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Wangiri….Costly New Phone Scam

Kate 12/01/2025 0 Comments

‘Wangiri’ is a Japanese word meaning ‘one (ring) and cut’.

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Reader’s Warning: Theft at Carcassonne Train Station

Kate 03/10/2024 0 Comments

Recent attempted thefts/thefts at Carcassonne train station.

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Reader’s Warning: keyless car thefts

Kate 22/09/2024 0 Comments

As we locked the car, a couple pushed past us.

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French police warn……

Kate 12/09/2024 1 Comment

Gangs of thieves are constantly developing new schemes to rob and mug.

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Complaining – know your rights!

Laura McLellan 09/09/2024 0 Comments

Back in the UK, we all know, or have used, the Citizen’s Advice Bureau for situations in which we feel our rights have been impinged. But here in France, if you want to make a complaint, do you know how to go about it?

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WARNING: Car theft in Spain..

Kate 31/08/2024 2 Comments

If this happens to you, remain in your car with doors locked and DRIVE OFF WITHOUT REMOVING PAPER

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Amazon. A new scam?

Kate 04/07/2024 0 Comments

A new scam with the more pricey parcels goes as follows.

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Another Scam Warning

Kate 14/05/2024 0 Comments

In this scam, the caller, a woman spoke French with a foreign  accent, and said she was from the EDF.

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Reader’s Warning: a local scam.

Kate 12/04/2024 0 Comments

Be extra vigilant especially when entering & exiting larger retail stores in the region.

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Reader Warning: Internet and Orange Scams

Kate 21/03/2024 0 Comments

I was told by an Orange help desk person that he would call back Monday morning to confirm the progress made in dealing with our problem.

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