Eat Out to Help Out restaurant issues scam warning after woman offers to sell tables at fully-booked venues on final day of the scheme for £20 each The woman – using the name Susan Scott – claimed to have reserved 25 tables She then offered them for sale on Facebook, prompting fury from other users … Read more
How to spot and avoid becoming a victim of a staycation holiday scam this summer The first step is to ensure you are dealing with a reputable firm before booking There is a scam used on booking sites such as Airbnb that can cut refunds in half Another scam involves taking payments for non-existent properties … Read more
Serial conman Peter Foster – a central figure in the notorious Cheriegate affair – was arrested yesterday over an alleged million-pound scam. Undercover police officers posing as joggers tackled the 57-year-old to the ground and handcuffed him as he walked his dogs on a beach in Queensland, Australia. The convicted crook, who helped Cherie Blair … Read more
Asda scam warning: Facebook-based phishing attack targets ‘women born in October’ with ‘£1,000 gift card offer’ that tricks users into giving away their bank details The elaborate scam has been flagged by the UK litigation practice Griffin Law Potential victims are lured in with a paid-for advert by the ‘ASDA Gifts’ group They are then prompted … Read more
Katie Price is accused of advertising a scam watch company as fans complain they haven’t received goods By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 08:42 BST, 13 August 2020 | Updated: 08:42 BST, 13 August 2020 Katie Price has been accused of promoting a scam watch company on her Instagram stories. Fans took to TrustPilot earlier … Read more
A pensioner’s car insurance scam backfired, causing a disastrous blaze burning huge swathes of land, when his car exploded in a protected rainforest in Brazil. Heli Barroso Martins, 66, burned down 673 hectares of vegetation in the the Araras Biological Reserve, in Petrópolis in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro. The fire, which destroyed the … Read more
Police believe they may have solved the mystery of unsolicited seed packages being sent to U.S. addresses from China – a bizarre phenomenon reported in at least 31 states. The packages may be be tied to a fake product review scam, known as ‘brushing’, police said. ‘We have done some researching and it does appear … Read more
Goldman Sachs will pay Malaysia $3.9bn over its role in 1MDB investment scam that helped fund Wolf of Wall Street Billions were looted from sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad The cash plundered from state coffers then bankrolled a global spending spree Money was spent on everything from artwork, to real estate and a super-yacht … Read more
Dennis Quaid has channeled his love of animals into his new podcast The Pet Show, which launched this week. And the two-time Golden Globe nominee used the first episodes to address a scandal from his 2017 film A Dog’s Purpose. He said that accusations of animal abuse on the set of the film, which ultimately … Read more
Rise of fraudsters pretending to call from Amazon: Here’s why you shouldn’t be tricked into pressing ‘one’ on the keypad The CTSI has issued a warning that scammers are posing as Amazon employees Around 7.9m UK homes now have Amazon Prime membership Scammers scare victims into believing they’re paying a £29 music subscription By Angelique … Read more