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Consumer series. A shameless con that saw expensive goods stolen right from under a charity's nose, and the man renting out flats he doesn't even own.

Gloria Hunniford, Angela Rippon and Julia Somerville are back with a new series of the programme that battles to get viewers' problems resolved. In this episode they unpick new and all-too-plausible scams that could leave you thousands of pounds out of pocket.

As the team track down a would-be suitor charming his targets out of their savings, how will the woman he's lied to react when faced with the reality of what he's been up to?

Plus, a shameless con that saw expensive goods stolen right from under a charity's nose, the man renting out flats he doesn't even own, and the truth is revealed about apparently separate websites with more in common than they'd like you to know.

Also, advice to ensure you don't get caught out by fraudsters, and this year's Rip Off Britain Pop-up Shop opens its doors in the West Midlands.

45 minutes

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Mon 12 Oct 2015 09:15

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Role Contributor
Presenter Gloria Hunniford
Presenter Angela Rippon
Presenter Julia Somerville
Series Producer Chris Walker
Executive Producer Rob Unsworth
Executive Producer Carla-Maria Lawson

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