O n Saturday I was walking home when I received a text claiming to be from the Royal Mail, saying that I needed to pay a £2.99 additional fee for a package to be delivered. It was my birthday the following day and I knew a few packages would be …
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Royal Mail urges people to be careful as text phishing scam spreads. The text messages are telling people they have to pay an outstanding amount to … Source link
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If you received a message claiming to be from a courier company or the Royal Mail asking you to pay to release a parcel they were holding for you, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was a scam. However, as the UK navigates its way through a post-Brexit world, shoppers …
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A student was scammed out of her savings after receiving a fake text (Representative Image) A woman has spoken up about how she was “scammed out of every penny” she had in the hope that her story will serve as a warning to others. British student Emmeline Hartley shared her …
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Now that the once every ten years Sunday, Census day has passed, scammers are using the opportunity to pressure and trick people into handing over their details, police warn. With potential fines of up to £1,000 for not completing the Census or for providing false information, criminals are attempting a …
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Scams are, sadly, a very common part of modern life. I myself regularly get telephone calls from my ‘Internet Service Provider’ telling me that there’s been suspicious activity on my account and my network will be shut down within 24-hours unless I (presumably) pay someone a fee. – Fortunately, many …
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A Manchester student is set to study the impact of the arrival of high-speed broadband on one of the most remote islands in the world. St Helena is probably best known as the place where French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled in 1815 after his defeat at the Battle of …
Read More »My friend Mota Singh, who has died aged 81, was the first British-Asian county councillor in Warwickshire, and the first to chair the council, in 2000. He was a dedicated anti-racism campaigner. He served as the mayor of Leamington Spa in 2004. Mota was elected to Warwickshire county council for …
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John Lewis has confirmed that a further eight stores are set to close and will not reopen their doors after lockdown eases. The move also puts 1,465 jobs at risk of redundancy. “The high street is going through its biggest change for a generation and we are changing with it. …
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Edward Hunter, known as Eddie, had been cutting the grass last Thursday morning when he collapsed in his front garden. Fortunately, two Royal Mail workers who were on shift nearby came rushing to the 75-year-old’s aid. His distraught wife, Valerie, had been working in a back room at their Lomond …
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