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'Bulgarian "crypto firm" stole £5,680 from my account': TONY HETHERINGTON investigates

I was contacted by Xtraderfx and told that it would transfer my frozen credit balance of £680 to my NatWest credit card. I agreed and gave my card details.




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TONY HETHERINGTON: A huge payments scam - and Nationwide and Visa should be ashamed

I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any money. I have filled in several withdrawal forms, but it never happenes.




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TONY HETHERINGTON: Financial Conduct Authority is a disgrace and your £20k loss is proof

I looked for a safe investment and came across Wellesley & Co. I received a call, apparently from Wellesley but which turned out to be from a scammer. And I instructed my bank to transfer cash.




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TONY HETHERINGTON: 'Please help...we just want to stop living in fear of Scottish Power'

My account with Scottish Power has been under review by the energy supplier for more than 18 months, as it insists we owe more than £7,000. The company claims we have not paid since 2013




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HETHERINGTON: How can my house be using 'industrial' amounts of power?

I joined ScottishPower for my electricity in March 2017, paying £190 a month. In March last year, they asked for weekly readings and said I was not paying enough.




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TONY HETHERINGTON: Your debtor's 800 miles away in Shetland

I have received a letter from Lowell Portfolio, claiming an alleged debt of £599 which it says I owe to PayPal. But I rang PayPal and was told that in fact no money is owed on my account.




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Ten financial experts give their New Year's resolutions

Sir Steve Webb, Director of policy at Royal London:' Check my credit card statement properly. It's so easy to sign up for things on trial, then forget to cancel.




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ASK TONY: We cancelled our Greek villa but insurer refused to pay the bill

My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going.




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ASK TONY: Santander and PayPal refused to refund stolen £450

Someone has fraudulently opened an account with PayPal using my name. PayPal withdrew £450 from my Santander account. It refunded this, but took it back the following week.




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ASK TONY: TalkTalk won't let me cancel my care home dad's phone bill

My father, 92, was admitted to a dementia care home last September. I have Lasting Power of Attorney. I rang TalkTalk to cancel his account but they refused because I wasn't the account holder.




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ASK TONY: TSB - The bank that said 'NO' to my frail 86-year-old mother

I took my mother to a TSB branch to open an account because she has been told she can no longer receive her state pension via the Post Office. We took several documents showing her address.




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Tony Hazell: Why I WON'T sell in the coronavirus panic

It's been a sobering week for investors. As someone who has been investing for more than 30 years, I have drawn on all my experience to sit on my hands and do very little.




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ASK TONY: I was banking on my Isa to buy a house but Skipton closed it

I opened a Lifetime Isa (Lisa) with Skipton on June 27, 2017. I recently tried to pay into it, but discovered Skipton had closed it on September 16 last year.




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ASK TONY: Husband's birthday Beatles treat fell victim to coronavirus

For my husband's 50th birthday I booked an apartment in Liverpool via Booking.com. He wanted to see all The Beatles memorabilia and we had tickets to see the tribute band.




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ASK TONY: Metro bank froze my account and it has £30,000 stuck in it! 

Despite my repeated calls and a letter to Metro Bank's chief executive, it was almost a month before it wrote back asking for proof of address and details of my travel for the past 6 months.




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ASK TONY: Why was hard-up son charged £51 to delay car loan payments

My son has been laid off due to the coronavirus, so he contacted Suzuki Finance to arrange a one-month payment holiday. It agreed to this, but said it will charge him £51 for this month.




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£186 vanished after my Wayfair account was hacked: ASK TONY

The homewares website Wayfair emailed to inform me my account details, including had been changed. I tried to check my account but my password had been changed.




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Chennai floods won't impact our revenues: Cognizant

Reaffirms full-year revenue guidance of $12.41 bn.




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Big B not hosting any political event: Abhishek Bachchan

However, there are reports that R Madhavan, and not Amitabh Bachchan, would be hosting the event




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Piyush Goyal: Work, ideas and targets

An articulate ex-banker and a chartered accountant by training, Goyal is particular about numbers




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Nitin Gadkari: The can-do instructor

This do-spirit of the minister is, however, not matched by more realistic officials, who have a problem keeping pace with Gadkari's grand plans




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Dharmendra Pradhan: Consistent performer

Govt has managed to weed out more than 33 million fake or duplicate LPG connections leading to savings of Rs 21,672 crore in the two financial years




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Congress raps Bachchan's presence in celebration

Cong hits out, citing actor's alleged involvement in Panama papers; BJP defends choice




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Suresh Prabhu: Two years of mixed performance

Cut to 2016 and the narrative has shifted to high-speed trains, Wi-Fi broadband services at stations and use of social media to improve passenger amenities




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Modi Govt @ 2: A roller-coaster ride with civil society, academia and media

These two years have been about the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) civil society versus the others. Entrenching the first in the heart of policy making and atmosphere-building eco-systems has gone hand-in-hand with controlling the dissent of ...




