Scammers are impersonating EuroMillions winners Frances and Patrick Connolly. Have you had this fake email arrive in your inbox?
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EuroMillions impersonators move to scam emails
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Scam watch: lured by ‘lottery winner’ on Instagram
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An Instagram account has been sending private messages promising $50,000 of lottery winnings to its first 50k followers. It’s a scam, and this is how it works.
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How I’m fighting fraud with ‘scambusters’
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Could you identify a scam? Our guest, Stephen Kerr MP, tells us more about his ‘scambusters’ events, which aim to help educate the public about their dangers.
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Scam call warning: Amazon Prime ‘renewal’
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An automated scam call is impersonating Amazon Prime, telling victims their subscription will be ‘renewed’ for £39.99. Here’s what you need to watch out for.
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PayUK must ensure that blameless scam victims are protected
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The CEO of UK Finance and I have written to Pay.UK to urge it to back a vital scams reimbursement funding proposal. Here’s our letter to its chair, Ms Melanie Johnson.
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Scam warning: British Gas phishing email
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A phishing email purporting to be from British Gas is fraudulently promising customers a ‘refund’ of more than £400. Have you come across it?
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Scam watch: £1,400 lost to property deposit fraud
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This month’s scam watch saw the loss of £1,400 to a property deposit fraudster. Here’s how it was done, and what you need to watch out for.
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Scam watch: stung by fake shoe ad
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A fraudulent Facebook ad posing as a luxury retailer tricked this victim into parting with their cash. Would you be able to spot it?
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Scam email warning: fake Mirror websites
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Scammers are still using Martin Lewis’s image in fraudulent Bitcoin adverts, but now they’re emailing them directly using fake mockups of the Mirror’s website.
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Why isn’t Facebook doing more to stop scams?
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In April 2018, Martin Lewis felt he had no choice but to sue Facebook for libel. We explain why, and ask why Facebook isn’t doing more to prevent scams.
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Listen to this HMRC scam voicemail
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The news that HMRC is to crack down on ‘number-spoofing’ is timely – here’s a scam voicemail I received just last week. Have you been contacted?
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Facebook Messenger: have you been sent a scam?
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Ever had your Facebook account cloned? Scammers have been reported using the details of your friends to trick you into sharing your personal data.
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How I lost £66,000 to scammers
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Cally was the victim of a devastating bank transfer scam. Here she explains what happened, and how you can avoid falling into the same trap.
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Banks cannot delay tackling fraud: my letter to Stephen Jones
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With £434 per minute lost to authorised push payment (APP) scams, I’ve written to UK Finance CEO, Stephen Jones, to outline our critical steps required to halt their growth.