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June 2016

Fraudsters pretending to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are expanding their unscrupulous activities after years of sending out fake emails to now calling unsuspecting consumers – and some are duping victims into paying them in gift cards and vouchers. But there are ways you can fight back against these phoneys.
30 June 2016
A petition signed by more than 130,000 people calling for the end of retrospective changes to the student loans agreement has triggered a parliamentary debate.
29 June 2016
Holidaymakers have lost out on hundreds of pounds after currency exchange company Ace-FX cancelled 1,000 orders made around the time of the EU referendum – but only notified those affected days later.
29 June 2016
Branded over-the-counter medicines can cost up to eight times as much as generic equivalents – and even 'own-brand' generics can cost more than three times as much as them – a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals.
29 June 2016
A Nurofen advert that claimed a product could specifically target joint and back pain has been banned from TV screens.
29 June 2016
Plusnet is to hike its home phone and broadband prices for a second consecutive year, with some customers paying up to £30/year more from 1 September. But if you're affected, you can leave your contract penalty-free, or if you're willing to stay, you can beat the hike by haggling.
28 June 2016
The Government's U-turn on a promise to increase the threshold of student loan repayments was debated in the House of Commons yesterday, with MPs expected to decide today whether a petition on the subject will trigger a further debate.
28 June 2016
A widowed mother who was in financial distress has told how she managed to reclaim £35,000 in PPI owed to her late husband after sending off MoneySavingExpert's PPI reclaim template letter.
28 June 2016

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