If you have ever thought about purchasing a timeshare or holiday club membership you may have considered attending a sales presentation with one of the many large resorts in the market. However, before you do it is important to go armed with some very useful information, you will not hear about when […]
A mum claims her TUI holiday was ruined by noisy builders
Tuesday 16th July 2019
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 […]
Timeshare Scammer Ordered To Pay Back £85k to Victims
Thursday 4th July 2019
The mastermind behind a huge timeshare scam which targeted more than 400 victims, has been ordered to pay back £85k under the proceeds of crime act.
In February 2018, Brian Carr was one of a group of nine individuals jailed for his involvement in a timeshare fraud scheme. The frauds were committed between […]
Lottery Scam Dupes single mum out of thousands
Friday 28th June 2019
A fraudster claiming he won £123 million in EuroMillions jackpot, cons single mum out of £5,000.
The victim was lured into the con by a fraudster who entered her place of work with a fake lottery ticket. He said his ticket was already checked at the nearby Sainsbury’s and staff there had told […]
Puppy Farming Fraudsters Jailed
Thursday 27th June 2019
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 […]
Six Arrested In £22 Million Cryptocurrency Scam
Wednesday 26th June 2019
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 […]
Fraudster Brothers Jailed For 2 years for £6.2 Million investment scam
Monday 24th June 2019
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 […]
Romance Scam Victim Loses £40,000
Thursday 20th June 2019
One woman from Wales is speaking out after she was conned and forced into debt.
The mother of one was the victim of a romance fraud, which Action Fraud have warned are becoming more and more common, in fact, romance fraud has grown by nearly a third in the last year. She now […]
Avoid Holiday scams this summer
Wednesday 19th June 2019
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 […]
Company Fined £90,000 For Nuisance Marketing Calls
Tuesday 18th June 2019
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 […]