Scams

A twenty-five-year-old man who conned strangers, friends and his partner to fund his gambling addiction has been sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court.

Gwent man sentenced for defrauding eleven people of over £30k | The Crown Prosecution Service (cps.gov.uk)

Online scams come in all shapes and sizes. From emails that attempt to trick you into giving away your personal information, to fraudsters on dating websites trying to get money from you, there are many things scammers do to get something from you.

The online fraud report | Uswitch

Customers of some of the country’s largest banks are urged to be vigilant following reports of scam text messages purporting to be security alerts from their banks.

Banking Customers Warned About Rise in Text-Based Scams (moneyexpert.com)

Online banking customers have been warned about a rise in text message scams targeting their savings accounts.

MPs have called on the government to take a tougher stance on big technology companies hosting pension scam adverts.

MPs call for new laws to crack down on tech firms promoting scams - FTAdviser.com

Victims of scammers have lost £1.7bn over the last 12 months, new analysis from Which? has found.

Online scammers 'running riot' thanks to tech giants' inaction - Your Money

A fresh UK Census scam warning has been issued after one unwitting Brit was scammed out of £500.

The woman handed over the money after being panicked into thinking she had missed the deadline.

Fresh census scam warning to millions after woman conned out of hundreds - Birmingham Live (birminghammail.co.uk)

This week, many Brits have found themselves, victim, to a Royal Mail scam, where people are asked to pay for ‘unpaid shipping fees’ via text, only to input their bank details to a fraudulent website.

Seven types of scam people are being warned to watch out for - Kent Live

Complaints about nuisance calls and messages skyrocketed during the last three months of 2020, according to Ofcom and the Information Commissioners Office (ICO).

Nuisance calls complaints surged in the UK during pandemic | TechRadar

People have been warned to take care when selling expensive goods online after a number of frauds - totalling more than £171,000 in one part of the UK alone.

Police warn over scam targeting sellers on Gumtree, Facebook and eBay - Kent Live