Rip-off, legal, "middle-man" scams
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AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
People who set those sort of sites up are yellow flowers which bloom in spring.
Good job putting your old man right, it's a shame that others will be conned.
Good job putting your old man right, it's a shame that others will be conned.
snorri
Legendary Member
- Location
- East coast, up a bit.
I seem to recall hearing of a similar scam for replacement of time expired EHIC cards.
Be careful out there!
Be careful out there!
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
Wherever there's a form-filling process there's someone offering to do it for you, for a sum. SOme of them (post office passport checking, I salute you!) add value. Some of them (claims management, complaint management) might or might not be worth it. Some of them genuinely aren't.
mjr
Comfy armchair to one person & a plank to the next
- Location
- mostly Norfolk, sometimes Somerset
Distance selling regulations? Thanks again to the EU
I came across this when getting my visa for Australia. When I searched on Google, the official Ausdie Govt site was listed way down the page after the paid ads and the look alike sites who did their best to get as close to the rules as possible by leaving it to the smallest print at the bottom of the page to mention that they were agents.
flake99please
We all scream for ice cream
- Location
- Edinburgh
It's amost 2 years since they were replaced by Consumer Contracts Regulations.
subaqua
What’s the point
- Location
- Leytonstone
[QUOTE 4268769, member: 45"]https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08921424/officers[/QUOTE]
Chris Peden, Jay Jennings Simon Hassett, Luke Jones and Harry Hajiantoni.
Obviously pays well......
Chris Peden, Jay Jennings Simon Hassett, Luke Jones and Harry Hajiantoni.
Obviously pays well......
[QUOTE 4268785, member: 45"]There's a bit at the bottom that says he can cancel.[/QUOTE]
Easy enough.....
We had something similar with my MiL's passport, and they initially refused.
We then pointed out that as she was partially sighted, the single "warning" would not be evident and the fact the site was designed to look like the original would be misleading for her.
We were sure the local press would love it.......... and they relented
Easy enough.....
We had something similar with my MiL's passport, and they initially refused.
We then pointed out that as she was partially sighted, the single "warning" would not be evident and the fact the site was designed to look like the original would be misleading for her.
We were sure the local press would love it.......... and they relented
Kajjal
Guru
- Location
- Wheely World
These websites are now alot more common and Google puts them at the top of their search list due to a nice backhander. The fact google is effectively encouraging people being conned and ripped off does not seem to be a problem to them.
AndyRM
XOXO
- Location
- North Shields
Sort of. It's 'paid search', which I dislike and feels dodgy, but doesn't involve a brown paper envelope stuffed with cash.
