Parents who fundraised nearly £19,000 for a new playground, have been scammed by internet fraudsters.
After 11 years, the playground at Buckingham Park Primary School badly needed renovating. So parents raised almost £19,000 for their children’s school, only to have it stolen by online criminals.
The parent led charity, Buckingham Events, had raised around […]
As EasyJet heads into the summer season sales have fallen, and the airline is warning that uncertainty over Brexit is stopping passengers from flying.
Shares in the budget airline have fallen by 8%, and EasyJet say this is because of uncertainty over Brexit which has caused a dip in the sale of seats. […]
A family who booked a £3,000 Tui holiday arrived to find hotel is a building site.
The holiday which was booked through Tui travel and cost the family £3,000 was advertised as a 4 star refurbished hotel, but when they arrived found it was actually a construction site.
The four star SuneoClub hotel in […]
The Information Commissioner’s Office has fined a funeral plan firm for making unlawful marketing calls to people who had registered their numbers on a do not call list.
The ICO launched an investigation into Plan My Funeral Avalon after a national newspaper reported allegations of illegal practices. The investigation found that the company […]
Action Fraud is warning holidaymakers to avoid fraudulent flights and holidays. The National Reporting Service has received hundreds of reports from victims whose total losses amount to £98,043. Action Fraud say victims are being enticed by offers of cheap flights and package deals, and want people to be careful when booking this […]
A conman from Wales has been sentenced to eight months imprisonment, for his scam which saw elderly vulnerable widows conned out of thousands.
Jason Edwards, 42 from Swansea persuaded the women to part with their cash by convincing them they needed insurance for household goods. He was accused of deliberately confusing them with […]
A mum who saved to take her son and mother on holiday, was left in tears by abusive hotel staff and loud building work.
Zara Charlton booked a trip through TUI travel operator for her, her son and mother to stay for a week at the Tasia Maris Gardens in Nissi Beach, Cyprus.
Ms […]
A grandmother who paid for her family to visit Egypt, is left waiting for answers as Tui refuse to refund their nightmare holiday.
The family of five from Devon were looking forward to their ‘special treat’ a luxury five-star all-inclusive holiday to Egypt. But things quickly took a turn for the worse when […]
Virtual kidnappings are terrifying families across the US and authorities warn cases are on the rise in the UK.
“I have your son”, the terrifying words coming from their son’s phone number from a man claiming to be holding their son hostage, until they agree to pay up.
In April a couple in their […]
A dream holiday turned into a nightmare for one family who arrived at their villa to find they hadn’t actually rented it out.
A family from Kent arrived in the Med this Easter to find that their transport which they had booked through the holiday website did not turn up and alarm bells […]
You are able to pursue a claim yourself to the Financial Ombudsman Service without incurring a fee
