Fraud is being attempted, yet the police won’t act

There’s a spate of cold calling going on from some companies claiming to be MoneySavingExpert.com. Recently we reported one obvious scam to the police, yet we were told they wouldn’t do anything until someone lost money. But surely we should stop it BEFORE that happens? In the past we’ve had companies trying to use our name to...

Npower’s lying salesmen tried to persuade my staff I back it!

The lying Npower sales reps chose the wrong house. They turned up at MSE Adam’s home, one of our senior web developers, and tried their spiel on him. So, it’s over to Adam to tell you more… I was just popping out to an orchestral rehearsal when two Npower sales guys arrived at the door. They gave a...

The MSE Forum hits its 100 millionth thank you mark (and ‘Game Over’ is the most thanked board)

That’s a lot of thanks. If you were to lay each "thank you" (in font size ten on my laptop) next to each other, it’d be 1,250 miles long – more than the distance from London to Tangiers. But far more significant than this obligatory nonsense fact, is the enormous appreciation of all those who contribute to...

My embarrassing consumer rights confession – time to admit it

What a prat! Even though it’s a couple of years ago, my cheeks are reddening as I type this introduction. Time to divulge though, as I thought a few would enjoy the schadenfreude of the Money Saving Expert cock-up … After I’d proposed to Mrs MSE  (the MSF as was) she bought me a gorgeous and expensive...