Money Matters

You see them all the time these days on social media on Twitter even in the newspapers a free will I will for you and your family protect your loved ones we will do your will as a cheap price and a low price but what's the catch? The catch is these free and low-cost wills and what's known as a Sprat to catch a mackerel or I can be by way of costing your estate quite a chunk out of it by handing over the executorship of your estate to to the original Rhyl will writer or or a an associate. Charities like down to this a few years ago and now to add to the the clamouring for you will writing business are the charities of course the expectation is that you will request a sum to said charity which insome ways is not a bad thing but be careful what if you change your mind for instance and who's the writer of the will slipping his self in as an executor?

Parking scams We've all heard of the national scandal that is blighting our high streets -- the parking scam. As we speak (Oct 22) the government of the day are working on legislation to clip the wings of dubious parking operations. Unfortunately at the last count the progress of the bill has been halted due to the lack of parliamentry time. At the time of this update (August 2023) this matter has been put in a dusty old box and moved to the room marked "do not disturb". https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/private-parking-code-of-practice/private-parking-code-of-practice. https://www.gov.uk/government/ Meanwhile the business has become so profitable for many that it's unlikely the people running them are going to let go of it easily. Private parking operators issue  more than 20,000 parking tickets every day  across the UK, with some accused of having confusing and misleading signage that makes drivers more susceptible to charges compared to parking in a counci...

Sad to say that Facebook marketplace has become almost totally infected by scammers, and in my particular area of interest its vehicle scams. A typical case was cars and vans (or should I say photographs of them) being posted for sale at around 30-50% true market value for a "quick sale". The profile is often that of a genuine person who does not know their profile is being used to host the scams. (Be careful of any messages saying you're profile has been involved suspicious activity and asking you to reset your password).  Having taken over an innocent account they launch their sales fishing, I was interested in a £10,000 motorbike going for £4000, messaged the seller and immediately got an message with an email address and further instructions. Obviously this, and the email request are big red flags, as are the use of genuine Transport Companies who address is being used for those extra layers of credibility.and also are blissfully unaware of what's going on. There ...