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Publishing our bank transfer scam dossier

Anabel Hoult

Today Which? is submitting our report to the Lending Standards Board, sharing the experiences of consumers who have lost out to authorised push payment (APP) scams.
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Scam alert: fake O2 invoice SMS

George Martin

A convincing fake text message purporting to be from O2 is doing the rounds. Have you received it? Here’s what makes this one particularly dangerous.

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Scam alert: fake PayPal emails

Lauren Merryweather

PayPal is often a target for scammers looking for quick access to your money. Here are two phishing emails from earlier this year so you know how to spot them.

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Publishing our bank transfer scam dossier

malcolm r said 1 hour, 57 minutes ago:

https://press.which.co.uk/whichstatements/which-response-to-uk-finance-fraud-figures-2/ “While it is positive that the introduction of the scams code has led to…
Scam warning: British Gas phishing email

Wendy Carter said 2 hours, 30 minutes ago:

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Scam warning: British Gas phishing email

Kay said 2 hours, 47 minutes ago:

If they don't have a computer they won't be receiving the emails anyway.
Scam warning: British Gas phishing email

tracy kimpton said 2 hours, 47 minutes ago:

I have been getting scam emails telling me my emails have been blocked and my…

by George Martin on 18 March 2020

Scam call warning: Amazon Prime ‘renewal’

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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by Lauren Merryweather on 12 March 2020

Have you been cold called about ‘home appliance insurance’?

Ever received unexpected calls telling you that cover for your washing machine, oven, dishwasher or other home appliance cover is due for renewal?

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by Anabel Hoult on 11 March 2020

Win! Government will protect access to cash

I wrote to the Chancellor as part of our week of action to save bank branches and ATMs across the country. Today, the government has acted. Cash will be protected.

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by Jon Stricklin-Coutinho on 2 March 2020

Protect cash: your views from our week of action

Last week we asked for your views on whether the government should protect cash in its budget. Here’s what you had to say.

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by Faye Lipson on 27 February 2020

Scam watch: what is tech seller GP Fintech?

A website selling TVs and other tech in November’s Black Friday sales wasn’t as it seemed. Here’s what happened when it started demanding bank transfers.

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by Gareth Shaw on 24 February 2020

Access to cash: join our week of action

If action isn’t taken, cash as we know it today could be gone in two years’ time. Join us in calling for the government to protect access in the upcoming budget.

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