All Scams articles – Page 2
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Dear Jac
This could have been a gotcha! Except he didn't fall for it
Don’t agree to anything on the phone, especially if you didn’t make the call…
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Dear Jac
It seems old scams never die, they just evolve
Here’s a really sneaky twist from a business rates ‘consultant’
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Dear Jac
Charge backs are very unfair on the man in the middle
If the card is not Chip and PIN enabled, you are at risk…
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Dear Jac
Beware those pre-paid holiday cards and the big spender
In fact avoid altogether, unless you know the customer personally…
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Dear Jac
Sometimes all that's needed is a quick email from the press...
…to get the right sort of attention and outcome…
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News
The bank makes a rule and charges you a fee...
…to cover its back in case the bank breaks the rule…
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Dear Jac
Red alert: the cowboys are still rustling in the wings
Here’s yet another warning about cold calling ratings companies…
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News
Sometimes stories on C-Store's website get surprising feedback
Back in 2010 I wrote about a couple who had been taken to court by business transfer agents RTA.
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Dear Jac
A beef about Hamburg: careful, you might get fried...
…or at least wind up in a pickle, from this saucy scam…
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Dear JacDodgy dealings
I recently reported that I had managed to get a retailer her money back following a transaction that used a cleverly doctored card…
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Dear JacCheque this out
In December 2013 a Cheque Exchange rep visited Raj Patel’s off licence, Minals, in south-west London’s Tooting……
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Dear Jac
Take a note - and have a good look
It could easily be phoney money; a retailer has some wise words…
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Achtung! It's an invasion
The latest paper scam, dressed up in ultra-official language, hails from Germany…
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Dear Jac
What do you do when the cops come calling?
First of all – make sure they are who they say they are…