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Rip Off Britain - Series 17: 29. I was part of the world’s largest scam
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- Series 17: 35. Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise...A couple’s cruise is ruined when a leaky pipe splatters them in foul-smelling waste.44 mins
- Series 17: 34. Roof repair rogues took aim at our homesA community is blighted by doorstep rogues charging thousands for needless roof repairs.44 mins
- Series 17: 33. I’m blind - but my bank sends letters I can’t read...A bank’s failings lead to a blind customer being threatened with home repossession.44 mins
- Series 17: 32. The banned online pet store still taking your money...Investigating the online pet megastore banned from trading but still taking your money.44 mins
- Series 17: 31. Banned from 500 shops by facial recognitionHow a facial recognition error led to a woman being falsely accused of toilet roll theft.44 mins
- Series 17: 30. Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door...A man faces fines and a bailiff visit after his address is used by a fraudster.44 mins
- This episodeSeries 17: 29. I was part of the world’s largest scam
- Series 17: 28. Help! Is my online job a scam?The team intervene when a viewer’s job is suspected of being a scam.44 mins
- Series 17: 27. AI romance scammer broke my heartThe online love affair that left one woman broken-hearted and cost her thousands.44 mins
- Series 17: 26. Scammers used our street to open fake accounts...Why did scammers use 12 addresses on one street to open bogus bank accounts?44 mins
- Series 17: 25. Our holiday was not as advertisedThe holidaymakers who say that their breaks fell far short of what was promised.44 mins
- Series 17: 24. Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live...The electric vehicle drivers unable to access cheaper tariffs for charging their cars.44 mins
- Series 17: 23. The Scottish lodge I invested in didn’t existThe investment scheme fraudulently using a household name in holiday lodges.44 mins
- Series 17: 22. Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole...How a poorly placed telegraph pole left one resident’s car trapped behind their home.44 mins
- Series 17: 21. Insurer says I’m wrong about having cancerThe life insurer disputing one woman's medical diagnosis, meaning she can’t make a claim.44 mins
- Series 17: 20. My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-inThe couple left stranded abroad with no protection when their holiday company collapsed.44 mins
- Series 17: 19. I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it...They took advice to protect their assets, but now wish they had not set up a family trust.44 mins
- Series 17: 18. I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong...The man who had to do his own maths to prove his energy company’s huge bills were wrong.44 mins
- Series 17: 17. £1,000 to send a parcelHow sending a parcel cost one man more than £1,000.44 mins
- Series 17: 16. New home knotweed no-one told us aboutThe first-time buyers who discovered knotweed neither the seller nor the survey declared.44 mins
- Series 17: 15. Luxury resort turned out to be a building site...The team investigate the holidays ruined by noisy construction work.44 mins
- Series 17: 14. Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me...How fraudsters infiltrate WhatsApp groups to target users’ friends and family.44 mins
- Series 17: 13. Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket...Holiday and experience gift vouchers – are they worth it?44 mins
- Series 17: 12. Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?...The team explore who’s liable to pay for fire safety upgrades in a block of flats.44 mins
- Series 17: 11. Addicted to shopping appThe team investigate the addictive shopping app, where one user ordered nearly 500 items.44 mins
- Series 17: 10. Dream holiday left me with gastric infectionThe team investigate why travellers to Cape Verde were left with gastric illnesses.44 mins
- Series 17: 9. Super-scam cost me £750,000The team investigate a shocking scam that cost one grandmother £750,000.44 mins
- Series 17: 8. Nail glue took my daughter’s skin offThe team investigate the dangerous cosmetics for sale in online marketplaces.44 mins
- Series 17: 7. Brazen car scam caught on cameraThe team investigate a brazen car scam targeting private sellers on their own driveway.44 mins
- Series 17: 6. I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending...The team investigate a fraudster’s spending spree via mobile phone payments.44 mins
- Series 17: 5. Timeshare nightmareThe team help a couple who paid thousands to terminate their timeshare membership.44 mins
- Series 17: 4. I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay...The team help people paying a monthly contract for smartphones that were never delivered.44 mins
- Series 17: 3. My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility...The team help one family who narrowly escaped when their conservatory roof shattered.44 mins
- Series 17: 2. Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?...The team meet residents furious at water bills increasing by 47 per cent.44 mins
- Series 17: 1. Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm...The team investigate the fake tenants who turned a home into a cannabis farm.44 mins
- Series 16: 45. Forced to take five flights to board our cruise...A couple face a 3,000-mile trip across Europe to board their cruise.44 mins
