It claims to be the UK’s premier shopping club – but, for many, joining has proved costlyIt was when James Schofield took over the financial affairs of a friend with dementia in 2016 he discovered some worrying anomalies. A total of £2,548 had been removed in debits from his account by a company called The Money Club. For an annual fee of £98, the service promises members discounts on more than 1 million products and cashback. However, in the previous three years that fee had been debited 22 times.“His memory loss had just started when he joined and he does not own a computer or have the mental capacity to use the service, so I find it incredible that he was signed up,” says Schofield, who lives in Manchester. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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