According to the banking industry body UK Finance, UK consumers were scammed out of a record £479 million last year, with a five per cent annual rise in money lost by customers unwittingly sanctioning payments to criminals. This included a 94 per cent increase in “impersonation scams” where criminals posing …
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Another offered a shopping list of “scam pages and live panels” for TSB at £200 a shot, Barclays at £200, Lloyd’s at £175, HSBC at £150 and Halifax for £125. Other sites touted included Ebay, Apple Pay, PayPal, EE, Netflix, DVLA, HMRC and Royal Mail. UK Finance data showed the …
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People flogging valuable items on eBay, Facebook and Gumtree are being warned about a new scam. West Midlands Police say sellers looking to make some extra money in lockdown have been conned out of more than £125,000 by scammers in recent months. The con-artists have been targeting people selling high-value …
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A spike in fraud cases is being seen in Leicester, including cases where criminals tell vulnerable people they need to hand over bank details to get their coronavirus vaccine. HSBC is warning everyone in the city to be vigilant after their branches across Leicester noticed a high number of people …
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An Edinburgh mum has warned others to be on their guard after nearly falling for a convincing an online scam. Heather Dalgarno, 40, was targeted by fraudsters pretending to be from Royal Mail while she was waiting on a package arriving. The scam involved a text message and website claiming …
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A Royal Mail postman who was not wearing a seatbelt in his own car crashed into a stationary horse box on the A46 and died, an inquest heard. Ian Barry Neal, 43, died following a collision on the southbound carriageway in Bingham at 2.02pm of Saturday, June 13, last year. …
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Puppies for sale, the Cennus and bogus Royal Mail deliveries are some of the scams in operation in Warwickshire. Householders are being urged to beware of the latest tricks con artists are using to part the unsuspecting of their hard earned cash. Warwickshire’s trading standards team have compiled a list …
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Fraudsters are using text messages to get information such as bank account details and passwords. Highland Council Trading Standards team have been alerted to a smishing – the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such …
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A newly-qualified RAF pilot was killed when an articulated lorry ploughed into the back of his car, a court has heard. Scott McConnell, 26, had stopped on the M40 near Warwick to help in a separate crash and sat in his VW Golf with his hazard lights on. HGV driver …
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Thieves in Edinburgh stole a postal worker’s van which was packed with parcels, before also helping themselves to her car from a Royal Mail depot. Police in Edinburgh are investigating two connected incidents which happened in the city on Wednesday. They’ve also issued a warning to couriers and delivery drivers, …
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