Rip Off Britain - Series 17: 4. I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay
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- Series 17: 12. Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?...The team explore who’s liable to pay for fire safety upgrades in a block of flats.44 mins
- Series 17: 11. Addicted to shopping appThe team investigate the addictive shopping app, where one user ordered nearly 500 items.44 mins
- Series 17: 10. Dream holiday left me with gastric infectionThe team investigate why travellers to Cape Verde were left with gastric illnesses.44 mins
- Series 17: 9. Super-scam cost me £750,000The team investigate a shocking scam that cost one grandmother £750,000.44 mins
- Series 17: 8. Nail glue took my daughter’s skin offThe team investigate the dangerous cosmetics for sale in online marketplaces.44 mins
- Series 17: 7. Brazen car scam caught on cameraThe team investigate a brazen car scam targeting private sellers on their own driveway.44 mins
- Series 17: 6. I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending...The team investigate a fraudster’s spending spree via mobile phone payments.44 mins
- Series 17: 5. Timeshare nightmareThe team help a couple who paid thousands to terminate their timeshare membership.44 mins
- This episodeSeries 17: 4. I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay...
- Series 17: 3. My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility...The team help one family who narrowly escaped when their conservatory roof shattered.44 mins
- Series 17: 2. Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?...The team meet residents furious at water bills increasing by 47 per cent.44 mins
- Series 17: 1. Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm...The team investigate the fake tenants who turned a home into a cannabis farm.44 mins
- Series 16: 45. Forced to take five flights to board our cruise...A couple face a 3,000-mile trip across Europe to board their cruise.44 mins
- Series 16: 44. Scammed by fake AI celebritiesHow fraudsters are using manipulated AI videos of celebrities to scam victims.44 mins
- Series 16: 43. Tainted tap water left us in agonyA dangerous parasite in the water supply leaves householders incensed.44 mins
- Series 16: 42. Telecoms contract pushers caught on cameraSecret filming shows a phone firm trying to hook a business into a pricey contract.44 mins
- Series 16: 41. Filthy takeaways posting incorrect hygiene ratings...The team reveal how misleading hygiene ratings are concealing filthy restaurants.44 mins
- Series 16: 40. Filthy holiday cottages cut our break short!Animal droppings, leaks and dodgy electrics force holidaymakers to abandon their cottages.44 mins
- Series 16: 39. When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed?The homeowners who say insurance delays have left them out of flooded homes for months.44 mins
- Series 16: 38. Careless couriers left our parcels in piecesWith some courier firms failing to deliver, the team puts parcel packaging to the test.44 mins
- Series 16: 37. Ravenous rats destroyed my carThe motorists whose vehicles are being driven off the road by hungry rodents.44 mins
- Series 16: 36. Missing £400,000 put my mum’s care at riskAn elderly woman’s life savings go missing when an investment scheme fails.44 mins
- Series 16: 35. The hotel with no running waterThe holidaymakers whose Ibizan getaway was ruined when taps ran dry.44 mins
- Series 16: 34. Landed in debt… for someone else’s shoppingThe women being hounded after fake ‘buy now pay later’ accounts were opened in their name.44 mins
- Series 16: 33. Mistaken identity cost me thousandsA man’s credit score is ruined after being merged with a stranger’s who shared his name.44 mins
- Series 16: 32. Social media bank staff scam cost me £16,500How fraudsters are assuming the identity of real bank staff to scam customers.44 mins
- Series 16: 31. Doorstep raiders knocked out my doorbell camera...The team exposes a gadget thieves are misusing to deactivate doorbell cameras.44 mins
- Series 16: 30. Ripped passport wrecked our holidayThe holidaymakers who say minor damage to their passport stopped them travelling.44 mins
- Series 16: 29. Fake weight-loss drug almost killed meA woman who says her life was endangered by a fake weight-loss drug tells her story.44 mins
- Series 16: 28. Help, someone stole my house!How homeowners could find their houses sold from beneath them by scammers.44 mins
- Series 16: 27. £226,000 crypto scam left me homelessA widow is left penniless after being taken in by a sophisticated cryptocurrency scam.44 mins
- Series 16: 26. The missing person ads that transform into scams...How fraudsters are using social media posts about missing people and pets to hook victims.44 mins
- Series 16: 25. Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins...Holidaymakers want answers after huge queues at airport security lead to missed flights.44 mins
- Series 16: 24. Thieves charged hundreds to my phone billHow mobile phone theft victims are facing huge bills.44 mins
- Series 16: 23. No win, no fee cost me £27,000The victims left owing thousands on legal cases they were told were no win, no fee.44 mins
- Series 16: 22. Floored by ground rent demandA 90-year-old is shocked by a £17k ground rent bill on the flat he’s owned for 50 years.44 mins
