400 sick holidaymakers sue Tui

Friday 19th April 2024

Tui is being accused of failing to inform customers of a Public Health England warning about a bug called Cyclospora, a bug that can cause severe vomiting, diarrhoea, headaches and flu like symptoms.
UK travel operators were informed that in July and August 2016 there was an outbreak of Cyclospora, and people travelling […]

Timeshare Scam Alert

Friday 19th April 2024

The Better Business Bureau, the American consumer watch organisation, is warning consumers about a timeshare scam conning people out of thousands.
Authorities began to investigate after a series of complaints from consumers who have been conned out of thousands. Investigators say the scam is operating as a property management company, however the company […]

U.S Attorney General Sues Marriott International

Friday 19th April 2024

The Attorney General for the District of Columbia in the US said the multinational hotel chain was misleading customers by advertising room rates without including mandatory resort fees.
The Attorney General made his announcement in a series of tweets, saying that deceptive resort fees should be abolished. In a series of tweets announcing […]

Fraudster Brothers Jailed For 2 years for £6.2 Million investment scam

Friday 19th April 2024

Two brothers from Birmingham have been jailed for running a fraudulent investment scam, that targeted elderly and vulnerable people.
The two men from the West Midlands have each been handed a one year sentence after a long investigation by The City of London Police. The investigation, which began in 2012 following reports made […]

Gang Of Fraudsters Jailed For 43 Years

Friday 19th April 2024

A gang of fraudsters who committed millions of pounds worth of theft from businesses and individuals in the UK and Abroad have been jailed for a total of 43 years.
The 10 individuals were convicted after a gruelling six month trail for their roles in a large scale diversion fraud, where they used […]

Avoid Holiday scams this summer

Friday 19th April 2024

UK holidaymakers lost more than £7 million to fake sites and fraud in 2018.
It’s that time of year again and after the unusually wet few weeks the UK has had, many of us will be looking to escape to some guaranteed sunshine during the summer holidays. But industry experts are warning everyone […]

Wyndham Destinations Expand and Renovates Orlando Resort

Friday 19th April 2024

Wyndham Destinations is planning a multi-million dollar expansion of WorldMark Orlando Kingstown Reef. The resort is scheduled to open its doors in 2020, bringing the total number of Wyndham vacation club resort suites to more than 2,200 in Orlando alone.
The resort is part of Orlando based Wyndham Destinations, one of the largest […]

Company Fined £90,000 For Nuisance Marketing Calls

Friday 19th April 2024

The Information Commissioners Office has fined a home security company £90,000 for making thousands of nuisance marketing calls.
Smart Home Protection Ltd based in Staffordshire was behind 118,000 unlawful marketing calls between January 2017 and September 2018, the calls were made to people registered with the TPS. It is against the law to […]

Fraudsters Using Royal Baby to Scam Facebook Users

Friday 19th April 2024

Fraudsters are taking full advantage of the interest surrounding the Royal Baby to target Facebook users. 
The scam appears as a link on Facebook, similar to something one of your friends might share on their timeline, promising “exclusive footage” of the new-born. However, for those who do click the link, they are told […]

Another warning over TV Licensing Scam

Friday 19th April 2024

Action Fraud are again issuing fresh warnings over an ongoing TV Licensing phishing scam. The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau are continuing to receive high numbers of complaints through their reporting service.
Fraudsters are sending members of the public fake TV Licensing emails, which are designed to steal personal and financial information. Action Fraud has […]