Rip Off Britain · SEASON 17

Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door

Episode 30 · 2025-11-28

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Episode overview

A man whose home address is hijacked by a fraudster using the name Michael Jackson receives traffic fines and a visit from a bailiff but says the authorities won’t help.

44 minutes

Season 17 episodes

1. Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm2025-04-14 2. Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?2025-04-15 3. My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility2025-04-16 4. I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay2025-04-17 5. Timeshare nightmare2025-04-18 6. I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending2025-04-21 7. Brazen car scam caught on camera2025-04-22 8. Nail glue took my daughter’s skin off2025-04-23 9. Super-scam cost me nearly £500,0002025-04-24 10. Dream holiday left me with gastric infection2025-04-25 11. Addicted to shopping app2025-04-28 12. Fire safety upgrades – who should foot the bill?2025-04-29 13. Gift experience voucher left me £200 out of pocket2025-04-30 14. Scammer posed as my mum – while she sat next to me2025-05-01 15. Luxury resort turned out to be a building site2025-05-02 16. New home knotweed no-one told us about2025-11-10 17. £1,000 to send a parcel2025-11-11 18. I had to do the maths to prove my energy company wrong2025-11-12 19. I took out a family trust to protect my kids, but now I regret it2025-11-13 20. My holiday was cancelled at hotel check-in2025-11-14 21. Insurer says I’m wrong about having cancer2025-11-17 22. Broadband firm has trapped my car with a telegraph pole2025-11-18 23. The Scottish lodge I invested in didn’t exist2025-11-19 24. Excluded from cheap energy tariffs because of where I live2025-11-20 25. Our holiday was not as advertised2025-11-21 26. Scammers used our street to open fake accounts2025-11-24 27. AI romance scammer broke my heart2025-11-25 28. Help! Is my online job a scam?2025-11-26 29. I was part of the world’s largest scam2025-11-27 30. Fake Michael Jackson brought bailiffs to my door2025-11-28 31. Banned from 500 shops by facial recognition2026-01-05 32. The banned online pet store still taking your money2026-01-06 33. I’m blind - but my bank sends letters I can’t read2026-01-07 34. Roof repair rogues took aim at our homes2026-01-08 35. Slimed by sludge pipe leak during our dream cruise2026-01-09 36. Elvis event left me all shook up2026-01-12 37. Owed thousands by my energy company2026-01-13 38. I won in court – but I’m still out of pocket2026-01-14 39. Next door up in flames - but I had to pay2026-01-15 40. Four-day delay, but my airline won’t pay2026-01-16 41. Careless courier driver destroyed my garden wall2026-01-19 42. Van seized after fake debt ruling2026-01-20 43. Blaze repair delays ruined our home2026-01-21 44. The five-year wait to return to my home2026-01-22 45. Holiday hotel blaze left me fearing for my life2026-01-23