All news on the topic: Scams
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The former Georgian Defense Minister is now involved in an investigation into an online scam
A former Georgian defense minister is under investigation for his alleged role in a sprawling international call center scam that duped European victims out of their savings, prosecutors said Friday.
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Father and son pocketed £136k by returning cheap irons to Argos in three-year scam
A dad and son pocketed £136,000 in a ‘get-rich-quick’ con using fake receipts to return cheap irons to Argos for the full price.
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Travel warning for Brits holidaying in Ibiza, Malia, Kos and Tenerife over ATM skimming fraud
Cybersecurity experts are raising awareness of the new wave of ’card skimming’ techniques and warning Brits about what to look out for when using an ATM abroad
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Thousands have been arrested in a global operation aimed at targeting cybercrime
Authorities in 61 countries collaborated last week to dismantle multiple online scam networks, freezing 6,745 bank accounts and seizing assets worth US$257 million, including $2 million in cryptocurrency.
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There’s a sophisticated new scam called ’smishing’ emerging
Courier service Evri has issued a warning over an increase in sophisticated scam messages, leaving customers wondering what ‘smishing’ is.
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Chinese network behind one of world’s ‘largest online scams’
Vast web of fake shops touting designer brands took money and personal details from 800,000 people in Europe and US, data suggests
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Rishi unveils a crackdown plan, revealing that new benefits fraud squads will increase efforts to arrest and fine welfare cheats
Labour demand government focus on cutting NHS wait times
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Bulgarian gang exposed as Britain’s largest-ever benefit fraudsters, amassing £54 million for extravagant spending on luxury items
The gang faces record prison time over scams conducted on an industrial scale
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Mum forced to cancel holiday after falling for £4,000 Airbnb scam
One mother of three had to cancel a family holiday only hours before they were due to fly after learning she had been scammed out of £4,000 from a fake Airbnb listing
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Mother's Day scam warning as Brits urged to beware dangerous 'Hi Mum' message
The “Hi Mum” scam is a type of Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud where a scammer poses as a trusted person to trick you into sending them money
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Man's phone stolen twice in seconds in 'elaborate' £10k scam at London bar
Scam victim Roberto Mobile was left with just £500 to his name after a pickpocket stole his phone twice within a matter of seconds at a pub in Stockwell, South London
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EE issues urgent warning to all customers about Mother's Day scams this weekend
Scammers are known to send messages warning people of fake missed parcels around Mother's Day - and EE say the number of messages could surpass 10 million this year
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'Psychic' fined for claiming to cure cancer charging £900 for 'healing' seminar
Jerry Sargeant, who claims to be a reformed former bank fraudster and drug smuggler, says he developed his ‘healing’ gift after “encountering aliens” during a car crash
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Morrisons shoppers issued urgent warning over 'mystery box' email scam
The fake email shoppers are reporting to have received from Morrisons claims to be giving away a "mystery box" containing free prizes such as cameras, smartphones, TVs, laptops and more
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Disastrous Willy Wonka experience organiser drops 'dream wedding' over backlash
Amidst disappointed kids and furious parents, the organiser of a horrendous and wholly disappointing event has held up his hands and taken full blame for making so many people unhappy
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Willy Wonka organiser unmasked as raging parents fume over 'shambolic' event
The man behind a "shambolic" Willy Wonka event which failed to deliver its "realm of wonder" has been unmasked, after parents fumed over shelling out £35 for a tour of a sparsely decorated warehouse
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Sinister AI scammers can now steal your voice - here's how to protect yourself
Two cyber security experts warn about the rise of scammers using artificial intelligence to cleverly impersonate individuals, with those falling victim losing thousands
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'Class A rogue' builder told customer family members had died 'multiple times'
Paving firm boss and 'weekend millionaire' James Henderson from Kingskettle, Fife, made his victims pay huge deposits for work before making excuses and vanishing with their money
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100 children a day blackmailed over naked photos as sextortion scams soar
Experts believe up to 100 children per day are falling victim to these sextortion scams and some youngsters, including Dinal De Alwis, have killed themselves after being targeted
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Chilling scam warning as heartbroken widowed grandad, 80, loses £17,000 savings
John Fillingham, 80, says his mental health was left "in tatters" after falling for the scam in April 2019 which saw him transfer £17,000 to scammers after they pretended to be his bank
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Woman loses £20k to romance scammer she met playing online Scrabble
A woman, aged 83, from Oldham, fell for a fraudster posing as a 60-year-old American millionaire widower who conned her out of £20,000 in a romance scam, police said
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Cunning text scam sweeping UK as expert shares simple trick to protect yourself
Fraudsters know no bounds when it comes to the lengths they will go to to scam vulnerable people out of thousands. The Mirror hears from two experts about the latest swindle and how to avoid it
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Husband devastated after wife gives away £100,000 to romance scammers
Joe Wilkinson was left horrified when he discovered his wife Emily had been giving away their life savings to people she had developed relationships with in secret on Facebook
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'My billionaire dream man was never real - and it ended up costing me £200k'
The heart-breaking story of Cecilie Fjellhøy, Ayleen Charlotte and Pernilla Sjöholm has been told on Netflix film The Tinder Swindler, which chronicles how they were swept up in a romance con
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Romance scammers tricked people out of £90m last year as criminals broke hearts
Romance fraud is when people are defrauded into sending money to criminals who have gained their trust and convinced them that they are in a genuine relationship
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