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MSE News: Ban for firms posing as happy customers online

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This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"Hundreds of companies are trying to con the public by posing as satisfied customers on internet forums ..."

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  • Reaper
    Reaper Posts: 7,353 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    You ought to name and shame them, otherwise they might as well give it a go as there is no down side.
  • JAG
    JAG Posts: 1,304 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Reaper wrote: »
    You ought to name and shame them, otherwise they might as well give it a go as there is no down side.

    Have to agree with you.

    All they have to do is use a computer at home and it would be hard to trace back to a particular company.

    I suspect that most of them were newbies and used their companies computers to do the posting, and their IP addresses revealed the true location and probably their company name as well.
  • poppy10_2
    poppy10_2 Posts: 6,588 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Name and shame! Name and shame!
    poppy10
  • Normally not many posts and often have just joined.
    I am NOT a mortgage & insurance adviser - or anything to do with finance, that was put on by the new system I dont know why?!
  • davethorp
    davethorp Posts: 1,578 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Another call for naming and shaming
  • *Vikki*
    *Vikki* Posts: 1,303 Forumite
    Name and shame!!
  • madmuppet5
    madmuppet5 Posts: 5,575 Forumite
    Bump for name and shame!!
    AKA; Mad, MM, MM5, Madicles :cool: ©
    Shin: Device for finding furniture in the dark :p©
    Elite 11+ fundraising total for Make-a-Wish £682 :j:A
  • nickj_2
    nickj_2 Posts: 7,052 Forumite
    name + shame
  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Here is an example for you from new poster "Stancord13...

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=28086723&highlight=conviction#post28086723

    Do a search of MSE forums for the phone number stancord quotes and you will see other new posters recommending Neil Cook. If you also google the number you will also find people recommending Neil on other forums.
  • jamespir
    jamespir Posts: 21,456 Forumite
    name and shame here to
    Replies to posts are always welcome, If I have made a mistake in the post, I am human, tell me nicely and it will be corrected. If your reply cannot be nice, has an underlying issue, or you believe that you are God, please post in another forum. Thank you
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