There are such things as fake jobs where fake recruitment agencies contact workers to tell them they have been offered a new job abroad on a large salary only to be stung for arrangement fees before the victim sets off to join their new employer. However, the BBC has exposed something that perhaps could only […]
Month: February 2022
CHECKACO NEWS: be careful when buying from an unofficial ticket company for football tickets as your cash may not be refunded if the game is postponed – as shown in this case
There was a time when you went to a football match and paid a fiver as you went through the turnstile and maybe splashed out on a pie and a Bovril once in the ground. Tickets for a Liverpool, Manchester City or Arsenal game are between £50 and £80 but if you choose a hospitality […]
Checkaco News: Roofers sent to prison after ripping off elderly and vulnerable victims in and around Bristol
Scammers sentenced Brothers Michael Coffey, 29, and Richard Coffey, 25, both of Northwood Park, Old Gloucester Road, Winterbourne, in South Gloucestershire, have been jailed for ripping off elderly and vulnerable residents in Bristol for shoddy roof repairs.They quoted low prices but once work began hiked the costs and demanded more cash netting £44,600 from their […]
CHECKACO NEWS: BBC 1 programme promoting ‘bogus’ cryptocurrency ‘get rich quick’ scheme pulled at the last minute after concerns it was ‘too good to be true’
BBC 1 documentary shut down before it could be screened Hanad Hasan claims he made £5.9 million pounds after investing £37 a year ago in cryptocurrencies last year. There’s an old saying: ‘if it sounds too good to be true then it’s probably not true.’ The BBC’s Cryptocurrencies are big business documentary scheduled for the […]
CHECKACO NEWS: Hidden repair costs and construction problems plus replacing dangerous cladding following the Grenfell Tower fire disaster brings financial ruin to home buyers as they face hefty bills
Buying a flat through an affordable housing scheme should be a fairly straightforward transaction as you expect the administrators will have done all the necessary surveys and scrutiny of safety and paperwork. Not so as Haley Tillotson found out when she bought a flat in Leeds as reported by Sam Barket in the Mirror. They […]
CHECKACO NEWS: Outrage as Netflix exposes The Tinder Swindler – leaving his victims millions out of pocket – while the Israeli con man is still free and flaunting his stolen wealth (but he’s suddenly deleted his Instagram site)
Dirty rotten fraudster: outrage as Netflix exposes The Tinder Swindler leaving his victims millions out of pocket – and the Israeli con man is still free and flaunting his stolen wealth Viewers of the current Netflix series The Tinder Swindler have been shocked by the way con man Shimon Heyada Hayut has relieved a string […]
CHECKACO NEWS: Australian mining billionaire Andrew Forrest takes Facebook to court over criminal use of his image to endorse scam investments
Australian mining billionaire takes Facebook to court over criminal use of his image to endorse scam investments For years Facebook has been accused by high profile celebrities and financial influencers for failing to take down fake adverts using their name and images to endorse scam investments. Now the Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest has decided to […]