Money Saving Expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning over a new “clever” Post Office scam doing the rounds. Martin has told people to be on their guard against the fraud, which involves a text urging them to reschedule delivery of a parcel. It is a variation of a …
Read More »Martin Lewis issues warning over ‘clever’ Post Office scam and explains how it works
Martin Lewis has issued an important warning over a ‘clever’ new Post Office scam doing the rounds. The MoneySavingExpert founder shared details of the parcel delivery text scam and details of what it looks like and how it works. In a post on Twitter today (June 13), he said: “Beware. …
Read More »Twenty-year sex beast wrecked victims’ lives and told one he could find their family ‘in 30 minutes’
A serial rapist shattered the lives of two women with a series of violent sex attacks spanning more than 20 years. Former Royal Mail worker Michael McEvoy raped one of them three times and forced her into sex acts she said made her feel “like a prostitute”, while he bit …
Read More »Ban text scammers from buying Sim cards without ID, says policing chief
High street stores must be barred from allowing text scammers to buy phones and Sim cards without proof of ID, says the new police watchdog. In an interview with The Telegraph, Andy Cooke, the new HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said the failure to crack down on “burner” phones and …
Read More »Derby taxi driver loses licence and livelihood after hitting 36mph in a 30mph limit
A former Derby taxi-turned-delivery driver has failed in his appeal to get his driving ban lifted after he reached 15 penalty points on his licence. Jabber Choudhry lost his licence and his livelihood after going just 6mph above the 30mph speed limit in London Road, Derby. He told Derby Crown …
Read More »Yorkshire’s ‘fit felon’ Jonathan Cahill is back behind bars
A prolific criminal, who hit the headlines across the country earlier this year because of his looks, is now back behind bars. Jonathan Cahill, 37, has been jailed for 21 months after pleading guilty to a number of crimes, Yorkshire Live reports. Cahill, of Fairfield Drive, Ossett, Wakefield, appeared at …
Read More »Scam involving fake Royal Mail text and website, as well as fake bank phone calls, cost Aberdeenshire resident nearly £10,000 as Police warn others
NORTH east Police have warned of a Royal Mail fake text scam, which took nearly £10,000 from an Aberdeenshire resident. An example of a fake Royal Mail website. A similar example caused an Aberdeenshire resident to lose £10,000. An intricate scam, involving fake texts and websites, scammers impersonating bank staff …
Read More »Hull lawyer hits out over delays in compensating staff wrongly convicted in Post Office scandal
Hull lawyers representing Post Office workers wrongfully convicted of crimes have hit out over delays in agreeing damages. Between 2000 and 2014, more than 700 sub-postmasters were wrongly accused of theft, fraud and false accounting due to a flaw in a computer system Horizon. A number of them even ended …
Read More »Royal Mail scam warning over shipping fee text – here’s what to look out for
A text scam asking for Royal Mail ‘shipping’ fees has begun circulating across the UK – potentially putting sensitive information, including full banking details at risk. The bogus text warns the phone-owner reads ‘your shipment could not be delivery because the Shipping fee not paid Please confirm here’ before a …
Read More »EMILY PRESCOTT: Lady Amelia Windsor moves to Dalston
EMILY PRESCOTT: Lady Amelia Windsor proves she’s the coolest member of the Royal Family by moving to Dalston By Emily Prescott For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:43, 3 April 2022 | Updated: 00:56, 3 April 2022 Lady Amelia Windsor has moved a long way from her posh roots – …
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