We fell for a scam website but Santander wouldn’t refund our money under the Consumer Credit ActI booked a villa holiday in Mallorca for £1,624.76 with an online company called Balearic-Travel.com. The firm then stopped all contact. The night before our departure, I researched the company online and discovered it was a fraudulent website which had scammed others. I immediately contacted my bank, Santander, and made a claim for a refund under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act. But it says that, because I paid via TransferWise, I was not protected. Continue reading…
Source : theguardian.com
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