Tag: Scammers
12 months ago
nationalworld.com

Evri text scam: parcel delivery tracking message explained - how to spot texts, what to do to avo...

Fraud cases have been on the rise since the cost of living crisis started, with the Evri smishing scam being just one...

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about 1 year ago
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NatWest warning to customers over new phishing email scam that can drain bank accounts - how to s...

Criminals are impersonating the bank and making people believe their online account has been changed

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over 1 year ago
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Romance scams: police figures show fraudsters gained £88m from victims in 2022 - with men in 20s ...

Victims lost £11,000 on average, analysis of Action Fraud figures shows

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over 1 year ago
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Apple Pay users targeted by smishing scam - how to spot fraud messages

Scammers have been ramping up efforts to catch people out, with criminals targeting government cost of living payment...

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Accounting app FreshBooks subjected to phishing attack - how to avoid scams

It comes as fraudsters have attempted to exploit the UK cost of living crisis in 2022

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

How phishing works and how to stay safe this Black Friday and Christmas

The cost of living crisis has provided fraudsters with plenty of opportunities to scam people, with Black Friday and ...

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Second cost of living payment set to hit millions of bank accounts from today

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said that while the Government “can’t protect everyone” from soaring costs, the priority now w...

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over 1 year ago
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Martin Lewis issues £400 cost of living scam warning to all households

The MoneySavingExpert founder issued the warning as households start to receive a £400 cost of living payment

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over 1 year ago
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Warning over British Gas energy bill scam offering ‘refund’ worth hundreds

Scammers are posing as British Gas and claiming to offer a fake energy bill refund

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Energy bill scams on the rise: how to spot them and what to do if you receive one

According to the Office of National Statistics fraud has increased by 25% since the Covid-19 pandemic

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Government issues scam warning after Queen’s death - here’s how phishing works

The government’s National Cyber Security Centre - part of GCHQ - has said fraudsters are likely to try to exploit Que...

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

Ex-Hollyoaks star Adam Rickitt victim of scammers - what happened to actor

The Hollyoaks and Coronation Street actor was targeted by an authorised push payment scam

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over 1 year ago
nationalworld.com

5 cost of living crisis scams to watch out for - including cost of living payment

With the UK cost of living crisis having got worse - new inflation figures showed prices rose an average of 10.1% in ...

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almost 2 years ago
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DWP issues scam warning to everyone due £326 cost of living payment

Most households should have been paid the cash between 14 and 31 July

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almost 2 years ago
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Police warning over new cash machine scam that steals your card details

Police have told people to be vigilant after a series of thefts

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almost 2 years ago
nationalworld.com

Watch out for email claiming to be from Geek Squad

Geek Squad scam email UK: what does the phishing message look like, how to protect yourself and report emails

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about 3 years ago
inews.co.uk

Mystery 'Manchester man' behind billion dollar Bitcoin firm hunted by US police

Authorities say the scammer seems to have vanished - or maybe never existed at all

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