Gran climbed Everest, but then battled a mountain of cold calls There has been a 189 per cent increase in scam calls since the start of the pandemic Charlie Shakeshaft launched his own company to stop cold calls after his grandmother was targeted by scammers Individual Protection Solutions (IPS) now has over 100,000 members By … Read more
Beware the crypto scammers: Fraudsters fleece British couple of £15,000 in NINE minutes through phishing scam Couple were duped into handing over their account details by scammers Fraudster pretended to be from crypto exchange Coinbase Researchers found it had been laundered through a network of wallets Crypto investors being warned that phishing scams are targetting … Read more
Beware the crypto scammers: Fraudsters fleece British couple of £15,000 in NINE minutes through phishing scam Couple were duped into handing over their account details by scammers Fraudster pretended to be from crypto exchange Coinbase Researchers found it had been laundered through a network of wallets Crypto investors being warned that phishing scams are targetting … Read more
Britons are falling victim to telephone scams because they are too polite to hang up, latest research reveals By Helena Kelly For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2021 Some 89 per cent of over-65s say they are confident in taking suspicious calls The average Briton … Read more
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
3 in 5 Britons who still use a landline say they receive more calls from fraudsters than their loved ones By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 23:58 BST, 1 June 2021 | Updated: 09:01 BST, 2 June 2021 Most Britons with a landline telephone now receive more calls from scammers than they do from … Read more
Millions of Britons are worried about fraudsters potentially racking up a several-hundred-pound spending bill on a lost or stolen card ahead of the increase in the contactless limit later this year, new research suggests. Two-thirds of people are worried about contactless fraud on their bank cards if they lose them, according to research from Zopa, … Read more
Watchdog pledges action after our scam exposé: Fake website lured in around 1,700 potential victims in five days By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 18 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 May 2021 The city watchdog has vowed to ‘up its game’ after a Money Mail investigation exposed how easily … Read more
Two members of criminal network that sold near-worthless carbon credits as investments convicted of fraudulent trading, thanks to Tony Hetherington By Financial Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 15 May 2021 Two members of a huge criminal network that sold near-worthless carbon credits as investments have been … Read more
Bank scam victims could have a better chance of getting a refund using a little-known document. The industry code of practice was introduced in October 2017 and lays out how payment providers should protect their customers from fraud. However, the 31-page document – the British Standards Institution’s (BSI) code of practice PAS 17271:2017 – is … Read more