{"id":11704,"date":"2010-01-30T07:07:47","date_gmt":"2010-01-30T00:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scales-of-justice-swing-in-this-fishy-cold-call-tale\/"},"modified":"2016-04-30T01:58:12","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T18:58:12","slug":"scales-of-justice-swing-in-this-fishy-cold-call-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/scales-of-justice-swing-in-this-fishy-cold-call-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Scales of justice swing in this fishy cold call tale"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDoor-to-door salespeople took advantage of 74-year-old widowI am a 74-year-old widow, and a year ago I was approached on my doorstep by a fish seller from the north-east. I was persuaded to buy and stupidly paid \u00a3280 by cheque. My purchase was for 12 x 400g packs. When I checked the label, I found they were past their “use by” date. I realised I had been duped and traced the packer of the fish. I have got absolutely nowhere. BR, LondonCold-callers on the doorstep are a real menace, and my advice is never deal with any of them. Trading standards gets regular complaints about rip-off fish sellers who bamboozle vulnerable consumers. Indeed, one was jailed for 12 months recently for fraud. In your case, the cheque was made payable to Sachins Limited, and Capital Letters tracked down the director, who had been a prosecution witness in that court case, so he was well aware of this scam. Sachins lends money to the sellers to buy their stock. I suggested it could be guilty of money laundering where customers were ripped off. Sachins identified the seller and pointed out he had since been sacked for stealing. However, it will refund\u00ad \u00a3200. \u00a3280 would have been better, but you are happy with this result. Don’t get caught again. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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