All news on the topic: Scams

The fraudsters try to lure you in by claiming you’re eligible for 30% or more off your bill before sending a text with a one-time passcode and asking you to read it back to them - but don't do this

Large amounts of cash of up thousands of pounds have been charged for poor trade skills and work, found to affect the ability of the property to secure a mortgage, say Trading Standards bosses

Janessa Brazil has become the face of thousands of fake social media accounts which have been used to take advantage of gullible internet users who send over money in the hope of romance

James Anderson was inspired to help people after he visited an elderly man whose boiler had been manipulated to make noises and seem like it needed replacing when it did not

Elaine White, 66, says that scores of men have been knocking at the door of her Plano, Texas, home for over a year, asking for women named Nikki, Kelly and Rhonda

Peaches Stergo, 36, Florida, US, was arrested on Wednesday on one count of wire fraud after allegedly draining a Holocaust survivor of his life savings after meeting on a dating app

Professor Nigel Wilson and his wife Dr Hanneke Wilson sent £77,000 to rogue builders for roof repairs at their home which usually cost around £1,000, Oxford Crown Court heard

Fraudsters are creating fake ads for loans and jobs before disappearing with people's money in a surge of advance fee scam cases, with hard-up households most at risk

Lack of vetting by Companies House threatens honest businesses

Tyler Evans committed his sophisticated fraud over a three-year period submitting 35 false refunds forms with money paid into 10 different bank accounts, including that of his business Called Paranormal Activities

Dodgy websites normally ask the shoppers to enter sensitive information in return for a prize, like a gift card, that doesn't actually exist - then they steal your personal details

Experts from scams.info have given their advice for how to avoid getting caught out and losing cash by Covid test, taxi, wifi and hotel scams while abroad this year

Sean Gallagher, a senior threat researcher, said the tactic sees scammers recommending victims invest in a cryptocurrency scheme - before "going after the whole hog"