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Online Dating Warning!
So, you sign up to Our Time, an online dating site for older people, owned by the Match Group. You pay for your membership period, and as there is an automatic renewal when your card will be charged again, you make a note of the expiry date and mark it in your calendar. When the time comes, you cancel your account, just…
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Lookalike scammers
Why does the government allow lookalike scammers? I recently wanted to do a land registry search so I searched google for The Land Registry and sure enough up popped Land Registry UK. I typed in the property address I wanted the details of and the site said the Land certificate and ground plan were available at a cost of…
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Best Western phishing email
Hi i hope this is the right place for my query. I’ve just received an email from reception@woodlandsdundee.co.uk which is a Best Western hotel. The email is very obviously a scam purporting to be from DVLA telling me my payment failed and click this link to make it right. I haven’t by the way. The email says that it has…
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Complete Savings - account suspended - asking for ID documents - security?
I know there are lots of threads on here about people getting signed up unawares to this site. This one is different. - I deliberately signed up and have used it extensively. However my account was recently suspended along with payouts due, They stated this was in view of 'unusual activity suggesting use in breach of the…
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Dunster House WARNING - READ BEFORE YOU PURCHASE ANYTHING
Before you order, PLEASE read my review. I just want to share my experience with Dunster House and hope it’ll help people choose their cabins with as much information as possible. I was so impressed at first with the sales process, the sales rep was so helpful and answered any question I had. And it all went downhill from…
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Police not doing a thing even when presented on a plate
Twice in recent weeks I've used the local police online report form & submitted dashcam footage. One was a guy who was right up my back end for ages. When I checked his reg he had no tax & no MOT (& they'd been out for some time, not just days or weeks). Reported this - no action will be taken, we don't deal with tax or…
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Boots Online - Change 2FA Phone Number
We’ve been struggling a bit with the Boots website. For a variety of reasons when Boots introduced two factor authentication my wife had to use a friend’s phone number for the 2FA message and ever since said friend gets the passcode despite my wife’s Boots account now having the correct (ie my wife’s) phone number. Has…
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Boots on Line app for shopping …Help failed internal validation!
I have been a regular on line shopper at boots via the app, roughly every two weeks as live quite a distance from a large store for many years. all went well until last Thursday when my order was cancelled as I failed internal verification called my bank no issues tried again failed again. Called customer services who…
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Royal Mail - Customs Charge on an item less than 135GBP
Hi everyone, a family member bought a record for 75EUR from Germany (discogs - think eBay for records). Today they received an email from Royal Mail asking for over £140 My understanding of Tax and customs for goods sent from abroad: Tax and duty - GOV.UK - was that only if the item was over £135 would this attract any…
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Crazy prices on Amazon and Ebay
So a bowl of Wilkinson shaving soap is £2.89 in Boots and other high street outlets. Amazon lowest price £6.90... Ebay. £9,49... So just a reminder that on-line is not always the best deal. Plus I just went on price spy site which should show the cheapest deals and they came up with £3.22 at Natino, a shop I have never…
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Choosing online retailers
My "go to" was always Amazon, as I'm a Prime member anyway and the delivery is free and quick. I thought they were always the cheapest for everything. However, my partner has now introduced me to Temu. I am amazed at how low the prices are compared to Amazon and Ebay. I know you have to be careful about some things not…
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Gold problem. Questionable jeweller gold-buying methods?
I'd welcome another viewpoint, please. I took some bits of gold (left by a grandparent) in to a jeweller which I had researched beforehand (reviews were good). I had no idea what they were worth or whether they were gold etc. The jeweller went through all the pieces and tested them with a scratch and chemical kit. I felt…
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Boots Favourites List - A Warning
A bit of a vent and a warning. If you have items saved in your Boots favourites list you need to check it is actually the item you put there. If an item is discontinued they will replace it with something similar. In my case the thumbnail picture looked identical, the colour was the same but different to the item received…
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Meerkat Movies/Cineworld
Meerkat codes aren't working for on-line booking with Cineworld, been like that for a couple of weeks, just gives 'error' message. Though they're happy to accept the code IN the cinema for the freebie when you buy accompanying ticket/s. No explanation if this is permanent, don't know if it's the same if you try to use…
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First line financial cold call
Hi, not sure if this was a scam/phishing call, but I had Firstline financial cold call today. First question was ‘had I heard of Martin Lewis?’ And ‘had I seen the latest programme?’. They started asking about wills etc. I wasn’t sure so I ended call. Has anyone else had these type of call? Sorry if this is not the place…
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Agency hcas
Why are they so terrible? They know nothing about the system and procedures here. All I see them do is walk around from my bed. When i call the buzzer they say ‘I’ll get a nurse’ so why are you here then? Hire nurses with competent hcas
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CICA Nightmare
I’m honestly at my wits’ end with CICA right now. My claim has been ongoing for about a year, and they just keep asking for more and more doctors' notes and records — it feels never-ending. I’ve got a deadline to send them more paperwork by 23rd March, but I’m still trying to chase my doctor to get hold of it. Meanwhile,…
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Shady Password Reset Behaviour from Amazon
Just had an e-mail from Amazon suggesting that my account has had unauthorised access. Now, my Amazon password was previously set to something long, completely unguessable and unbreakable by any current computing power, it is unique and not used anywhere else and I have only ever entered on my home malware-free computer.…
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Winedrops
Has anyone else downloaded the Winedrops app on the premise that it cuts out the middleman and gets you good deals on wine? I did. WISH I HADN'T. Even though I didn't order anything I was charged a £119 'membership fee', which they seem to be refusing to refund. And the deals aren't even that good anyway - it's basically…
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Social media "Customer Services" scam
A vent and a warning TL;DR: accounts that appear to be "Customer Services" replying to you when you vent to a company on social media may not be as they seem! And some things to watch out for with PayPal-like apps. I've been trying to squeeze a refund out of Three for a monthly payment they took when my account was already…
