Published date: Wednesday June 28, 2023. By Lora Jones & Samantha Everett BBC Business reporters "The harder it gets for everyone, the better it gets for me." "D", not his real name, has worked as an illegal moneylender for two decades, and says business has never been so good. He is one of two loan sharks we have spoken to in rare interviews in order to highlight the dangers of people turning to unofficial lenders due to the cost of living.