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Blacklisted because of my surname

When an algorithm banned one woman from opening an online account because her surname was McManus, she asked Rip Off Britain for help!

Aired: May 21, 2024 Genre: Crime NewsCasts: Angela Rippon Gloria HunnifordProducers:Duration: 44m Rating: 0 Country: United Kingdom Production:

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Episodes

01: They sold me a written-off car 02: Blacklisted because of my surname 03: Where’s my £300,000 whisky gone?04: Paying £1 per mile for car insurance 05: My four-star holiday deal was anything but 06: Energy Special 07: Help – my home’s infested with beetles 08: The phone, the thief and the worthless insurance 09: Cut off from my landline 10: Help, they’ve hacked my holiday hotel 11: I became a money mule by mistake 12: ‘Lose a stone in a week’ – the pamphlet peddling porkies 13: Help, I don’t owe the debt you’re chasing me for 14: £89,000 down... and my bank won’t listen 15: My holiday coach crash nightmare 16: No payout pet insurance 17: Out-of-control bamboo is destroying my driveway 18: Help, my £45,000 pension is missing!19: Crumbling concrete wrecked my home 20: Wrong flight landed us in Lithuania!21: Bank account switch left me broke 22: Floored by ground rent demand 23: No win, no fee cost me £27,000 24: Thieves charged hundreds to my phone bill 25: Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins 26: The missing person ads that transform into scams 27: £226,000 crypto scam left me homeless 28: Help, someone stole my house!29: Fake weight-loss drug almost killed me 30: Ripped passport wrecked our holiday