Sunday, 6. November 2011
If you are about to buy a used car beware of Thurso in Scotland, as reported in AutoExpress. Apparently there has been a spike of scams in this area of the country according to vehicle finance and history checker, HPI. The scam isn’t new but it’s caught out several people because the scammers sound so believable. It involves a non existent car being Read more »
Monday, 17. January 2011
After years of warnings in my newsletter and on my blog the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) has acknowledged that there are crooks offering leasing online who con consumers and small businesses out of money. I have had countless letters and emails over the years from those that have leased vehicles saying that they have lost money by trusting online leasing providers who had great web sites and extremely friendly and helpful phone support. They certainly Read more »
Wednesday, 3. February 2010
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is launching its 2010 Scams Awareness Month by highlighting how scammers are targeting unsuspecting people using increasingly sophisticated and manipulative techniques. New research carried out on behalf of the OFT shows the scale and types of scams carried out by post, email, text, phone or Internet aimed at vulnerable people and getting them to part with cash or personal Read more »