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Beware of 'pig butchering' scams in Kilkenny

The growing prevalence of the 'pig butchering' scam in the United States has generated concern on this side of the water as scammers involved can target any country through online means. The scam is a mashup of a romance scam and an investment ...

09 Nov 2022 at 14:33

Personal Finance

Average loss to romance scams is nearly £12,000, says building society

The average financial loss for victims of romance scams is nearly £12,000, according to data from Britain’s biggest building society. Typical losses to romance scams have more than doubled, from £4,720 in 2021 to £11,796 in 2022, Nationwide ...

02 Feb 2023 at 10:20

Personal Finance

Warning about romance scammers issued ahead of Valentine’s Day

Almost three in 10 (29%) people who have met others online in the past 12 months say they were asked to give or lend money to someone they had not met in person, according to a survey. And more than half of those asked to hand over cash ...

12 Feb 2023 at 07:00

Personal Finance

Nationwide records jump in men reporting romance scams

Reports of romance scams involving male victims jumped by 40% between 2022 and 2023, according to Britain’s biggest building society. Nationwide, which analysed its own data, said there was a small 2% drop in scams involving female ...

12 Feb 2024 at 16:30

Local News

NI woman loses over £100,000 in 'devastating' romance scam

Police have issued a fresh warning for the public to be vigilant after a fraudster swindled a woman from Northern Ireland out of £112,000 in a devastating romance scam. The woman met the fraudster online on a dating app and, as ...

29 Apr 2022 at 12:33

Personal Finance

Average value of a romance scam in June was nearly £70,000, says HSBC UK

The average value of a romance scam in June this year was nearly £70,000, according to cases seen by HSBC UK. The bank said romance cons are often the highest-value for scammers, with criminals frequently spending months ...

30 Oct 2023 at 12:15

Life

How to spot and avoid romance scams

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, some people will be hoping to find their perfect partner, perhaps by signing up to a few dating websites or striking up conversations on social media. And while many do end up ...

27 Jan 2023 at 07:30

Personal Finance

Romance scams surge despite 65% thinking they would never fall victim, says bank

More than £3.8 million was reported as stolen from Santander UK customers in romance scams in the past six months, marking a 27% jump compared with the previous half-year period. Customers aged 18 to 93 were ...

02 Oct 2024 at 08:13

Personal Finance

Barclays issues romance scam warning after seeing a jump in claims

Reports of romance scams have jumped, according to a major bank, which has issued a warning to people looking for love this summer. Barclays analysed its business and personal current account customer scam ...

29 Jul 2024 at 11:40

World

Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs

A Japanese court has sentenced an Australian woman to six years in prison for smuggling amphetamines into the country – despite accepting her testimony that she was tricked as part of an online romance ...

04 Dec 2024 at 14:18

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 ...

22 May 2024 at 09:46

Personal Finance

Insurance Fraud Bureau warns of new twist on romance scams

Romance scammers may put pressure on victims to make fake insurance claims, the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is warning. In a new twist on romance scams, victims may be asked to take out ...

12 Feb 2024 at 14:03

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