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is this a scam?
in my local paper they were advertising for envelope packers. as a stay at home mum with 2 very young children and no regular babysitters i thought this would be a good idea to make a bit of extra cash to stop my other half nagging at me lol after sending for the info it says you have to send £15 to set up which you get…
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Abbey telephone banking
:mad: Hello everybody! Sorry it's a long one! I would just like to have a bit of a vent about Abbey National. Last night my partner used Abbey telephone banking to transfer money to my account. We both have Abbey accounts but the only thing that links them is our address. We do this on a regular basis and have not had…
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Parcel Delivery Service scam
The Trading Standards Office have brought the following scam to the attention of the police: A card is posted through your door from a company called PDS (Parcel Delivery Service) suggesting that they were unable to deliver a parcel and that you need to contact them on 0906 6611911 (a premium rate number). DO NOT call this…
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HMV Sorted this out thanks
PROBLEM NOW SORTED MANY THANKS
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compensation lawers
Wonder if anyone has had any dealings with any of these where there's blame lawers my son has recently had a red mist blurter run into the back of him while he was stationary at red traffic lights.My son has comprehesive insurance but doesn't know weather to persue a personal injury claim as a separate issue.
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The Money Club????
Has any one heard of The Money Club? I have had an invitation to join "The UK's Premier "Wholesale" Club" They say that for a first years subscription of £9 (subsequently £89) you get trade prices on nearly everything and are guaranteed to save in the first year. Is this too good to be true or is it too good to miss? If…
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Where thers blame
Wonder if anyone has had any experiences with compo chasing firms ie injury lawers for you or the like.My son has recently had some maniac with the red mist run into the back of his vehicle at a set of traffic lights,his car only a modest corsa is almost certainly a write off, thankfully he has survived the ordeal with…
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My boiler woes
Took Gritish Bass up on a boiler deal to get our knackered old boiler replaced. They said it would cost £1898 and be done in a day. So on wednesday, I took a day off work to stop at home to take delivery of the boiler so it was there to be fitted by the nice man on Thursday. It never turned up. This annoyed me as it was.…
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Pricing at Tescos
If you buy products going by the amount per 100grams, mls etc etc, always, always check the amount by working out on a little calculator if you are trying to be very canny with your cash. I've noticed quite a few things recently that don't tally when you work them out, Tescos will price them at less per 100ml etc, when in…
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How not to grab a bargain
:rotfl: and tonight we have To ensure we continue to improve your shopping experience with PC World, we are upgrading our website. Unfortunately this means that the website is currently unavailable. Please try again later, or click here to find your nearest store. and http://www.dixons.co.uk/ is down too and Our website is…
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Beware Of Princess Dvd Player At Toys R Us
DONT KNOW IF THIS IS THE CORRECT PLACE TO PUT IT BUT PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING EXPENSIVE ITEMS FROM TOYS R US. I BOUGHT A PRINCESS DISNEY DVD PLAYER FROM THIS STORE 3 MONTHS AGO AND TONIGHT IT HAS BEEN GIVING US TO SAY THE LEAST A FEW PROBLEMS. AFTER IT STOPED PLAYING 3 TIMES (AFTER 10-15MIN) AND MY DAUGHTER COMING DOWN…
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Stuffing Envelopes
Hia, I need some extra cash to pay off some debts and was looking to do some sort of work from home. Are all these envelope stuffing things a con????? Does anyone have any experience on this???
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Sky TV! Why don't they listen?
Hi Everyone, This post is a rant and a cry for help. I've never started a thread before so I hope I'm putting it in the place! I'm totally at my wits end with sky and I'm sorry if this post goes on a bit I'll try and make it as clear as possible.... - I moved into my new house in september and my boyf suggested we get sky…
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How do I check if a telephone no is a scam?
Does anybody know of a website that records details of telephone numbers involved in scams. I had a 1571 message that said "this is the info centre please call 0871-2409000 (actual number offered) to retreive you saved message". That is not the normal sort of message for my missed calls. BT just said don't ring it. Cheers.…
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Poor service from CD WOW (pre-chrsitmas sale)
I purchased NCIS season 1 from CD WOW's pre christmas sale for £12.99 and about 4 days later I received an email to say that they don't have the item in stock and they are expecting stock around 6/12/06 and I should receive my order about 7 working days later. Today when I get in from work i find I have an email from CD…
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Illegal signs GRRRRR!
Purchased a rather natty looking clock from a local store, only to find it not working and it also was missing the hour finger. Went back to the shop just now to ask for a replacement, but it was the last one. So I said I would like a refund and she said they do not do refunds, only credit notes. she then pointed to a sign…
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Have you been scammed? Be on Five News!
Five News researchers would like to interview someone who got caught out by a scam. It can be anything…. buying goods online which never turned up, thinking you’ve bought genuine designer items and then discovering they were counterfeit, buying a faulty gift from a shop which mysteriously closed down immediately after…
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seriously psised off with Hilarys
Had an appointment this morning for someone from Hilarys to come round and measure up so that I can have some blinds made and fitted. With an appointment time of between 9am-12pm, I sat around and nobody turned up. At 12.40pm i got fed up and left for work. When i complained to customer services they tried to contact the…
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delivery rip off at argos
went into argos today to buy a new headboard after buying a new bed from them and was told it was delivery only.I said can it not be delivered to the shop and we would pick it up.Assistant said no it has to be delivered to your house and delivery was £4.95.Husband told them to forget it and we went to local furniture store…
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Have started Claim in SM Court against Three
Have started Claim in SM Court against Three They had the nerve to pass my account to a debt collection agency. After all the **** i have dealt with them! Anyway - has anyone else here done a 'small claim' against a big company? how did it go? (whats happened to upset me? My final EMAIL (to date) I wouldn’t touch three…
