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Riga Taxi scam - €25 costed £600 paid
Hi. This week I returned from a weekend break in Riga and notice a £600 charge on my Nationwide current account statement. I called Nationwide and they say it appears to be for a taxi, paid contact less using Google Pay app. This is all accurate in that I took a late night taxi from one side of Riga old town to the other…
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Easylife Rewards Club
Hi, My 89 year old mum had transactions for £155.00 taken out of her account the last few weeks which came up as Reward Club 0345. She hadn't ordered anything and hadn't joined their Reward Club. On phoning them they have advised to email them and they will refund the monies, fingers crossed they will. This can't be right…
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Lovely Octopus Customer Service
Always really helpful pleasant and nice 👍
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Bitplus Capital .......think I have been scammed
Hello MSE Forum, I just wanted to ask advice on this and also to warn people who might be looking at this company. Basically, last year after seeing an interview about a celebrity doing well with Bitcoin, I considered trying it but I am a utter novice and wanted to be careful. I deposited a small amount £250 and after a…
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Depop bank account changed - not by me sale money sent to hacker - no help from Depop
I have recently sold on Depop and when I opened my Depop app it said 'thank you for updating your bank details' which I hadnt, no email received either. I contacted Depop via their support link as I wasnt able to change my bank details back as Depop said you cant as you have already done this (although I hadnt). Depop…
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Control Account scam???
A Little while ago, my In laws recieved a letter addressed to me. The letter was from control account plc, saying they were collecting £150 for Import/export/vat/tax on behalf of UPS.Well I did have a guitar sent to their address as I was in the process of moving house.Immediately I payed the money via their website using…
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Smart Cellular
Paid for a phone that was not delivered and asked for a refund that has not been paid after a month from order.
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Venerus v Avis - Is This a Scam?
I have just received a letter regarding a class action in USA involving Avis Budget. I did actually rent a car in Florida between the dates mentioned and wondered if anyone knows if this is genuine and safe to follow up or is it some sort of scam? Here's the letter..... Thanks for any advice/information!
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Scam - Vehicle Information
Beware, you think you are on DVLA but this scam takes an initial 50p from your account, then £5.95 every month. I've been in touch with my bank but very difficult to get through to banks at this time. I've been googling and there are many, many posts about this scam. Angry with myself for falling for it, but easy to do…
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Tesco Pharmacy - when polite is not polite
I am appalled at this passive aggressive signage plaster all over the screens at the Didcot Tesco Pharmacy. whilst I sympathise with them regarding their workload (the Sainsbury’s pharmacy has recently closed) these are obviously not official Tesco signs and I imagine have been created by the staff themselves. Had Tesco…
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NHS postage
These 4 letters were all delivered on the same day and time. All as a result of 1 appointment I had yesterday with a dermatologist and regarding a follow up patch test, which will be 4 visits over a week to the same hospital department. They could very easily have been in the same envelope or, better, emailled. 4 letters…
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Lloyds Bank motor claims, praise.
Somebody drove into the back of my car on Saturday when I was stopped at traffic lights. A company called Carpenters handles their motor claims. The lady I spoke to was brilliant and caring, although I told her that there was no obvious damage to the car or injury to either myself or my wife, other than a slightly sore…
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Avoid car key replacement rip-off
Hi! My car key fell apart and my first call was the dealership (Volkswagen, Vertu). They could not fix it so had to order a new one. They gave me a MANUAL key for, in total, £240 with labour, 2 visits to the car shop, showing V5 form with ID and a 2 hour waiting time for them to code the new key on 2nd visit. Then, I…
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Jury duty
I am looking to get excused from duty duty due to mental health and the court asked for a medical summary or letter. The doctor keeps delaying it saying urgent and now blaming admin issues. I only have 7 days to respond any advice?
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Finance Withdrawn
Thanks to this poisonous campaign, I have now had a finance offer withdrawn. Great. So I chose a car, was made an finance offer, I was happy with the repayments and other terms, but before I got to sign up the offer has been withdrawn. Now what am I supposed to do? I was happy to sign because I was happy to take…
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Complete Savings - which sites will allow joining?
Can anyone suggest a website to join Complete Savings now that Argos etc don't have the link? Appreciate any suggestions
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Fraudulent Pockit account application?
I've received emails telling me to "complete my Pockit application" when I haven't ever applied for a Pockit account. The email looks legit from a subdomain of their main site (hello@team.pockit.com) but I can't find anyway to contact Pockit directly by phone or chat. Their instagram doesn't accept messages and comments on…
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Scam stickers
Getting so angry watching TV reports about scammers. I wonder how hard it would be for the banks and phone companies to get together and provide phones with a simple warning sticker to be attached to the handset or to be displayed at home for vulnerable people to remind them to not give out bank details/download software…
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Frasers Meadowhall - no refunds
I had the misfortune of shopping at Frasers store in Meadowhall, Sheffield. I took an item and they refused to refund and would only give me a credit note or exchange. Suffice to say I was not pleased and believed they were breaking the law. Back in my days, retailers had to give a refund if you took the item back in…
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Sky broadband early termination charges
Just a warning to others that may find themselves in this situation: When my Sky superfast broadband came to the end of my minimum term I took out a new 24 month contract, which included an upgrade to Ultrafast FTTP (previously I had superfast via phone line). This was agreed on the online chat on 06/09/2024. I've been…
