Thinking of booking panto tickets via Viagogo? Think twice as website can charge 15% fees on top of ticket price Sellers also typically see 10%of the purchase price taken as commission Competition regulator wants to tighten rules for secondary ticketing websites Buyers should always use a credit card to make …
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Chris Boxall, of Fundamental, said despite the disappointing figures, investors have made decent returns from some risky companies. He said: “It’s noticeable that all the top performers are early-stage companies which are not yet revenue generating and come from either the resources or life sciences sectors. “We are generally reluctant …
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Task force to tackle explosion in financial and banking crimes wrecking lives of Britons is being prepared by Government More than £745m stolen from customer bank accounts in first half of this year Authorised push-payment fraud went up by 70 per cent Our Stop the Bank Scammers campaign is calling …
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Royal Mail bosses fighting to prevent nightmare before Christmas after admitting that large swathes of country are not receiving a normal service By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 11 December 2021 | Updated: 23:06, 11 December 2021 Royal Mail bosses are fighting to prevent a nightmare before …
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Financial fraudsters set to be hit by new online crackdown, chair of a powerful committee of MPs predicts By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 11 December 2021 | Updated: 21:50, 11 December 2021 Financial fraudsters are set to be hit by a new online crackdown, the …
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Consumers sending and receiving parcels in the UK should be treated more fairly by delivery companies, the communications regulator Ofcom said as it outlined proposed new protections today. More than ten million parcels are delivered on an average day in the UK, and Ofcom – which has responsibility for the …
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Britons are being warned about scams involving fake parcel delivery texts if they order gifts online during the festive period. Roughly four in five of all fraud cases that start with a text message are from scammers imitating delivery firms Royal Mail, DPD and Hermes, according to TSB. The bank …
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Such “safe account” scams make up a fifth of all fraud losses, according to the banking trade body UK Finance, with victims losing £4,500 per case on average. Four in five of the scams start with a text message, according to TSB. It said Royal Mail was the most impersonated …
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Royal London poised to launch accelerated bid for rival LV if a sale to US private equity giant Bain collapses By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50, 4 December 2021 | Updated: 01:13, 5 December 2021 Royal London is poised to launch an accelerated bid for rival LV …
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Analysts believe Patrick Drahi will take a seat on the board of BT by buying Deutsche Telekom’s stake in the group By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50, 3 December 2021 | Updated: 00:56, 4 December 2021 Patrick Drahi will take a seat on the board of BT …
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