Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction?

Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction even though I’d never had an account and never made the purchase? Ethan Patterson, 18, spotted two suspicious purchases at the start of November He said the transactions were fraudulent as he had never had an account   The money was initially refunded but was … Read more

Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for Rishi’s £40bn ‘bounce back’ Covid loan scheme

Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for government’s £40billion ‘bounce back’ coronavirus loan scheme… but how much did they miss? Almost 27,000 dubious applications to Bounce Back Loan Scheme were blocked  It raises questions about how many fraudulent claims were able to get cash  Banks told to only perform basic checks on businesses they were … Read more

Up to £3.5bn of furlough cash may have been paid out in wrong or fraudulent claims

Up to £3.5BILLION of furlough cash may have been given to fraudulent companies or handed out in error, HMRC chief reveals, as Rishi Sunak prepares to scrap wage subsidy scheme next month HMRC boss Jim Harra said as much as 10 per cent of furlough could be suspect The Government has paid out a total … Read more

Coronavirus denier Pete Evans admits Byron Bay ‘healing lab’ is fraudulent in COVID safe disclaimer

Coronavirus denier Pete Evans admits his bizarre new Byron Bay ‘healing lab’ is fraudulent as he states he ‘does not endorse’ his OWN views in the business’ ‘COVID safe’ disclaimer By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:27 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 04:27 BST, 1 September 2020 Coronavirus denier Pete Evans has … Read more

Hackers are building fraudulent coronavirus maps that infect computers

Hackers are using the world’s fear of coronavirus against them. Security experts found fraudulent websites are using maps tracking the outbreak to infect people’s computers and steal personal information. The malicious software being used  is known as AZORult, which was first discovered in 2016 and currently sold in Russian forums with the sole purpose of … Read more