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‘Predatory’ firms fined over 750,000 marketing calls to elderly and vulnerable

Five “predatory” firms who targeted elderly and vulnerable people with more than 750,000 marketing calls have been fined £405,000. The companies targeted people signed up with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) – a register for those who do not ...

16 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Personal Finance

Cost-of-living con artists targeting people with bogus deals and refunds

More than seven in 10 (73%) people say they have been targeted by scams in the past three months as fraudsters attempt to use worries about surging living costs as a way to con people. Common scams include fake tax rebates, bogus energy company ...

01 Sept 2022 at 13:44

Personal Finance

Family members urged to help protect online daters from romance scams

Friends and relatives of online daters are being urged to help protect their loved ones from romance frauds, with nearly £92 million having been reported lost in total in the last year alone. People who strike up online relationships between ...

10 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Northern Ireland

Holiday scams cost consumers more than £15m last year, figures show

Police have urged holidaymakers to be cautious of scams after 105 people were conned. Action Fraud figures reveal that scammers conned consumers out of more than £15 million last year – an average loss of £2,372 per victim. In Northern ...

10 Jul 2023 at 12:47

Social media users report losing £75m to financial scams in one year

Social media users caught in financial scams lost nearly £75 million to fraudsters in the space of a year, figures suggest. Data obtained from Action Fraud under the Freedom of Information Act by the Good Money Guide website showed ...

11 Jan 2024 at 09:44

Britain ‘seen as haven for fraudsters’ as 1% of cases result in charges, say MPs

Britain is a “haven” for fraudsters as less than 1% of reported cases result in charges, a damning report into the Government’s handling of the growing problem has said. MPs on the Public Accounts Committee criticised the “slow ...

31 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Northern Ireland

Police warn of fraudsters operating bank transfer scam in city centre

Police have warned that fraudsters are targeting people in Belfast city centre by asking them to withdraw cash in exchange for a bank transfer. Detectives said they have received a number of reports with sums of up to £500 ...

21 Nov 2023 at 16:18

Woman, 83, conned out of £20,000 by online Scrabble romance scammer

An 83-year-old woman was duped out of more than £20,000 by a romance scammer she met while playing Scrabble online, police said. The victim, from Oldham, Greater Manchester, fell for the fraudster, who posed as a ...

14 Feb 2024 at 15:10

Cyber security and data watchdogs ask lawyers to help stop ransomware payments

Solicitors have been asked by the UK’s cyber security agency and data protection watchdog to not encourage clients to pay ransomware demands. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and Information ...

08 Jul 2022 at 12:51

Taylor Swift fans warned tour tickets ‘highly attractive target for criminals’

Taylor Swift fans keen to secure tickets for her 2024 Eras Tour have been urged to be alert to fraudsters taking advantage of “phenomenal demand” for the shows. Fans who registered last week were to ...

06 Jul 2023 at 14:23

Personal Finance

Holiday fraud doubles as scammers target consumers trying to ‘snap up a deal’

The amount of money lost through holiday fraud has more than doubled in just 12 months, according to the UK’s scams reporting centre. Action Fraud said victims reported losing a total of £15.3 ...

23 May 2023 at 10:00

Crime

‘I’ve never banked with HSBC’, says man told to repay £17,000 after fraudsters steal identity in apparent post box scam

A man has been left with £17,000 worth of debt and a crippled credit score after fraudsters, who he believes broke into his letterbox, managed to steal his identity and open bank accounts in ...

12 Apr 2024 at 06:30

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