How often have you walked down your local high street and had to slalom to avoid the inevitable charity collectors? Known as “chuggers” (half charity collectors, half muggers), whilst their tactics might be a little annoying, they obviously must be effective, as the numbers seem to be on the increase. By standing on the high […]
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Money Links For 8th Nov 2007
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Money Links For 7th Nov 2007
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London Is #1 For ID Fraud
A new report on identity theft has shown that those living in the London area are most likely to be its victims. CIFAS, the UK’s fraud protection service, published a list of the worst 20 postcodes for ID fraud, of which 19 were within the M25, and the other was just outside in Maidenhead. The […]
MoneySavingExpert.com Under Attack
If you’ve tried to visit the MoneySavingExpert website today, you may have noticed that the server is struggling to return any pages. Whilst I’d like to take the blame for sending it so much traffic from my top money saving sites post, unfortunately it would appear that the downtime is down to a “denial of […]
Is It Christmas Already?
Slightly off topic, but is it just me, or has Christmas started far too early this year? I heard my first Christmas song of the year back on October 16th (on an advert for Argos I think), and already most big shops have got their Christmas displays up. I find the whole thing slightly nauseating, […]
Money Links For 12th Oct 2007
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Top Tips To Prevent Identity Fraud
We’re nearing the end of Identity Fraud Prevention week, and hopefully my earlier post gave you some ideas about how identity fraud can happen. Now it’s time to look at some tips for reducing the chances that you become a victim of identity theft, plus keep reading for a chance to win a free credit […]
Did You Know It’s National Identity Fraud Prevention Week?
In the eggcitement of finding out that this week is National Egg Week, you can be forgiven for overlooking the fact that it also happens to be “National Identity Fraud Prevention Week” from today. The purpose of the week is to raise the profile of the problem of identity fraud: National Identity Fraud Prevention Week […]
Money Links For 27th Sep 2007
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