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10/03/2011

Why British companies are still owed millions of pounds by the organisers of India's Commonwealth Games plus fake escort agencies and how to make cash from your personal data.

The British companies still owed millions of pounds by the organisers of India's Commonwealth Games as investigators probe allegations of corruption.

Trading standards officers are trying to trace thousands of victims of fake escort agencies which promised 拢600 payments for platonic dates.

And how to make money by selling your own personal data.

Plus much more with Winifred Robinson.

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53 minutes

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Thu 10 Mar 2011 12:00
大象传媒 Radio 4 FM

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  • Commonwealth games

    British companies are asking for more help from the government to get money they are still owed for work they did on last year's Commonwealth Games.

    Duration: 07:59

  • Interest rates

    After interest rates were kept on hold for another month, we ask what is behind the decisions made by the Monetary Policy Committee.

    Duration: 04:33

  • Cash for data

    How to take control of your personal data and make money from it.

    Duration: 04:42

  • London 2012

    Olympic athletes turn to technology to increase the chance of medals next year.

    Duration: 12:31

  • Iraqi Interpreters

    Face the Facts revealed how Iraqi interpreters were intimidated, kidnapped and murdered after helping British forces. Now some of them are taking legal action after failing to get compensation.

    Duration: 05:27

  • Icorrect

    We hear about a new website which gives people in the public eye the chance to set the record straight.

    Duration: 04:48

  • Office of Fair Trading - Price Baiting Enforcement

    The OFT has found the web service Groupola was guilty of price baiting when it claimed to have hundreds of iPhone 4's for sale at 拢99 when only 8 handsets were on offer.

    Duration: 05:06

  • Fake Escort Agencies

    Trading standards officers are trying to trace up to 14 thousand people who have fallen for a suspected internet scam.

    Duration: 06:31

Broadcasts

  • Thu 10 Mar 2011 12:00
    大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
  • Thu 10 Mar 2011 12:04
    大象传媒 Radio 4 LW

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