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"good cause" booklets scam

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oldtoolie Posts: 750 Forumite

1 May 2009 at 3:42PM in Small biz MoneySaving

Last year we had a long running thread about so-called the "good cause" booklets scam. That's where businesses get calls claiming that they have agreed to advertise in informational booklets handed out in schools.

The Mirror has been reporting on these scams and others at

blogs.mirror.co.uk/investigations/charity/

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