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Christmas gift card rip-off – what you need to know

by The Grumpy Git | Oct 26, 2021 | Fraud / Scams

A Christmas gift card is a popular option to enable your loved ones to spend at their favourite stores, although there are hidden rip-offs you need to know. The state of the high street is increasingly precarious with firms going into administration every week, so...

Dynamic Currency Conversion – what you need to know

by The Grumpy Git | Sep 15, 2020 | Travel

Dynamic currency conversion describes the process by which credit / debit card holders, when making a payment abroad, have the cost of a transaction converted to their home currency at the point of sale. This neatly links in to another blog I wrote about whether you...

Facebook fraud – what you need to know

by The Grumpy Git | May 14, 2019 | Fraud / Scams

This Facebook fraud case came to my attention from someone who bought my book and contacted me afterwards. BACKGROUND This lady tried to buy a product from a Facebook advert which was originally over £100 and reduced to £74. She proceeded to buy it, the goods never...

Why booking direct is cheaper than booking websites

by The Grumpy Git | Feb 18, 2019 | General Consumer

Many people don’t know that booking direct is cheaper than using online booking websites for hotels. BACKGROUND Online booking websites are being forced by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to end misleading sales. Customers have been misled in the...

Hotel booking sites forced to end misleading sales

by The Grumpy Git | Feb 7, 2019 | Travel

Hotel booking sites are being forced to end misleading sales following a ruling by the Competitions and Market Authority. BACKGROUND The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) began investigating Expedia, Booking.com, Agoda, Hotels.com, ebookers and Trivago in June...