All news on the topic: Scams

Cieran McNamara, 37, who uses three other names, was this week unmasked as a fraudster who preyed on women for their wealth, often snaring them online or through dating apps.

In 2023, scammers took over $10 billion from US consumers by perpetuating various fraud schemes. A new report by the Federal Trade Commission broke the numbers down and detailed how its working to stop the scams

Cieran McNamara used fake aliases and selfies outside London mansions to fool women on dating sites in a romance scam which went on for years - as Cheshire Police detectives appeal for more victims to come forward

Cieran McNamara, 37, has been jailed for seven years after stealing more than £300,000 from four women across the UK, using their wealth to convince others he was rich

A common scan that is regularly deployed against tourists in Paris, France can see people separated from their belongings or several hundred pounds out of pocket

The fraudster sent Mary fake graphs which said her £5,000 investment was growing and she was later convinced by the scammers to send a further £5,000 to "activate" her wallet

HMRC received more than 130,000 reports about tax scams in the 12 months to September 2023, of which 58,000 were offering fake tax rebates

Wendy Slater hit rock bottom when £5,300 was taken from her account by a relationship coach she'd found online - and she's not the only woman who has felt exploited by controversial 'love expert' Jake Maddock

TSB says its findings chimed with the excessive fraud rate from Facebook Marketplace, which currently accounts for 73% of all purchase fraud cases at TSB – and remains the biggest driver of fraud by volume

Paul Henderson received three separate phone calls from who he believed was The Co-operative bank fraud department - but it turned out to be scammers

Moe Lenart-Malcolm, from New Jersey, fell for an online romance scammer who struck when she was at her most vulnerable, still reeling from the death of her husband of 14 years

A woman has been charged with theft by deception after she allegedly lied about her young daughter's cancer diagnosis for years, while collecting cash from kindhearted members of the public

Barclays explained that mobile malware is "harmful software" that is specifically designed by criminals to spy, control and attack personal devices such as smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches

The pair were urged to look into their home insulation by a cold caller in the midst of the cost of living crisis, but the project left them thousands of pounds out of pocket

The scam text currently making the rounds says the receiver is due a tax refund worth £276.74 from the 2020-21 tax year. The message then provides a link that encourages the text receiver to click

Kai Zhuang, a Chinese exchange student, was found in a tent on a mountain after being 'cyber kidnapped' in a new viral scam known as cyber kidnapping

Over the last few years, Martin Lewis has campaigned against the use of scam adverts on social media as his image is often used to promote them and in 2019 sued Facebook over its approach to tackling scams on its platform

Under the new rules published by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) this week, from October 7 2024 banks and building societies will need to reimburse victims of APP scams for the amount lost within five business days

Cyber intelligence agency GCHQ have warned that scammers are using new artificial intelligence (AI) programs to make their scams harder to spot than ever

Christmas is always a busy time for the UK's largest parcel delivery company however since the Covid-19 pandemic Evri has seen a huge surge in the number of parcels it is handling with an extra 250million entering its network

A guest allegedly racked up a bill of £452, which included three meals and 26 pints, at The Angel Hotel in Halesworth, Suffolk, before he made off without settling it

Jeff Brazier shares the touching reason behind his annual Christmas Day tradition with sons, Bobby and Freddie, and how they remember late mum Jade Goody every year

Max, a finance analyst, has explained how he ended up losing hundreds of pounds belonging to his friends after he fell for a scam while trying to book a holiday in Paris, France

And the most common types of scam include phishing, impersonation scams, and refund fraud - while romance scams, and get-rich-quick schemes, are also rising in popularity

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