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There have been a number of problems for businesses that have appeared in programmes such as Channel 4’s Four in a Bed, including subsequent attacks by internet trolls and malicious fake online reviews. In 2013, one participant in the same programme suffered serious and distressing harassment and requested assistance f
Credits: The Mirror, By Andrew Penman, 1st Dec The Timeshare Consumer Association claims to be an independent consumer champion, but is it? 'Timeshare Consumer Association refuses to say who owns and runs it. The business vetting site Kwikchex approached the TCA, posing as a consumer wanting to sell a timeshare. “The r
Credits: The Sun, by Kathryn Cain ‘CHINESE fraudsters operating a sophisticated “fake reader factory” have taken down travel website TripAdvisor’s page on the country’s top social media app.’ ‘Two years ago a Bournemouth-based online reputation management company cast specific doubt on the integrity of Trip
Watch out for KwikChex on the BBC this Wednesday & Thursday. Helping the BBC Fake Britain team expose the use of fake websites and fake reviews. Wednesday 31st August BBC1 09:15 and Thursday 1st September BBC2 06:45 https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07tl838 (KwikChex featured from 14 minutes in)
Credits: Daily Mail – Thisismoney.co.uk By Alisha Rouse for Money Mail, 27 July 2016 Couple win £7,000 victory over faulty timeshare escape contract following 18-month legal battle ‘The Walkers’ victory is believed to be the first of its kind in Britain. Chris Emmins, founder of KwikChex, a company that inv
BBC Radio Humberside Online reviews, fake reviews, TripAdvisor – includes interview with Chris Emmins, KwikChex. Listen here – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03ts6nc (From 45 minutes).
Credits: The Guardian, 24th March 2016 Bernard Hogan-Howe blames online theft on ‘bad behaviour’ of customers who have poor internet security and says focus should be on prevention. Banks should not refund victims of online fraud because it “rewards” them for being lax about internet security, the Metropolitan police c
Credits: Telegraph By Hugh Morris TripAdvisor criticised after closed Tunisian terror hotel given top award The validity of TripAdvisor’s coveted Traveller’s Choice awards has been called into question after a 2016 recommendation was bestowed on the hotel in Tunisia where an Islamist terrorist attack left 30 British ho
Credits: The Daily Mail, By Antonia Hoyle, 17 February 2016 Would you dare let a STRANGER sleep in your bed? Renting out your home on Airbnb is the latest middle-class wheeze. But you could also be in for a nasty surprise… ‘The crooks exploit a weak link in what should be a secure system,’ explains Chris [&hellip
Credits: Talk Radio Europe – Bill Padley show KwikChex feature in Talk Radio Europe radio programme about online reviews. Listen to full interview by clicking here
Credits: Mail Online By: Tom Rawstorne Disturbing proof the online review that made you book your holiday may be FAKE: Investigation reveals an entire industry is dedicated to generating bogus appraisals for cash ‘If you want to give a good impression or mislead consumers into trusting you, the best way to do it is to
KwikChex participates in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) radio programme "Burned by Online Reviews". KwikChex mentioned on CBC website – https://www.cbc.ca/radio/podcasts/ontario/ontario-today/ Link to podcast for CBC radio programme "Burned by Online Reviews" – https://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3/podcasts/o
