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Action Fraud notes surge in number of people paying for fake flights and accommodationHoliday fraudsters conned UK consumers out of more than £15m last year – twice as much as the year before – according to the UK’s scam reporting centre.Action Fraud s…
Which? magazine also lists fake missing person appeals among most widely used deceptionsDating cons known as “pig butchering”, fake missing person appeals and dodgy apps are among the most widely used and convincing scams in circulation this year, acco…
When a mother hears “Mom” and the sound of crying, it doesn’t matter if it’s AI or a good mimic.
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Damien Sartip Zadeh and his brother, Dale, used fraudulent website to trick people into paying for the cardsTwo brothers have been jailed for defrauding £2m from “unsuspecting, ordinary, busy” people who were tricked into thinking they needed to pay fo…
Move adds to ‘arsenal of anti-scam initiatives’ as consumer rights groups call for laws to see banks reimburse victimsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian banks have announced a platform that will help the…
Ping, it’s a scammer! The sound of an incoming email, text, or direct message has a way of getting your…
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Digital fraud has significant financial and psychological repercussions on victims, according to Telesign. Businesses may find a new reason to fear digital fraud as the negative impacts of digital fraud on companies’ brand perception and the bottom lin…
Boss of industry body UK Finance accuses tech companies of ‘profiting’ from scams on their platformsThe boss of the banking industry body UK Finance has called on social media companies to reimburse victims of online fraud, accusing them of “profiting”…
Sometimes government employees actually get it right, and we talked to one of them.
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While anyone can fall victim to a romance scam, they disproportionately affect older populations.
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