A couple initially expecting to pay less than £50 for a locksmith ended up victims of a "bait-and-switch scam" which ended up costing them more than £5,000, an investigation has found. The scam ...
The scary rise of locksmith scams: ‘I was shut out with my baby – and charged £2,200 to get back in’
In the UK, these scams have become an epidemic, rising 147% between January and March, compared with the same time last year. Why are they suddenly so common? And what can you do if you’re charged ...
Rogue operators draw in customers by advertising low prices, but when the work is done they invoice 10 times that sum Late on a Sunday night, you put your key into the front door and it snaps when you ...
A locksmith was secretly filmed by the BBC trying to charge nearly 10 times the original £40 quote, after scores of people raised concerns about the company. The filming happened as part of a BBC ...
As part of the BBC's investigation, the company involved - 24/7 Locksmiths UK - was secretly filmed trying to charge much more than the original job quote A locksmith was secretly filmed by the BBC ...
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