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Argos - Account Fraud

LeeBee666_2 · 2008-07-23 21:00:35

Good evening all! I'm hoping that you good people out there can give me some advice :) Basically my fiance and I tried to purchase a fridge-freezer at the local Iceland store and it was refused . . . being an ex student I was used to this, however, my partner has a perfect credit score (according to Equifax) so we were a…

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James Posts: 2,059 Forumite

29 July 2008 at 8:55AM

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

Dear Sir

IThen get her to consider protective registration with CIFAS

HTH

Consider an alternative to CIFAS Protective Registration. IMHO CIFAS Protective Registration is designed to protect CIFAS Members. Not all Financial Product Facilitators are CIFAS Members. This means that you are not FULLY Protected from APPLICATION Fraud.

Check out the East of Scotland Fraud Forum. (administered by Lothian & Borders Police).

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