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Benefit Fraud
What is the likely hood of someone being charged with benefit fraud? I know the DWP is stretched but do they they seriously investigate every claim of fraud of those they deem the most serious? I ask as someone I know is fraudulently claiming DLA and careers allowance for their child even though the child has no medical…
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Is there really such a thing as Free Crypto - Bitcoin scam!
Got a SMS from the number 00153. The number itself seems strange, but then the message was even stranger. I think it's a cryptocurrency scammer who's trying to lure unsuspecting individuals with promises of free Bitcoin. Not 100% sure what to think. Another person on the caller ID app I use said they were offered free…
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Scam purporting to be from TV Licensing
Just received an email purportedly from TV licencing telling me my latest Direct Debit was not processed and threatening me with all sorts of measures if i don't pay the amount due - folks it is a scam do not entertain it and delete the email
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GARDENING EXPRESS
:/ I unfortunately made the mistake of ordering from this company without researching previous online reviews. I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this:? Order made 12/04 £108. Website at the time stated 3/5 days which I didn't expect to be fulfilled and was prepared to wait longer but now 30/04 and still no…
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Lost shopping at Lidl
Have you ever put an item in the supermarket trolley and found out there's no sign of it when you got home? There's a number of possible explanations; I suspect the most common is rushing at the checkout and leaving it the out-tray of the till. Anyway, I asked the cashier if they had any record of a bin liner roll being…
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Just how long does it take Churchill to pay?
My garage first submitted a repair invoice for payment to Churchill on 6th June and they still haven't paid. My car is sitting in the garage but they won't release it till they are paid. Every day I call (it takes about 40 minutes to get through). New excuses are given me. on the 15th of June they "couldnt access their…
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£6 charge for address update on dogs chip.
It was pointed out at the vets that I hadnt updated my address details on my dogs "chip". Phone number hadn't changed, so if my dog had gone walkabout I could be contacted Later on at home, I logged on, changed the address myself and was charged £6. What on earth was the £6 charge for? How on earth is this a good idea? If…
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Opening a savings account
This morning I tried to open a savings account paying higher interest than the institution I'm currently with. First I tried Yorkshire BS who have contracted out verifying identity to a company called Hooyu. Their process involves having the applicant's picture taken on the webcam. It didn't like my face! It didn't…
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ZOPA - BEWARE
Folks, for info, If your SIM card goes faulty on your phone ZOPA will not allow you access to your money, you can answer all the security questions correctly but unless you can quote the verification code to your phone they will not allow access. They do not process verification through any another number or your email…
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Nationwide Travel Insurance Praise
About 13 years I had to cancel a holiday due to serious illness of a parent. I lost the deposit for the holiday so claimed off insurance which was ultimately agreed but it wasn't easy getting some of the documents they required. This year we were about go on a UK holiday where we had prepaid non-returnable accommodation…
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Free Amazon Prime Offer + £10 off voucher: BEWARE
I was intending to buy a new Food Mixer in the near future so last week did my homework and found one for a decent price on Amazon. .Today I received an email offering free Prime for a month plus a free £10 off voucher for anything over £30. Great, I thought...clicked the link for a free trial and then went to order the…
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How to get Royal mail to stop putting junk through my door for good?
Clearly its only been a year since I last told them I don't want their junk. Surely this is not right? They are putting it through my door again. I've told them repeatedly why do they have no respect for me? Why is there no mechanism in government or ombudsman or regulator to get them to stop this? This is a nuisance, it…
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Don't get caught napping
If you've been inspired by the sales spiel, the primetime telly adverts, and the Which? and other recommendations/reviews of four years running ... check out the reviews of ordinary people via the likes the Trustpilot before buying a mattress or other product from Emma Sleep. It's a company as strong as its weakest link…
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Noisy builders radio
There is a shop backing onto us that has had building work ongoing for weeks. Just of late the builders have been thinking its a rave with commercial radio playing trashy dance music. I phoned the shop to ask them to turn it down. They said yes, the music went very low and now it is back again to full volume after half an…
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Issues with Buying from AliExpress
We bought a mirror for £118 from AliExpress, and it was shipped to me from China. When it arrived it was poor quality, but was also damaged. The seller offered 40% discount to keep it, but it was not wanted irrespective of any compensation amount. The seller therefore asked us to return the goods, which we discovered to be…
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Amazon scam - advice on how best to proceed
Hi All, I'm somewhat thrown by what happened with my Amazon order yesterday, and they aren't being very reassuring. I ordered a Sonos soundbar on Tuesday (not sold by, but fulfilled by Amazon) and it was due to arrive on Wednesday. This delivery was "delayed" and it instead arrived on Thursday (yesterday). I had to give…
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Auction house fees.
I've been considering selling a collectable camera that I own (It would probably sell for about £1500) and to avoid scammers on eBay, I've been thinking of using a face to face auction house based in London. The place I was considering using charges: £15 + VAT for photographing and research for each lot, 1.5% of the…
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WARNING - New NLF (American Football) Subscription Deal with DAZN
Just a warning for anyone having a subscription to the NLF (American Football) network last year. The NLF network has transferred its rights to DAZN. They sent me an email saying that I would get their pro level subscription this coming year for the same as I paid for the "Essential" level last year once I had logged in…
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LPA refund
Now on my own, I decided to follow Martin's advice and set up a Lasting Power of Attorney. March 28th I filled in the form online, paid (which allows you to print it off) and took it with me when I visited my daughter 300 miles away. Returning home I realised the dates of signatures were not in the specified order. Tried 3…
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Online grocery unilaterally changes debit card details to a card my bank haven't even sent me yet
Last week a doorstep food delivery company informed me by email that an attempt by them to collect payment for my next week's deliveries, had failed. Cutting a long story short, I discovered from my bank, that the grocery vendor, as my card on their system only had just over a month to run, had contacted VISA to get the…
