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Gloria Hunniford finds out how viewers are fighting back against conmen and rogue traders.

Gloria Hunniford investigates how people across the country are fighting back against rogue traders and cold-calling conmen.

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Doorstep Crime 999: Series 1

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Doorstep Crime 999: Series 1: Episode 8

Episode 8

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The story of consumers who shelled out thousands of pounds to a drain-clearance company.

Consumer series with Gloria Hunniford. Featuring consumers in North Yorkshire who shelled out thousands of pounds to a drain-clearance company which left them at risk of flooding.

Gloria Hunniford finds out how viewers are fighting back against the doorstep conmen and rogue traders who rip people off in their own homes. In this episode, we hear from consumers in North Yorkshire who shelled out thousands of pounds to a drain-clearance company, only to discover that they had been duped and left them at risk of flooding. Plus the dramatic story of a loyal daughter fighting back against a rogue mobility company in Nottinghamshire, after they tricked her father into buying not one but two overpriced scooters.

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Gloria Hunniford investigates how people across the country are reclaiming their doorsteps and fighting back against rogue traders and cold-calling conmen.

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