A mammoth 150,000 people have already checked if they're entitled to benefits just 48 hours after MoneySavingExpert.com launched a wide-ranging benefits check-up tool.
Tens of thousands of vulnerable people are being tricked into handing over large sums of money after being cold-called by rogue credit brokers and debt management firms, a consumer charity has warned.
3 March 2011
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