that has affected hundreds of people across the UK

• Spanish police detained the suspected ring leader and his family for swindling
• Officers raided alleged headquarters in the city of Velez-Malaga east of Malaga
• The luxury pad boasts a pool and overlooks the beach in the coastal Spanish city
• £100,000

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We've been told my dad is in the last stage of his illness. He's bedridden now and has lost the ability to swallow most of the time , he isn't eating and barley drinks.

He's in a care home and our doctor spoke to my mum about what care she would like him to receive. She decided to keep...

Hi All,

I would appreciate some feed back on the attached CCA which was eventually received after issuing Capital One with an SAR in Sept. 2009.
I have erased the name and address of the account holder which was located in the top left side of page 1, which was correct....

Fraudsters hide behind fake invoices

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th April 2015 20:19.

*Computer malware hidden in fake invoices is being used to steal businesses' banking details, investigations have found.* Fraudsters email the...

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Reports of fake law firms double, says SRA

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 4th March 2015 14:29.

*Reports of fake law firms have increased by 125% in the last two years, according to figures from the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA). *...

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Hi,

Does anyone have any advice about deciding which agent agents to use when selling your property?

Fees are a factor as they range drastically but the valuations have all been pretty much the same.

My shortlist is a relatively new local set up who are based just...

Warning over 'fake' offshore bank

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th November 2014 13:24.

Banking regulators in Jersey have warned consumers and investors not to deal with a bank claiming to operate in the Channel Islands. Channel...

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Motorists warned over fake DVLA emails asking to verify driving licence details

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 12th November 2014 09:51.

Motorists are being warned not to fall victim to an email from fraudsters asking them to verify their driving licence details....

Wearing a thick support belt and hunched over thanks to back and leg problems, 63-year-old Chen Shu-chu puts peppers, taro and mushrooms into bags for customers at her vegetable stand in eastern Taiwan.

She does this for up to 18 hours a day, six days a week. But no matter how much money...

Shaming of bully banks: We DID intimidate customers with fake debt collection letters admit bosses

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 6th September 2014 09:33.

*HSBC, Barclays, Santander and RBS/Natwest all admit using the trick* *Treasury committee said banks...

I rent a house out which has a large garden, Bottom of the garden there is a garage and lots of shrubs.

The garden has a 7 foot wall all the way round. Went up this afternoon to cut back and shrubs and a bit of a general clean up.

Only to find 11 dog poop bags in the shrubs...

Student Loans Company uses Wonga-style fake legal letters

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 30th June 2014 10:53.

*Business invents firm to harass graduates who are behind with repayments* * *Student Loans Company has been accused of using 'Wonga tactics' ......

Wonga chased debt using fake law firms, says FCA

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 25th June 2014 13:26.

*Payday lender Wonga must pay £2.6m in compensation after sending letters from non-existent law firms to customers in arrears.* The letters...

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• WONGA COMPENSATION10:38:
  The Financial Conduct Authority says payday lender Wonga will not face criminal action after being found to have invented fictitious law firms and sent letters threatening legal action to customers in arrears. Wonga must pay £2.6m in compensation.

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A new £1 coin, billed by the Royal Mint as the "most secure coin in the world", is to be introduced in 2017.






The move comes amid concerns about the 30-year old coin's vulnerability to counterfeiting, with an estimated 45 million forgeries in...