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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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A ‘much-loved’ family man and anti-violence worker subjected an escort to a terrifying knife-point ordeal in a Birmingham flat. Barrington Davis, aged 26, held a blade to the woman’s face before stealing bank cards and £1,500 in cash. Royal Mail worker Davis, who the court heard visits schools in the …
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A House of Lords report has highlighted concerns that the police use of advanced technologies such as Artificial Intelligence – AI – could undermine people’s human rights and the rule of law. The House of Lords Justice and Home Affairs Committee has revealed that the proliferation of Artificial Intelligence tools …
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Two men have been assaulted outside Domino’s Pizza in Swindon’, police say. They have asked for witnesses to the incident to come forward. The assault occurred in the early hours of Saturday (March 26), around 2am. It was in the High Street, Old Town Swindon. They say that two men …
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Drugs and guns are being sold in Scotland using a Russian messaging service, similar to WhatsApp. Crooks and extremist groups have been drawn to use Telegram because end-to-end encryption guarantees no one else can see what’s being said. The site has become an essential communication tool for soldiers and civilians …
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A Royal Mail scam could see you seriously out of pocket as fraudsters turn to using online chat boxes to get your details – here’s how to avoid being caught out. The new delivery scam sees fraudsters creating fake chatbots that sign victims up for expensive monthly subscriptions. C onsumer …
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The girl is now self harms and is in therapy The Metropolitan Police have apologised for strip-searching a black schoolgirl after wrongly being suspected of carrying marijuana. Police were called to a school in Hackney at the end of 2020 by teachers who believed the girl, referred to as Q, …
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