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6 star service - Tony H
May I just write a wee note to say how amazing Tony H is. First of all doing the budget spreadsheet programme. Then monitoring the feedback and helping people through. Now working on an online version so that people won't miss out who don't have excel. I honestly believe the work he is doing will impact people's live…
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Flight International
Received an Automated call from Flight International informing me that I had one two flights to the sunshine state - Florida, to speak to one of the operators to claim my flights all I had to do was press one on the handset. I remember something going around a few years ago about not pressing numbers, when told to buy…
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Mobile Virus
received this in an email I know some of these are not true but passing it on anyway All mobile users pay attention if you receive a phone call and your mobile phone displays ( ACE ) on the screen don't answer the call END THE CALL IMMEDIATELY, if you answer the call, your phone will be infected by a virus. This virus will…
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Some little pointers!!
Here are a couple of things you should be aware of gained from experience!! Soft Furnishings/Curtains Make sure you are paying for only the fabric that will be needed. If you are using a professional company they should not need to over estimate the fabric needed. Request any surplus to be returned to you. Some firms over…
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direct debit
Watch your utility direct debits, I recently checked my mother-in-laws and found her gas was14months in credit phone 10months and electricity 13 months in credit I reclaimed over £750 for her and she doesn"t have to pay anything for 3 months.
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Amex Direct Debit warning
I'm in the process of moving my bank account to Cahoot. :-) The Cahoot account switcher team are excellent (so far - touch wood...), and my direct debits are being amended without a hitch - apart from the AMEX one. I have an Amex cashback card that I pay off in full every month by DD. But, I got a shock yesterday, when…
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Express Delivery Rip Off
Have you paid extra for postage to ensure express delivery and not recieved the goods or they are not delivered on time. I have decided to name and shame and at the same time warn others of the dirty deeds of some of these companies. SVP.CO.UK suppliers of blank DVDS, CDS etc. I paid £4.99 1-2 day delivery on the 23 March…
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Selling cars via 'www.automatch.info'
Advertising my father's car through AutoTrader has only seemed to attract numerous canvassing callers from other 'auto selling firms'. One of these is at http://www.automatch.info who couple this line of business through their 'Dial for a loan' business advertised on ITV and Sky and in supermarkets [apparently]. They…
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Premium rate phone numbers
Apologies if this has already been aired elsewhere (I did a quick search and couldn't find a matching thread). In the past month we have received two messages, one on our landline and one on my wife's mobile, telling us that we've one big prizes in a draw. The first was from Nicky Fisher of 'Jackpot Promotions' teling us…
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TOP THIS IF YOU CAN
Can anyone top this? I was charged £62:00 from a well known car dealers for 2 window wipers to be supplied and fitted. Can this rip off be beaten?
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Online Payments over a weekend
Something that occured to me today (Saturday). I went onto the Barclays website to pay off a credit card, with the intention of the payment going out on Monday, thus retaining two days interest. When continuing through, the software would not allow me to place the payment for Monday 12th, as this was considered the…
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ntl Price Increases
Not sure if this has been covered before: ntl increased their TV pack prices (amongst other things) from 23rd May 2004. I received a letter from their Director of Television in April detailing these changes. In that letter, a mention was made of a £3 discount for the first two months. When my last bill came in, there was…
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Unauthorised Card Transactions. Check ur statement
I expect you all have the common sense to do this anyway but I would just like to warn you of my experiences of paying things over the phone via your card. I decided one day to check my bank statement only to find that a further payment had been taken out after a switch transaction was made over the phone with my tv…
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be careful if delvry guy wants to use phone
luckily Id come across this scam before a few days ago a guy in a plain white van knocked here with a parcel, now then I was in the garden and had watched him try to deliver the same parcel next door. so I naturally assumed that he was asking me to take it in no, he said " Mrs JOhnson?" "no" i replied oh he says oh well I…
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Motorbikes and home addresses
For any other bikers out there just a warning about giving out your home address. There seems to have been a rise in the number of bikes going missing soon after being serviced / repaired. So you take your bike into a garage, give them your details, pick the bike up when the work has been completed, a few days later your…
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BEWAR : try this perfume
just got this email from friend. I've not idea if it's real but not worth taking chances : ============================ It was about 3 weeks ago, I was at the Shell station in London getting diesel. It was about 11:30 pm. I was approached by 2 men and 2 women in a car. The man that was driving asked me 'What kind of…
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Halifax One Card
Hi, I received my Halifax One Card this morning. I only applied because of the 9 months interest free period on balances and transfers. The start date on my account is listed as the 19th March. I didn't get the card until the 29th so they are trying to take 10 days off me. I have complained to a very nice person in…
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Suspicious dvd supplier
I'm right in assuming that this is a suspicious supplier, aren't I? There is no way that you could get something that cheap, legally. Besides they are not selling the items in dvd cases. It is most likely a copy of dvd or a copy of the film that is taken from the cinema using a camcorder. I pointed this out on another…
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mobile phone scam
I have been made aware today through my local hospital of a phone scam . DO NOT return any missed calls on your mobile starting with 0709 this incurs a £50 a MINUTE charge . This is perfectly legal at the moment so please beware :
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Comping Computer
Does anyone know if everyinvestor.co.uk is a reputable company? E-mail received offering reduced rate to subscribe to comping computer (a weekly newsletter advising of genuine competitons to enter ). I am very wary of paying up front before I know who they are, they seem genuine, but so do a lot. Its not a lot of money and…
