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The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues you feel affect you the most.

The Rip Off Britain team is ready to tackle the issues that most matter to you - from bills and bad customer service, to holidays and food.

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Rip Off Britain: 2018 Live

Gloria Hunniford

Angela Rippon

Julia Somerville

Simon Calder

Rob Unsworth

Chris Walker

Rip Off Britain: 2018 Live: Episode 5

Episode 5

2018 Live

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, 2018 Live, Episode 5

Undercover footage captures the tactics of a company targeting old or vulnerable people.

Live episodes of the consumer series. Undercover footage captures the tactics of a company targeting old or vulnerable people to persuade them to hand over thousands of pounds.

In this episode, undercover footage captures the tactics of a company deliberately targeting old or vulnerable people to persuade them to hand over thousands of pounds they do not need to spend. 

The team also reveal why the bold measures being proposed to protect bank customers from fraud might not do anything to stop skilled scammers stealing your savings - or help you get your money back. 

And the latest on some of the programme's biggest cases, and travel expert Simon Calder is answering viewers' holiday problems live.

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Angela Rippon and the team share consumer advice in a week of live programmes.

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville expose rip-offs and share consumer advice in a week of live programmes.

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