Rip Off Britain

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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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Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

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Angela Rippon

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Rip Off Britain: Series 13: Episode 2

Episode 2

Series 13

BBC One - Rip Off Britain, Series 13, Episode 2

The team investigate the ransom demands being faced by victims of online hackers.

The team investigates the ransom demands being faced by small businesses hit by online hackers. Are social media firms doing enough to help victims?

Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon investigate some of the most audacious scams doing the rounds, including the fraudsters selling converted shipping containers online that don’t exist, leaving the charities buying them thousands of pounds out of pocket. Also, the ransom demands being faced by small businesses hit by online hackers – are social media firms doing enough to help victims? And the identity fraud that’s leaving customers of some big name fashion brands out of pocket and at their wits’ end. As ever, there's top notch advice to solve more of your problems in our virtual advice clinic.

Rip Off Britain: Series 13

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Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville return with more investigations.

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