The partner of serial Timeshare fraudster John “Goldfinger” Palmer is facing trial in Spain this week, in a case which police say could hold the key to his murder. Christina Ketley and Richard Cashman are accused of selling non-existent timeshares on Palmer’s orders, whilst he was behind bars serving 8 years for […]
Her Majesty’s passport Office has teamed up with Action Fraud to elevate awareness of the need to report lost and stolen passports. Both companies urge people to report missing passports to prevent unrecovered and unreported documents from being abused and used to commit identity crime or facilitate illegal travel across borders.
Almost 50 million […]
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has fined a West Midlands based company £80,000 for calling customers registered on a do not call list. Secure Home Systems Ltd called people registered on the Telephone Preference Service over 80,000 times between September and December 2017, which resulted in 268 complaints from consumers.
The ICO began […]
An energy company based in the West Midlands has been banned from taking on any new customers. Citizens Advice and the Energy Ombudsman contacted the energy regulator Ofgem after receiving numerous complaints from the company’s 240,000 customers, and an investigation began into the company.
Ofgem launched their investigation and have described the company […]
Thousands of owners of interest-only mortgages are being warned that, as their deals come to an end, they could be in for financial trouble. An estimated 81,400 mortgages will run out of their interest-only period during 2019. According to the Financial Conduct Authority, this equates to around £9.2 Billion.
Interest-only home owners will […]
Thousands of people have lost their entire life savings through pension mis-selling, now the government has taken action and changed the law to stop this from happening.
Fraudsters have been using the term ‘Free Pension Review’ and over the past four years it is estimated that £46.7 million has been lost in pension […]
29 year old Adam Griffiths, from Swansea, filled his social media accounts with pictures of him living the high life on luxurious holidays. He posted pictures of himself on private yachts in Dubai, flying first-class and seeing the Views in Singapore. In one post, he boasted about having the best hotel rooms […]
Police in Singapore have charged 3 men over their involvement in a timeshare cessation scam. It is alleged that the 3 men defrauded 20 victims out of nearly £115,000 between 2012 and 2013. Investigators at the Commercial Affairs Department launched an enquiry into a company that was targeting timeshare owners, offering to […]
Citizens’ Advice is warning buyers to beware, as thousands of people are reporting being ripped-off whilst using online marketplaces. Citizens’ Advice received more than 13,000 complaints about problems with online marketplaces. According to the report, 76% of adults in the UK use online marketplaces. An online marketplace is a website, or app, […]
You are able to pursue a claim yourself to the Financial Ombudsman Service without incurring a fee
