Rip Off Britain: 16x14
£89,000 down... and my bank won’t listen
Life savings gone and no refund – why your choice of bank could make all the difference if you lose out to scammers.
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