Action Fraud – the UK’s police unit dedicated to catching fraudsters – said that last year around £150 million was stolen by criminals from the general public. The crime fighting organisation said: “Since the start of 2021, Action Fraud has received 7,118 reports of cryptocurrency fraud, with an average loss per victim of just over […]
Scam
Checkaco News: Care home lost deposits, unexpected massive repairs on flats, Reading Festival ticket scam and non existent holidays in Portugal
Always do a Checkaco on a firm if you are parting with large amounts of cash as a deposit Every month retirement homes go into administration due to the collapse in numbers of residents caused by the Covid-19 crisis and spiralling debts.Many have lost residents to the pandemic while more have seen residents elect to […]
Checkaco News: festival ticket scams, timeshare alert, avoid dodgy builders and one easy tip on how to spot a fake website
Festival ticket scamWith the Covid-19 restrictions set to be lifted this spring the highly popular rock music Reading Festival is to be staged at the end of August.Already the event has been sold out with all tickets sold in advance through the official website but that hasn’t stopped dodgy firms from selling non-existent tickets to desperate […]
Beware Rogue Builders!
Dodgy builder took £60 off mum and never did the work! Picture: Kent Online After Shelley Weeks’ husband Wayne died of cancer she decided to invest the lump sum from his pension into improving the family home in Coxheath. She paid the building firm Trigon Property Care owned by Christopher Hook £60K to construct an […]