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More than half of current students and graduates say they have been scammed during their time at university, a survey has found.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/over-half-current-former-students-014538097.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvL21rSEN4MUNKU1k_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALvsFxSzzI1XHSYlCRtPWMc_-QnnpnqDYRX1pWFMS9yR9p2y_ZJ2GIYNx-e4SjI1egr-slErRNrIQoPduymFlYJo6sYCmN4nZJ78_rdYwi_JFPd-DOVmF3DWUuEadh4PI0PTam6-jyU_MFI0SN-QrKqIQp88ujhpJ69HkaiCNNYQ
A Borders man has been tricked into parting with more than £20,000 in an online fraud on social media.
We are aware of reports on social media that criminals are using the Thomas Cook liquidation as an opportunity to lure victims into financial scams.
As it reveals that the banking industry successfully thwarts £4.5m-worth of unauthorised fraud a day, industry body UK Finance is appealing to consumers to do their bit.
The amount of money stolen by criminals who persuade victims to send them cash via bank transfers has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year, new figures show.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2019/09/bank-transfer-scams-up-by-40--since-last-year/
Add in Brexit outsourcing mess and it's plain to see why young international scholars get duped
A scams unit set up in Dudley to protect vulnerable residents from being conned out of cash has helped nearly 400 people, new figures have revealed.
This weekend I got a long overdue new laptop and the difference in account set up was stark. I opened eBay on the new device, logged in and placed an order and it was business as usual. But when I logged in Google just about ever device I have started pinging with account alert warnings on computers and pop ups (and email alerts) on Android, warning me that a new device had logged into my account.
https://tamebay.com/2019/09/ebay-account-alert-warnings.html
The regulator has opted to phase in new rules which were supposed to be in place from next week.
https://www.lovemoney.com/news/88592/sca-fraud-rules-shoddy-handling-protections-scammers?source=1000693
TV and radio presenter Helen Skelton has revealed that she was scammed out of her savings after falling victim to fraudsters over the phone.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/helen-skelton-reveals-that-she
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