Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! https://t.co/oIn35Np0H7 via @38degrees
Before you head off on holiday, take 5 minutes to read my latest blog post? 🏖️
From passport validity after Brexit and travel insurance to avoiding parcel delivery headaches while you're away, these simple #travel tips could save you time, money and stress.
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Scams can happen to anyone! I nearly got caught by one yesterday.
I was in the studio, rushed in between recording my two podcasts. I got a Whatsapp call from 'Amazon'. Brain elsewhere, man on phone asked 'had I ordered a new iPhone?' as they had reports of suspected fraud.
I said no. He said to cancel he'd sent me a six-digit code to reply to. I was feeling rushed and pressured, as the team needed to record, but finally enough of my brain turned onto the call and alarm bells started.
I said I wanted to first check that this call was legit. He got pushy and said if I didn't send the code he wouldn't stop the iPhone being sent. This felt wrong to me... why would he want to risk sending a high value item, if the customer says it wasn't ordered.
So while talking & prepping the podcast, I managed to search the telephone number and yes, it was a recognised 'Amazon scam number.'
Clearly, had I replied with the code he'd sent he would have then asked for further details and that would've started the data mine. Of course, by answering (not something I normally do to unknown numbers, but did by reflex) I did inadvertently confirm that my number is a real one, so I'll have to cope with that.
The real lesson here is how sophisticated and plausible it was. And even though I'm obviously hyper-alert to scams as my face is in half of them, catch someone at the wrong time, when they're not paying attention, and anyone can be caught out!
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! https://t.co/9Tg3QWQjhC via @38degrees
They put a German Shepherd in charge of babysitting a group of Doberman puppies.
I love how he just lays down, rolls over, gets dog piled, and then does it again… I could watch this shit all day. Lol
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- Arriving to the airport late
- Sorting out travel insurance at the last minute
- Volunteering to give up your seat on a flight
You COULD do these things...but our travel expert would never dream of it 👇
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You can never be too prepared when travelling, but being prepared doesn't mean buying every product being sold to you.
Know the difference between an essential travel health product and a purchase that'll just end up taking space in your bag 👇
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