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Pro-business or aam aadmi: Modi government's tough balancing act

That's one lesson Modi ship's internalised from Vajpayee's exit, that pro-market can proceed if it can be marketed as pro-poor




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Narendra Modi: Governance and that Hindutva image

Modi seems to prefer that Hindu strongman image remain tucked in reserve, to only come when called; life's been more complicated




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Modi to address rally in UP; BJP plans outreach programme on two-year rule

The party on Wednesday released seven handouts on the government's achievements in the past two years in various fields




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Two years of Narendra Modi's foreign policy: more misses than hits

Two years of Modi's foreign policy can be best remembered for its flip-flops on Pakistan and the PM's blockbuster speeches to delirious non-resident communities and the grand receptions he has received in several countries




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Modi government a failure on many fronts, says Shiv Sena on anniversary

Sena also took a dig at the Prime Minister over his frequent foreign trips




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Answering 20 tough questions in 5 minutes can help you meet PM Modi

Centre launches online quiz on government's achievements, the prize for which is a certificate and a chance to meet the PM




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2 years of Modi govt: Amitabh Bachchan to host segment on girl child campaign

Bachchan said he will host a segment called 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' for the show celebrating second anniversary of NDA govt




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Team Modi talks of a 'new dawn' on second anniversary

Arun Jaitley said India's economy has picked up pace and achieved a growth rate of about 7.5% amid a global slowdown




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Congress terms Modi Govt 'anti-farmer, anti-women and anti-Dalit'

Attacking the Modi rule, the Congress party said that the NDA govt is acting like an event manager




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Amitabh Bachchan proud of hosting girl child segment at govt's second anniversary gala

At the event, celebrating two years of Modi govt, the actor stressed on the importance of protecting the girl child




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Modi govt's 3rd year to see many more crucial laws: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said India, from policy paralysis, has transformed into the fastest growing global economy for two years in a row




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D-Street turns positive on PI Industries, UPL, Coromandel as revenues rise

PI Industries, UPL are better placed, given pick-up in global demand after a two-year downturn




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Indian-Americans' startup Riversand secures $10 million investment

Riversand is a SaaS Master Data Management and Product Information Management solution provider




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Venture Highway raises $78 mn to fund early-stage tech companies in India

With portfolio companies such as Meesho, Sharechat, Moglix, and Cars24, the early-stage investment firm has so far invested in 20 start-ups




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Start-ups that burn investor money won't get second chance: Ratan Tata

Tata, who also invests in start-ups, also said old-age businesses will recede and the young founders of innovative companies are the future leaders of the Indian industry




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Startups need to opt for IPO to tackle fund crunch: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Gopalakrishnan advised startups to take minimum funds from angel, friends and families. They have to create minimum viable product, and establish unit economics and profitable model, he underlined.




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Tech startup Tekion launches cloud-based automotive dealer management

The product connects key stakeholders of the industry enabling maximum level of operational efficiencies, collaboration, and personalized retail experiences




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UP govt drafting 'Startup Policy 2020', eyeing top 3 domestic ranking

Plans to harness 9 million MSMEs base to boost start-ups




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Bounce raises fresh funding to fuel electric vehicle integration, expansion

This marks InnoVen Capital's third investment in Bounce, in a span of 18 months




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Indian start-up's remote technology helps Wuhan hospitals fight Coronavirus

BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance firm helped service engineers from Germany remotely install air ventilation systems in two hospitals in Wuhan




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Fintech start-up Khatabook announces strategic partnership with MS Dhoni

The World Cup winning skipper will not only invest in Khatabook but also become its brand ambassador




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Digital lenders use tech to improve SME loan repayments amid lockdown

These fintech firms are using past payment behaviour and current transactions to validate customers facing genuine difficulties




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Recko raises $6 mn in Series A funding; to use funds for expansion, hiring

The investment was led by Vertex Ventures SEA and India, and saw participation from existing investor Prime Venture Partners.




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IIC seeks recognition, easier financing for social enterprises

Impact Investors Council (IIC), in its representation for Budget 2015, is requesting the Government to help galvanise the impact investment eco-system




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More than 200 crorepati MLAs in new Karnataka Assembly

Karnataka Election Watch (KEW) also said today 93% or 203 MLAs of the total 218 analysed are crorepatis