any information regarding the operation of
PHILIPPINES FIR
ST CIRCLE
MICRO LOAN CO. LTD
.
and
EASY LOAN FINANCE CORP.
, please call the Enforcement and Investor
Protection Department (EIPD) at telephone number 8818

6334 or
send your report to our
email
at
epd@sec.gov.ph
.
For gu
idance of the public.
Makati City, 14
March 2023