Tag Archives: Fraud

More dishonesty

If he was taking cash in hand to allow me to avoid paying his VAT, he was certainly dodging tax on any cash he took. Continue reading →

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Scamming small businesses and individuals

On two successive working days, I have experienced attempts to obtain bank details via cold calls. The first call purported to relate to a renewal of insurance for an appliance. We did have such insurance but I thought it was … Continue reading →

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Enterprise and risk

I have been talking about risk recently in another context. I was a little dumbfounded yesterday when my Mum said she was told by a family member that she should not sign up to Facebook because there was a risk … Continue reading →

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Scammers and traps for start ups

Starting your own business is a big step and one that often isn’t thought through. “Business plan? Goodness me, no I haven’t got one.” However, other difficulties that arise in the first couple of years arise from being too trusting … Continue reading →

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