Consumer champion Martin Lewis says there is not enough sympathy for fraud victims, and is calling for a police crackdown on the ‘almost unpunished crime’. The Money Saving Expert founder warns that those who fall prey to scammers are seen as ‘lesser victims’ because people wrongly assume that they have the money to spare. He … Read more
Our poll reveals most Britons with a landline telephone now receive more calls from scammers than they do from their loved ones By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 23:58 BST, 1 June 2021 | Updated: 23:58 BST, 1 June 2021 Most Britons with a landline telephone now receive more calls from scammers than they … Read more
A tiny country pub in the heart of the Hampshire countryside is caught up in an international nightmare which could rob its customers of their savings. The website of The Oak, in the small village of Smannell, near Andover, with just 1,330 residents, has been hijacked and ‘mirrored’ online by tricksters 5,000 miles away in … Read more
Scammers recruit young adults left jobless by the pandemic as ‘money mules’ By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 9 March 2021 Young adults left jobless and penniless by the pandemic are helping launder profits from crimes like drug dealing Young adults left jobless and … Read more
Pension scammers are targeting baby boomers in their droves, a report by Just Group has revealed. Nearly a quarter of 55-74 year olds received unsolicited contact in the 12 months to October 2020 with scammers targeting billions of pounds build up in retirement pots. More than £30million has been reportedly lost to pension scams since … Read more
MARCH 2020 Kate revealed she and Prince Charles had got ‘relatively close’ at the Prince’s Trust Awards on March 11 – Charles was diagnosed with coronavirus in mid-March. She said: ‘Around the 29/30 March, I came home came in and said [to Derek] ‘god you look ill.’ ‘He said he had a headache, numbness in his right hand, … Read more
‘You can never trust anybody’: Duncan James confirms he was ROBBED of £5k after scammers ‘cleared out’ his bank account By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 01:51 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 01:51 GMT, 3 March 2021 Duncan James revealed on Tuesday that he was robbed of £5,000 by online fraudsters who ‘cleared out’ … Read more
Nice try! People share their hilarious responses to hapless scammers – from dating site fraudsters to a man demanding bank details while claiming to be The Rock Bored Panda rounded up hilarious interactions with scammers around the world One snap shows a determined Instagram user pretending to be the Rock Another image shows someone claiming to … Read more
February is known as the month of romance – but lockdown rules have resulted in further isolation for singletons, leaving thousands with lonely hearts seeking love remotely. But with this desperation comes another threat: romance fraud. It has become a very lucrative industry for fraudsters, and last year victims of this type of scam were … Read more
‘These s**tes are outrageous!’ Martin Lewis accidentally swears on This Morning during rant about online scammers and illegal websites By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 12:32 GMT, 11 February 2021 | Updated: 12:32 GMT, 11 February 2021 He regularly appears on ITV to offer money advice. And on Thursday, Martin Lewis accidentally swore during an … Read more