Fraudster Brothers Jailed For 2 years for £6.2 Million investment scam

Monday 24th June 2019

Two brothers from Birmingham have been jailed for running a fraudulent investment scam, that targeted elderly and vulnerable people.
The two men from the West Midlands have each been handed a one year sentence after a long investigation by The City of London Police. The investigation, which began in 2012 following reports made […]

Another Successful Claim

Friday 21st June 2019

Mercantile Claims are one of the UK’s leading timeshare termination and claims management specialists. We have successfully helped thousands of clients reclaim money for timeshares and holiday products that were mis-sold to them.
We are delighted to share with our readers, yet another successful claim for one of our clients who have received a settlement […]

Romance Scam Victim Loses £40,000

Thursday 20th June 2019

One woman from Wales is speaking out after she was conned and forced into debt.
The mother of one was the victim of a romance fraud, which Action Fraud have warned are becoming more and more common, in fact, romance fraud has grown by nearly a third in the last year. She now […]

Avoid Holiday scams this summer

Wednesday 19th June 2019

UK holidaymakers lost more than £7 million to fake sites and fraud in 2018.
It’s that time of year again and after the unusually wet few weeks the UK has had, many of us will be looking to escape to some guaranteed sunshine during the summer holidays. But industry experts are warning everyone […]

Company Fined £90,000 For Nuisance Marketing Calls

Tuesday 18th June 2019

The Information Commissioners Office has fined a home security company £90,000 for making thousands of nuisance marketing calls.
Smart Home Protection Ltd based in Staffordshire was behind 118,000 unlawful marketing calls between January 2017 and September 2018, the calls were made to people registered with the TPS. It is against the law to […]

Bluegreen Vacations Pay Out $40 million in compensation

Monday 17th June 2019

Bluegreen Vacations will pay Bass Pro more than $40 million to continue operating timeshare sales kiosks in its stores.
Timeshare giant Bluegreen Vacations has settled its dispute with Bass Pro Shops, allowing the company to continue operating its timeshare sales kiosks from inside its stores. Bass Pro Shops had a long-standing agreement with […]

Fraudsters con school out of £19,000

Friday 14th June 2019

Parents who fundraised nearly £19,000 for a new playground, have been scammed by internet fraudsters.
After 11 years, the playground at Buckingham Park Primary School badly needed renovating. So parents raised almost £19,000 for their children’s school, only to have it stolen by online criminals.
The parent led charity, Buckingham Events, had raised around […]

Timeshare Laws Change In Arizona

Thursday 13th June 2019

Lawmakers in the state of Arizona have been attempting to change the rules surrounding timeshare ownership for some time.
However, the industry has fought back and tried to block this at every possible stage. It has been an uphill battle for those in charge with protecting consumer rights and giving timeshare owners the […]

Timeshare Fraudster Ordered To Pay Back $1 Million

Wednesday 12th June 2019

Judge sentences timeshare fraudster to seven years and five months in prison, and ordered to pay back over $1 million.
Martin Steele, from Florida, has been sentenced for his role in a huge telemarketing fraud scam. From 2016 through 2018, Steele conspired with others to extract money from victims throughout the United States […]