It could never happen to me!!!!! Well it has. I clicked on a site that offered up to 80% discount for self-employed people from stock clearnace and companies being wound up.

It asked to register for the emails (Very much like Groupon) – and I entered the information.

Three days later I get a letter from Vendis GmBH that i had sucessfully registered – which I found unusual – so I did a search on Venbdis GMBH – and then I found out. This is a scam site that has trapped hundreds of people – I was warned that next I would recieve a bill for 284.17 (I did a week later – including terms and conditions – the small print).

So – don’t click onto the site Grossehandel-angebot (Actually facebook even stopped me mentioning it in a posting).

There is more advice than it is possible to follow on the interenet – from do nothing to get a solicitor – but apparently they already have a solicitor working for them.

There will be (I am told) further reminders, then Solicitors letters – then eventually who knows what – even taking me to court – but in Berlin where I can’t go,.

Apparently many people pay that money to avoid the hassel.

I will send them a Verbraucherzentral recommended letter. Then we will see.

It requires nerves of steel apparently.

Something that we I may or may not have………………………..