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"friend" has defrauded me - advice please
Thank you for reading this I need some help. A "friend" approached me with the offer of flights to canada to visit another friend of ours next year she stated she was getting these flights as a family concessiova a cousin who works for BA. I have emails though our work we also work for an insurance and holidays company…
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BEWARE ebay scam
Apologies if this an old one but have just received a message apparently from ebay about not having paid for something I haven't ordered. When I click on the sellers link I get a registration form asking for all kinds of personal info like email address and email password. The layout is a dead ringer for the ebay site but…
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play.com and my wii
Ordered a wii from play.com (as a result of post - 30/10), order status showed 'processing' and then 'order taken'. 01/11 order status still showing 'order taken' so phoned and spoke with an advisor, to be told my order was on hold due to security authorisation on my card, he then asked me various security questions and…
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Debenhams, Manchester rant!
I'm not sure what I was thinking at the time but I decided to visit the restaurant at Debenhams in Manchester city centre,thinking it may be a little better than it was before. Oh boy was I wrong! After seeing other people being pushed from pillar to post not knowing which counter to go to I thought I'd just order a plate…
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Refund when purchase price has halved?
Not sure if this is the right place to post but here goes anyway. Bought an lcd tv 9 months ago, it had a few issues that I managed to put up with but then it developed a fault that required attention. It is still in its 12 month warranty period and I also took an extended warranty. I also have all the original purchase…
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Receiving payment on closing accounts
Maybe I am just paranoid but I am begining to notice a pattern emerging! I have been busy moneysaving and changing accounts (savings and current accounts). Over the last few months I have written to my banks in order to close the accounts. On each occasion I have requested a bank transfer of the funds and provided details.…
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Virgin Arghhhh grrrrrr
I am really feeling the need to vent, what a useless company to deal with. I want a MAC for my broadband as the service is terrible, we are connecting at less that half a meg and have been for the past few weeks. Used to get fab speeds of 6-7 meg, but those days are long gone. Also after having a fault a couple of weeks…
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Scam?
I Went On My Internet Banking Last Night To Check Things Out And Found That A Company Called Animal Society Ltd Took Out 3 Direct Debits Of 94pence. I Know Its Not Much But I Dont Know Who They Are.i Cancelled The Direct Debit Straight Away But I Cant Find The Company Name Anywhere.have I Been Scammed Or Do You Think Its A…
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Additions Direct, AAARRGGGHHH!
About 3/4 months ago I ordered a pair of jeans costing £21.50, arrived fine, all ok. A month or so later I got a statement from them saying I was £21.50 in credit with them - I NEVER opened a credit account as I always pay by debit card. I rang them up and they said something about the payment being taken twice and so…
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Postal scam
I'm not sure if this is just affecting people in Northern Ireland. The information has been circulated round my DH's place of work so thought it might be helpful to make others aware just in case. It has been confirmed by Royal Mail and the Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam: A card is…
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Postal scam
Apologies if this has been posted before. Trading Standards Office are making people aware of the following scam: 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…
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Beware - Parcel Scam
Sorry if this is a known scam, but better safe than sorry... I received this email from a colleague today and hope by posting it here it may save someone from making the mistake of calling: (Name and Company of sender has been removed to avoid advertising) Dear All, I have received information that a very old scam appears…
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Self-scan checkouts (esp. ASDA)
These don't seem to like me, and the feeling is becoming mutual. I cannot recall ever having used one without something not scanning (especially reduced stuff), scanning more than once, getting told to remove an item from the bagging area (which item? and where else should you put it?) or suddenly deciding that it wants…
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Mcdonalds!!!!!!!!!!!
I took my children to Mcdonalds this eveing after a firework display as they had not eaten! sat down when my son asked me what a Wa*ker was!!!!! Shocked I asked what was he talking about, when he showed me the wrapper his cheese burger was in and in pencil was the words "whos a Wa@ker!" and a pic!!!!!!!!!!! I am so so…
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FURIOUS! parking fine recieved when no ticket was issued
hi (posted this in another forum but though i might get a response here 2), can anybody help me. ive recieved a letter through the post from excel parking saying i owe them £100 as i havent paid a parking fine. however there was no ticket on the car, me and my boyfriend both remember the exact date when it was supposed to…
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Xbox 360 red ring of death
I need advice on what to do here. My xbox died today, one year and two weeks since buying from HMV. I am aware that microsoft extended the warranty on the xbox from one year to two years due to this problem happening too often, but don't know whether this would also apply to HMV returns policy. I wonder if I would have any…
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Tesco Online
I often read about many unhappy Tesco customers - but wanted to say "Well done" to my local Tesco. I use the online delivery service - (I have always hated food shopping) and have used others such as Asda and Sainsburys. But Tesco offer me the best service - they always deliver in the first hour of the two-hour time slot,…
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Faulty handbag 6 weeks old but refused refund - what are my rights?
I've just had a really frustrating trip into town and need some friendly advice! I have just tried to return a handbag to my local branch of Bank, bought (on my visa) for £35 on 21/09/07 and the handles have all spilt after very light use. I took it back and requested a refund but this was refused as it was out of their 28…
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Just out of guarantee
Hi Not sure if this right place to post i bought a goodmans 32" lcd from comet in aug 2006 paid £578 on credit card for it It has now broken and have been told is the power supply unit and the repair shop cannot get one Went to comet they told me tough is over 12 mon ths old they do not have to fix aslo phoned there…
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POST OFFICE- Not so special delivery..
A couple of months ago I made an online order to be delivered by special delivery. I waited and waited and it didnt appear. I check the tracking code online, which said it had been delivered. :eek: Well I didnt have it! I rang the post office and the really unhelpful guy stated gruffly that i "must have the wrong tracking…
