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by Faye Lipson on 12 May 2022

Scam watch: bombarded by phoney ‘market research’ calls

A member got in touch to tell us they’ve been receiving at least one call a week from a ‘market research’ company requesting personal data. Have you had a similar experience?

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by Oscar Webb on 4 May 2022

My experience of a bank transfer payee scam

Has a large sum of unsolicited money ever appeared in your account? It happened to me a couple of months ago. Here’s how the attempted scam worked.

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by George Martin on 28 April 2022

Have you spotted fake ads using Martin Lewis’s image?

Action Fraud says it’s received more than 1,178 reports in three days about fake investment schemes fraudulently using Martin Lewis’s image. Have you seen them?

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by George Martin on 22 April 2022

Warning: fake supermarket Facebook posts shared thousands of times

Spoof Facebook accounts posing as Iceland and Morrisons have had their fake posts shared tens of thousands of times. Have you seen them?

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by Christine Barnes on 13 April 2022

City of London Police: remote access scams awareness

This month Action Fraud launched a new national awareness campaign about remote access scams. Our guest, the City of London Police, explains more.

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by George Martin on 8 April 2022

Scam alert: fake emails posing as UK gyms

David Lloyd Clubs and PureGym are being spoofed in fake emails promoting competitions that are nothing to do with either brand. Have you received one?

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