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Mandy Coombes – Fraud Victim Birmingham

A Hospital clerk from Birmingham was left distraught after scammers striped her bank account of her life savings. Mandy Coombes had a phone call from someone claiming to be from her bank before all but a few pounds disappeared from her account. A fraud investigation has begun to find out who did it and just how they got access to her money.

Mandy Coombes from Sheldon in Birmingham and her husband Dean were Agitated and baffled when she had her life savings of £14,000 removed from her TSB account after a phone call claiming to be from the Banks fraud … Read more

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Banned For Life !

Two Florida Businessman Have Been Permanently Banned From Selling Timeshare’s And Ordered To Surrender Their Assets.

The two businessmen, Jess Kinmont and John Wenz, ran and operated ‘Pro Timeshare Resales LLC’ from 2011 to 2016. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US’s equivalent of Trading Standards, brought the case against the pair to court, in response to complaints made by consumers. The duo appeared in court back in December 2016, when a judge upheld a temporary restraining order against the defendants, Stopping them from operating the business. The court also ordered that all assets owned by the pair be frozen … Read more

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Hilton Grand Vacations Secures New Timeshare In Los Cabos, Mexico.

Hilton Grand Vacations invests $41 Million in Hilton Hotels, Los Cabos Beach and Golf Resort in Mexico.

Hilton Grand Vacations has long continued as a high profile vacation ownership brand. They are again increasing their presence in the market by purchasing 87 of the 375 hotel rooms within the resort.

The hotel is located between Cabo San Lucas and San Jose Del Cabo. The area has many popular attractions as well as one of the regions only swimmable beaches. The hotel features 6 food and beverage outlets, a 7,000 square foot spa and salon, and 88,000 square feet of indoor … Read more

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A Day To Celebrate, Relax and Enjoy The Festivities

The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place tomorrow in St.George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at 12pm. The Queen granted permission for the ceremony to be held in the place of worship, which seats approximately 800.

The build up to the wedding has dominated the headlines for weeks now, with Several stories and controversy surrounding Meghan and who will walk her down the aisle. Royal officials have now confirmed Prince Charles shall escort the Bride for tomorrows ceremony.

Details of the Princess-to-be wedding dress has been a tightly guarded secret, which will be revealed on the big. … Read more

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Man who promised to recover timeshare fees jailed

Officials in Singapore have sentenced another timeshare fraudster, after he was involved in multiple cheating scams, duping naive timeshare owners into believing he could recover money from terminating their timeshare memberships. He has been sentenced to 3 and a half years imprisonment for his part in this huge scam.

A court heard that during the course of three years, over 50 victims reported to police that they were cheated by the defendant into paying money to recover some of the money they had already paid to their timeshare resorts. Victims paid nearly $100,000 to the fraudster and his co-conspirators.… Read more

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FOS Appoints Independent Reviewer

FOS to Hire Independent Reviewer In Wake Of Channel 4 Investigation.

The Financial Ombudsman Service is to appoint an independent reviewer to consider issues raised in the recently broadcast Channel 4 Dispatches Investigation, the body’s chief executive Caroline Wayman has revealed.

In response to a letter from Nicky Morgan MP, Wayman said FOS had appointed an independent reviewer so it could better understand and address the concerns raised by the Reports programme.

Chair of the Treasury Committee, Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP, wrote to Wayman in response to her letter Expecting the release of the documentary. In this first letter, … Read more

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UNLAWFUL OVERSEAS COLD CALLING OPERATION HITTING EZE GROUP AND MONSTER REWARDS CLIENTS JUST DAYS BEFORE THE NEW GDPR DATA PROTECTION LAWS COME INTO FORCE

It has recently been brought to our attention that several of our online competitors, and other overseas call centres, have been cold-calling our clients, trying to undermine Praetorian Legal’s work and reputation. We believe this threat is originating from stolen data from Eze Group and Monster Rewards, as it is our Eze Group and Monster Rewards clients who are reporting contact from a Tenerife based company offering free one week stays in Tenerife for attendance to a sales presentation.

 

WARNING: THIS WILL INVOLVE ANYONE AGREEING TO ATTEND A PRESENTATION IN EXCHANGE FOR A ‘FREE’ ONE WEEK HOLIDAY SPENDING

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Student Brings Claim Against Her University !

Student Brings Legal Claim For Compensation Against Her University !

Consumer and Human Rights law firm Leigh Day has informed Lancaster University they intend to bring a claim for lost tuition time on behalf of student Cathy Olphin; a case that the firm Forecasts could grow into one of the UK’s largest group action cases.

Ms Olphin’s claim arises out of the University’s alleged breach of her contractual rights, as a result of its failure to provide the lecturer contract time, to which she argues was contractually entitled and for which she is required to pay annual tuition fees of … Read more

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Scam Awareness Month 2018

‘Don’t Miss A Trick, Be Scam Aware!’

Citizens Advice, Trading Standards and partners across the consumer protection landscape are leading an anti-scam initiative throughout the month of June, for Scams Awareness Month.

The campaign is all about supporting partnerships nationally and locally to give consumers the skills and confidence to identify scams, learn how to protect themselves, their families and friends against these cruel crimes and predatory practices.

This huge cross agency initiative will include social media campaigns and community events, engaging members of the public and arming them with information to better protect themselves. It is incredibly important to … Read more

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HERITAGE RESORTS AND HOTELS, CLUB HERITAGE INTERNATIONAL, HERITAGE SALES LIMITED AND NORMAN ANDERSON TO BE INVESTIGATED BY THE FINANCIAL CONDUCT AUTHORITY

Here at Praetorian Legal we represent many owners of holiday products with Heritage Resorts, whose main point of contact is a Mr Norman Anderson. In fact, Norman Anderson appears to be the only point of contact at Heritage Resorts.

Following on from our press release on the 17 November 2017, which can be seen here, we highlighted the way in which of Heritage Resorts and Norman Anderson operate.

A cursory search of the term ‘Norman Anderson Heritage Resorts’ in Google will provide an insight into the sort of man that Mr. Anderson is. He is often … Read more

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