‘Don’t Miss A Trick, Be Scam Aware!’
Citizens Advice, Trading Standards and partners across the consumer protection landscape are leading an anti-scam initiative throughout the month of June, for Scams Awareness Month.
The campaign is all about supporting partnerships nationally and locally to give consumers the skills and confidence to identify scams, learn how […]
A Warwickshire businessman has become the first person to be prosecuted by Companies House, after he falsely set-up companies on the Government register. Kevin Brewer admitted giving false information to Companies House and to using the names of prominent figures from the City of Westminster.
Companies House is the United Kingdom’s register of […]
A website based in America has written a post regarding a Telemarketing Timeshare Scam by an Orlando resident.
Mr. Daniel Boyar, a resident of Orlando, Florida has pleaded guilty for his part in defrauding over 1,000 victims via a telemarketing scheme, a scheme which saw many victims in their elderly years handing over […]
The Information Commissioners Office has stated there is a “lengthy and complex” inquiry underway. This is a result of Police officers removing computers from Himma Group in Nottingham.
The boss of Himma Group has been suspected of being part of a kingpin network cold-calling the public. The network is said to be linked […]
A report by express.co.uk shows that young men are being targeted by “Ghost Brokers” for car insurance, through Facebook.
On average, young drivers are forking out over £700 for the fake car insurance policies, which means hundreds of young drivers are on the road with no car insurance. This could result in heavy […]
Mercantile Claims Chief Executive Gary Smith said “Our insurance product has the backing of Munich Re the specialist non-life, business insurers with a 40 Billion Pound asset base. Our insurance product is fully underwritten and provides our clients with a guaranteed underwritten peace of mind solution to their timeshare ownership. From the […]
Are Diamond Resorts about to go public?
Diamond Resorts owns a network of 379 vacation destinations in 35 countries around the world and sells vacation ownership points. In June 2016, Apollo Global Management made a successful offer to purchase Diamond Resorts International. On January 18th 2018, the company underwent a brand refresh, updating […]
Q1. I have contacted your company and enquired about terminating my timeshare, but what is the process?
A1. We will take your instructions about the timeshare product you have purchased. We will then correspond with your timeshare resort and look to reach an amicable agreement with them to release you from the obligation […]
The financial watchdog, the FCA, wants to crack down on high-cost-credit, an issue which effects more than 3 million people in the UK. The Financial Conduct Authority has announced plans to cap fees in the rent-to-own market, where you can but furniture or appliances by way of weekly or monthly payments, at […]
A Terminally Ill woman and her husband have lost £53,000 in lifesavings to scammers who posed as Santander Bank staff.
Carol and John Williams, both in their 60’s, were planning to use their life savings to purchase a new property, after Carol Williams was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.
The scammers called Mr Williams […]
You are able to pursue a claim yourself to the Financial Ombudsman Service without incurring a fee
