Beware the internet car scams: How fraudsters con buyers

Online vehicle scams are on the rise with victims losing a total of £16.5million in nine months of this year alone, new research has revealed. This is up 10 per cent on the same months of March and November last year, according to data from Action Fraud. Vehicle scams often involve fraudsters posting images of … Read more

Rishi ‘bounce back’ fraudsters caught red-handed

Two fraudsters operating out of a south London office block are swindling the taxpayer by arranging fake bounce back loans worth tens of thousands of pounds a time, the Daily Mail reveals today.  Our undercover investigation shows the business consultants brazenly helping clients claim the sham loans worth up to £50,000 each.  With a Covid-19 … Read more

Fraudsters dupe Indian doctor into buying Aladdin-style magical wish-granting lamp for £72,000

Fraudsters dupe Indian doctor into buying Aladdin-style magical wish-granting lamp for £72,000 – even conjuring up their own GENIE – as two men are arrested over scam Laeek Khan approached police after he realised the lamp wasn’t actually magic  The doctor paid 7,000,000 rupees (£71,842) for the fraudulent lamp   Two men were arrested and are … Read more

Fortune in bounce-back handouts intended to help small firms during lockdown swiped by fraudsters

The £26bn coronavirus loans fiasco: Fraudsters have snapped up a fortune from bounce-back handouts intended to help small firms during lockdown Staggering potential bill revealed after investigation by National Audit Office The scheme was rushed out by Chancellor Rishi Sunak in May Mr Sunak promised they would provide a ‘quick and easy’ lifeline for firms  By … Read more

Homehunter, 34, loses £1,700 after being tricked by bogus AirBnB website set up by fraudsters

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

Coronavirus UK: Fraudsters’ scams conned Britons out of over £200m

Just over a third of the total amount lost to scams where people were tricked into transferring money to a fraudster was returned to customers in the first half of 2020, according to figures from a trade association. A total of £207.8million was lost to authorised push payment (APP) scams between January and June 2020, … Read more

Thick as thieves! Dopey fraudsters try to trick shop workers with fake ‘Twenty POOND’ notes

Thick as thieves! Dopey fraudsters try to trick shop workers with fake ‘Twenty POOND’ notes Several fake notes have been identified being circulated in Bodmin, Cornwall They are believed to be from a toy money set that can be retailed for £12 online Devon and Cornwall police has warned shoppers and staff to remain vigilant  … Read more

Fraudsters raid Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s loan fund

REVEALED: Fraudsters raid Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s loan fund – probe finds criminal gangs exploit loopholes in £35bn business bounce back scheme Taxpayers could be hit by a huge fraud time-bomb  More than 1.15million businesses have borrowed up to £50,000 each under the flagship scheme By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 22 … Read more