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Football ticket scams have surged, bank warns

Lloyds Bank is warning that it has seen a surge in ticket scam reports, ahead of the new football season. Reported cases of football ticket scams increased by more than two-thirds (68%) between January and June this year, compared with July to ...

03 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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HSBC warns of rise in firms targeted by purchase scams ahead of Black Friday

HSBC has revealed a jump in UK business customers being targeted by scammers last month, as the banking giant called for industries including social media platforms to pull together to help tackle fraud ahead of Black Friday. Purchase scams ...

23 Nov 2023 at 16:39

Personal Finance

Tricked consumers lose record amount to purchase scams in 2023 – UK Finance

Purchase scams and romance frauds pushed up the number of cases where people were tricked into losing money to fraudsters last year, according to a trade association. A record amount was lost to purchase scams last year, where people were ...

22 May 2024 at 09:46

Personal Finance

People warned to ‘be alert’ to threats of online fraud

People are inclined to believe a scam is more likely to start with a phone call than online, despite internet contact being the trigger for many frauds, a survey indicates. Take Five to Stop Fraud, which released the research ahead of ...

10 Feb 2025 at 10:12

Personal Finance

Meta accused of not taking Facebook Marketplace fraud seriously

Meta has been accused by MPs of not taking the problem of online fraud on its platforms seriously. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram came under scrutiny from the Home Affairs Select Committee after representatives from the ...

07 Feb 2024 at 18:14

Personal Finance

Bank reveals three most common scams

Purchase scams, impersonation scams and investment scams are the three most common types of fraud that HSBC UK has reported seeing recently. The bank also said it has revamped its free HSBC fraud and cyber awareness app, which is ...

25 Jul 2022 at 13:16

Personal Finance

More than £570m stolen by fraudsters in first half of 2024

Losses from unauthorised fraud increased in the first half of this year, while losses where people were tricked into transferring money fell, according to banking industry body UK Finance. In total, criminals stole £571.7 ...

18 Oct 2024 at 10:25

Personal Finance

Bank issues warning over building projects scams after seeing jump in cases

A major bank is seeing a jump in criminals using building works as a ruse to steal customers’ money. Criminals may ask for hefty deposits for work around the home or garden to be carried out before disappearing. Or they ...

14 Jul 2025 at 06:00

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