Pension savers and investors are being bombarded with fraudulent online ads on ‘industrial scale’, say financial regulators who called for more money and resources to step up public warning campaigns. Criminals no longer need to produce glossy brochures or set up fake offices as online adverts can be created ‘very easily’, an official told MPs … Read more
A woman was conned out of £1,680 when she was tricked into renting a non-existent flat by a fraudulent Airbnb website. Laura Shone, 34, found a flat in Islington listed on Facebook Marketplace for £880 a month. But when she was told the ‘owner’ usually rented it through Airbnb but wanted a longer tenancy due … Read more
Mr Scamazon: Surrey-based antiques auctioneer, 46, is linked to a bogus ‘five star’ reviews scam involving Amazon Justin Fryer reviewed £15,000 worth of products last month, giving five-stars He was identified as Amazon’s most prolific product reviewer in Britain Mr Fryer appeared to have sold many of the goods he reviewed on eBay By Sean … Read more
Treasury says widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates eating into £25bn a year raised through the tax By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates is eating into the £25billion a year raised through the … Read more
‘Fake news!’ Teddi Mellencamp calls out bogus tweet that claimed she was leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 20:22 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 20:22 BST, 19 August 2020 Teddi Mellencamp wants you all to know that she isn’t exiting The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills anytime … Read more
Former TOWIE star Vas J Morgan has called out Connor Durman for his ‘bogus apology’ over sending racist messages to his ex-girlfriend Stevie-Leigh Pich, in which he branded her ‘rank, a s**t and a s**g’ for sleeping with black men. The Tings magazine editor, 31, took to Instagram on Friday to share images of the … Read more
A court heard that Sharna Dixon’s ‘persistent and sustained’ 672 emergency and 101 calls left HM Coastguard alone with a staggering bill of £350,000 in just over a year. Her actions led to them being called out to her almost every week, and made up 35 per cent of all responses in that time by … Read more
A multi-millionaire who sold a bogus ‘wonder drug’ as a ‘cure’ for cancer and HIV faces the seizure of his private jet and luxury cars after he was ordered to repay £1.3 million. Former UKIP leadership candidate David Noakes, 67, of Waldershare, Dover, was jailed for 15 months in November 2018 for his role as a … Read more
Bogus accountant pretended to have cancer after swindling client out of £186,000 when his only financial training came from fellow prisoner he met while serving previous jail term David Weller set himself up as a tax agent after receiving training from cellmate He stole a total of £186,000 over three years from a building company … Read more
Retail giant Amazon has today come under heavy fire for selling scores of books promoting bogus cancer cures. Cancer experts have today accused the billion-pound company of preying on the vulnerable who are desperate for a remedy. More than 3,000 titles are listed on the site under ‘cancer cures’, including ones endorsing unproven CBD oil … Read more