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by George Martin on 7 April 2021

Scam alert: Dyson V10 ‘loyalty program’ email

An email purporting to be from Dyson is promising ‘prizes’ as part of a fake loyalty program. Dyson has confirmed it has nothing to do with the communication.

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by Anabel Hoult on 27 March 2021

Time for government to tackle Big Tech over their scams failing

In this comment piece for The Telegraph, Which? CEO Anabel Hoult calls on the UK Government to stand up to tech giants to end the scourge of online scams.

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by Derek on 26 March 2021

I fell for a fake Clarks advert, now I want to warn others

Derek may have ‘only’ lost £29.93 to a fake Clarks advert on Facebook, but all scams take their toll, and these numbers add up. Here, he describes his experience.

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by Emily Nix on 25 March 2021

Protecting yourself against scams during a pandemic

Citizens Advice continues to help people with a wide range of scams through the pandemic. Here, it joins us to spread awareness and explain more about its work.

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by Sue Whitney on 24 March 2021

I almost fell for the fake vaccine text – we must disempower these fraudsters

In January, Which? member Sue thought she’d been invited to get the COVID-19 vaccine, only to realise just in time it was a fake text message. This is her story.

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by Chiara Cavaglieri on 23 March 2021

Scam alert: fake texts, calls and a cloned Royal Mail site

Fraudsters attempted to wipe out a victim’s entire bank balance by setting up a clone Royal Mail website. Here’s how the scam worked and how it was stopped.

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