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You and Yours: Alcohol-free beer, Publishing fraud, Frozen bank accounts

Publishing fraud, Frozen bank accounts, Alcohol-free beer

27/01/2016

Alcohol-free beer, Publishing fraud, Frozen bank accounts

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Alcohol-free beer, Publishing fraud, Frozen bank accounts

The gang that stole £5 million from small firms by selling bogus adverts.

Consumer affairs, including the story of a gang that stole £5 million from small firms by selling bogus adverts. Presented by Winfred Robinson.

The criminal gang that stole more than five million pounds from small firms, by selling bogus magazine adverts. In some cases, the criminals even took their victims to court and sued them, when they refused to pay for adverts that never appeared. 

We investigate why banks can, and do, freeze customers' bank accounts, sometimes for weeks, without giving them any explanation. What rights do you have if you are refused access to your own money?

Sales of alcohol-free beers are increasing, and for drinkers who want to reduce their alcohol intake, they offer the promise of an authentic flavour, without the hangover. More products are arriving on the market, but do any of them genuinely taste like the real thing?

Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.

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