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October 2021

In a no holds barred evidence session to both Houses of Parliament, Martin Lewis passionately called for scam ads to be included in the online safety bill. The MoneySavingExpert and Money and Mental Health Policy Institute founder warned that an alarming number of people take their own lives after being scammed and much more needs to be done to protect them.
18 October 2021

Pure Planet and Colorado Energy, which have about 250,000 customers combined, have become the latest energy providers to cease trading – making a total of 11 suppliers to go bust in the last six weeks. If you're a customer of these firms, your energy supply will continue and credit balances are protected. And while it's likely you'll pay more now, there are no savings to be had by switching due to the dire state of the market.
18 October 2021

Lloyds Bank wrongly declares customer DEAD, closing his account and cancelling all his direct debits
A Lloyds account holder was wrongly declared dead by the high street bank after data from the death notification service was misread by the lender, resulting in the customer having his account closed and his direct debits cancelled.
14 October 2021
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