Rip Off Britain: 16x11
I became a money mule by mistake
Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville hear from the young people who thought they were dabbling in investments but instead ended up unwittingly money laundering.
16 - 1They sold me a written-off car May. 20, 2024
16 - 2Blacklisted because of my surname May. 21, 2024
16 - 3Where’s my £300,000 whisky gone? May. 22, 2024
16 - 4Paying £1 per mile for car insurance May. 23, 2024
16 - 5My four-star holiday deal was anything but May. 24, 2024
16 - 6Energy Special May. 27, 2024
16 - 7Help – my home’s infested with beetles May. 28, 2024
16 - 8The phone, the thief and the worthless insurance May. 29, 2024
16 - 9Cut off from my landline May. 30, 2024
16 - 10Help, they’ve hacked my holiday hotel May. 31, 2024
16 - 11I became a money mule by mistake Jun. 03, 2024
16 - 12‘Lose a stone in a week’ – the pamphlet peddling porkies Jun. 04, 2024
16 - 13Help, I don’t owe the debt you’re chasing me for Jun. 05, 2024
16 - 14£89,000 down... and my bank won’t listen Jun. 06, 2024
16 - 15My holiday coach crash nightmare Jun. 07, 2024
16 - 16No payout pet insurance Nov. 11, 2024
16 - 17Out-of-control bamboo is destroying my driveway Nov. 12, 2024
16 - 18Help, my £45,000 pension is missing! Nov. 13, 2024
16 - 19Crumbling concrete wrecked my home Nov. 14, 2024
16 - 20Wrong flight landed us in Lithuania! Nov. 15, 2024
16 - 21Bank account switch left me broke Nov. 18, 2024
16 - 22Floored by ground rent demand Nov. 19, 2024
16 - 23No win, no fee cost me £27,000 Nov. 20, 2024
16 - 24Thieves charged hundreds to my phone bill Nov. 21, 2024
16 - 25Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins Nov. 22, 2024
16 - 26The missing person ads that transform into scams Nov. 25, 2024
16 - 27£226,000 crypto scam left me homeless Nov. 26, 2024
16 - 28Help, someone stole my house! Nov. 27, 2024
16 - 29Fake weight-loss drug almost killed me Nov. 28, 2024
16 - 30Ripped passport wrecked our holiday Nov. 29, 2024
16 - 31Doorstep raiders knocked out my doorbell camera Jan. 06, 2025
16 - 32Social media bank staff scam cost me £16,500 Jan. 07, 2025
16 - 33Mistaken identity cost me thousands Jan. 08, 2025
16 - 34Landed in debt… for someone else’s shopping Jan. 09, 2025
16 - 35The hotel with no running water Jan. 10, 2025
16 - 36Missing £400,000 put my mum’s care at risk Jan. 13, 2025
16 - 37Ravenous rats destroyed my car Jan. 14, 2025
16 - 38Careless couriers left our parcels in pieces Jan. 15, 2025
16 - 39When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed? Jan. 16, 2025
16 - 40Filthy holiday cottages cut our break short! Jan. 17, 2025
16 - 41Filthy takeaways posting incorrect hygiene ratings Jan. 20, 2025
16 - 42Telecoms contract pushers caught on camera Jan. 21, 2025
16 - 43Tainted tap water left us in agony Jan. 22, 2025
16 - 44Scammed by fake AI celebrities Jan. 23, 2025
16 - 45Forced to take five flights to board our cruise Jan. 24, 2025