Mandatory measures will replace voluntary scheme for fraud victims They relate to victims of Authorised Push Payment scams This is where customers are tricked into sending money to criminals By Patrick Tooher Updated: 12:43 GMT, 10 December 2023 Fighting back: Scams typically involve a person who is duped into making an online payment to crooks … Read more
Britons are falling victim to telephone scams because they are too polite to hang up, latest research reveals By Helena Kelly For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2021 Some 89 per cent of over-65s say they are confident in taking suspicious calls The average Briton … Read more
Consumer champion Martin Lewis says there is not enough sympathy for fraud victims, and is calling for a police crackdown on the ‘almost unpunished crime’. The Money Saving Expert founder warns that those who fall prey to scammers are seen as ‘lesser victims’ because people wrongly assume that they have the money to spare. He … Read more
Our poll reveals most Britons with a landline telephone now receive more calls from scammers than they do from their loved ones By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 23:58 BST, 1 June 2021 | Updated: 23:58 BST, 1 June 2021 Most Britons with a landline telephone now receive more calls from scammers than they … Read more
Banks urged to come clean over how often they reimburse customers who fall victim to money transfer scams By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 22 May 2021 | Updated: 10:58 BST, 23 May 2021 Banks are being urged to come clean about how often they reimburse customers who fall victim to … Read more
Millions of Britons are worried about fraudsters potentially racking up a several-hundred-pound spending bill on a lost or stolen card ahead of the increase in the contactless limit later this year, new research suggests. Two-thirds of people are worried about contactless fraud on their bank cards if they lose them, according to research from Zopa, … Read more
Pension giant Aviva backs calls for Government crackdown on financial fraud after its brand is hijacked by criminals At least 27 fake websites were set up in Aviva’s name to dupe unsuspecting victims into handing over cash The pension giant warned that shutting down the scammer websites is like playing ‘whack-a-mole’ under the current rules … Read more
New scam warning: Fake Post Office email asks people to pay ‘shipping fees’ to release non-existent deliveries Scammers are sending fraudulent emails pretending to be the Post Office People are asked to click on a link to pay a shipping fee to release a delivery However, they could well be conned out of hundreds of … Read more
Refunds for scam victims ‘under threat’ following changes to vital scheme By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 4 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 4 May 2021 Scam victims could find it harder to get their money back from their bank following changes to a vital fraud refund scheme. Under rules … Read more
If you find yourself victim of a bank transfer scam, there’s no industry less likely to stick to the old adage that ‘the customer is always right’ By Gareth Shaw, Head Of Money At Consumer Group Which? Published: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 1 May 2021 Given that we rely on … Read more
Scammers recruit young adults left jobless by the pandemic as ‘money mules’ By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 9 March 2021 Young adults left jobless and penniless by the pandemic are helping launder profits from crimes like drug dealing Young adults left jobless and … Read more
February is known as the month of romance – but lockdown rules have resulted in further isolation for singletons, leaving thousands with lonely hearts seeking love remotely. But with this desperation comes another threat: romance fraud. It has become a very lucrative industry for fraudsters, and last year victims of this type of scam were … Read more
Crooks con £55,000 a day out of lonely hearts during an online dating boom in lockdown By Fiona Parker For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 9 February 2021 Romance fraudsters are stealing more than £50,000 a day during an online dating boom in lockdown. There was a … Read more