Puppy Farming Fraudsters Jailed

Friday 19th April 2024

Two people who ran a puppy farming scam have been jailed for selling sickly and diseased puppies, claiming they were bred in a family environment.
The two appeared in Norwich Crown Court and admitted conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation between June 1, 2016 and June 18, 2018. The court heard how […]

Couple paid Tui £46,000 for disaster wedding!

Friday 19th April 2024

Couple who booked dream wedding through Tui discover they are not actually legally married after a series of blunders.
Andy Helsdon and Heidi Brown planned and saved for 18 months to make their dream of a Caribbean wedding come true. They enlisted the wedding experts at Tui to organise their special day in […]

EuroMillions Winners targeted by scammers

Friday 19th April 2024

Scammers posing as EuroMillions winners Fred and Lesley Higgins have been offering victims a share of their jackpot. The couple were horrified to learn that they were being used as pawns by fraudsters after they won £58 million. The scammers have been sending emails to people across the UK claiming they have been […]

Another Successful Claim

Friday 19th April 2024

Mercantile Claims are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists. We have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them.
We are delighted to share with our readers, yet another successful claim for one of our clients who have received a settlement […]

Police Issue Warning Over Doorstep Timeshare Scam

Friday 19th April 2024

Police in Cheshire have issued a warning to residents after they received a report involving a male who entered an elderly persons home demanding money.
The fraudster claimed to be a senior consultant for a timeshare company, he claimed that the elderly victim owed the timeshare company £6000. Fortunately for the elderly resident, […]

Timeshare Industry Targets Millennials

Friday 19th April 2024

Timeshares have earned a reputation as popular among the baby boom generation. However, with the constant bad publicity the industry faces, some of the bigger timeshare resorts are turning their attention to a younger audience in an attempt to keep the failing industry from dying out.
Mike Flaskey Diamond Resorts CEO has been […]

Another Successful Claim

Friday 19th April 2024

Mercantile Claims have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them. We are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists and fully regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
We are delighted to share with our readers another successful claim for […]

Absolute fury as insurer won’t pay medical bill

Friday 19th April 2024

A foster carer on holiday in Turkey and his family face a huge medical bill after he was taken ill in Marmaris, and the insurer is refusing to pay out.
David Poole, 64, was taken ill on holiday when he was 25 percent over the UK limit, even though he wasn’t driving when […]

Six Arrested In £22 Million Cryptocurrency Scam

Friday 19th April 2024

Six people have been arrested as a part of a worldwide investigation into the theft of £22 million of cryptocurrency.
 Five men and one woman from Bath, Wiltshire, Amsterdam and Rotterdam have been arrested after a 14 month police investigation. Police believe the group of fraudsters have been running a ‘typosquatting’ where a […]

Facebook Founder Calls For More Regulation

Friday 19th April 2024

Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has published an opinion piece in The Washington Post outlining the four ways he thinks new regulations could improve the internet, and better protect people.
Zuckerberg is calling for governments and social media sites to properly police harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability. He is calling for […]