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Is Martins Money Tips a Scam?
Martin81162
Posts: 136 Forumite
I just got an email from mse@martinsmoneytips...... promoting a Citibank savings bond.
It looks genuine, but my instincts tell me it's a scam.
It looks genuine, but my instincts tell me it's a scam.
Martin
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The only emails I ever get are weekly, from msemoneytips@email.moneysavingexpert.com
So yes, delete it.0 -
The MSE email comes from moneysavingexpert.com
I wouldn't touch that with a bargepole and MSE official email always tells you Martin/MSE never endorse any bonds or investments, the language alone is telling it's either AI or written by someone with a somewhat limited grasp of English. MSE emails are written in simple, easy to understand terms, not this flowery nonsense
See also the Investments tab here:
https://www.citibank.co.uk/personal/security_update.do?lid=UKWTM5SECL04
Sam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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Hello - that is not a genuine MSE newsletter. Thank you for bringing it to our attention - I've flagged it up to colleagues here.
Please see
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/shopping/fake-martin-lewis-ads/
for our guide to spotting fake ads claiming endorsement by MSE or Martin Lewis.
You can find the archive of genuine MSE Money Tips emails here:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/
Official MSE Forum Team member.Please report all problem posts to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com2 -
I've just checked my Gmail filter which let it through and changed it to make it more specific to moneysavingexpert.comMartin1
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If this can be traced back to Citibank I suspect a letter from Martin's solicitor will follow0
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I forwarded the email to this websites fake ad address.fatbelly said:If this can be traced back to Citibank I suspect a letter from Martin's solicitor will followMartin0
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