Scam warning over Post Office shipping fee scam

New scam warning: Fake Post Office email asks people to pay ‘shipping fees’ to release non-existent deliveries Scammers are sending fraudulent emails pretending to be the Post Office  People are asked to click on a link to pay a shipping fee to release a delivery  However, they could well be conned out of hundreds of … Read more

Vicky Pattison ‘encourages fans to pay £142 fee and £32-a-month so they can sell holidays’   

Vicky Pattison ‘encourages fans to pay £142 fee and £32-a-month to join her travel team so they can sell holidays to the public’ By Olivia Wheeler For Mailonline Published: 01:20 BST, 4 April 2021 | Updated: 01:20 BST, 4 April 2021 Vicky Pattison is reportedly encouraging her fans to pay a £142 one-off fee and … Read more

Over-75s could avoid legal action if they don’t pay the TV licence fee

Over-75s could avoid legal action if they don’t pay the TV licence fee, signals BBC director-general Tim Davie Over-75s will not be threatened with legal action over not paying TV licence fee Former cricketer Lord Botham welcomed director-general Tim Davie’s response  Pensioners started paying fee last year and only those in receipt of pension credit … Read more

‘Tripadvisor Plus’ launches, with users able to access ‘insider savings’ and perks for $99 fee

The Amazon Prime for travel: ‘Tripadvisor Plus’ launches, with users able to access ‘insider savings’ and perks from free wine to room upgrades for a $99 annual fee The Plus program is free for hotels to join with zero commission rates  There’s a minimum discount of 10% plus perks for a hotel offer to be … Read more

Black influencer says brand called her £10k fee impossible but offered white friend £20k for deal

A black influencer has claimed a ‘fast fashion’ brand told her that her fee of £10,000 for 10 Instagram posts was ‘impossible’ despite later paying a white influencer, with fewer followers, twice as much. Atim Ojera, from London, who has 122,000 followers on Instagram revealed the brand offered her ‘gifts’ in exchange for the posts, … Read more

British Army major general stands trial accused of illegally claiming £50k for children’s school fee

The most senior Army officer to face a court martial in more than 200 years today stood trial accused of defrauding the taxpayer out of almost £50,000 to pay for his children’s private school fees. Major General Nick Welch, 57, allegedly abused Army allowances when he took on the top job at the Ministry of … Read more

British Army major general stands trial accused of illegally claiming £50k for children’s school fee

The most senior Army officer to face a court martial in more than 200 years today stood trial accused of defrauding the taxpayer out of almost £50,000 to pay for his children’s private school fees. Major General Nick Welch, 57, allegedly abused Army allowances when he took on the top job at the Ministry of … Read more

How I was hit by a 15% fee – hidden in shares small print

You will have read the stories. The ones with headlines like: ‘Beware hidden charges’. The ones about pension providers, investment companies and wealth managers who charge customers hundreds of millions of pounds every year in ‘stealth fees’.  At worst, the charges can be 2.5 per cent a year. So if you have a healthy – … Read more

BBC will increase TV licence fee by £1.50 from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1

BBC will increase TV licence fee by £1.50 from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1 TV licence fee to be increased by £1.50, from £157.50 a year to £159 from April 1 New cost, set by the Government, equates to 43p a day, the BBC confirmed  Comes as around 750,000 pensions are refusing … Read more