Updated: Oct 20, 2021 06:40 PM Cyber crime: Fake e-mails warning (File photograph) The public was today warned not be fooled by two e-mails that claim to be sent from a government department and a US health authority. The first e-mail, sent from aefoggo@northrock.bm and which claimed to be from …
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A woman has taken to social media urging everyone to “be careful” after she was targetted by scammers impersonating her daughter on WhatsApp. The mum from Bedford posted the warning, along with a screenshot of her conversation with the scammer, in a local Facebook group on Thursday evening (October 7). …
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People in Scotland have been advised to keep an eye out for fake texts and emails sent by scammers pretending to be delivery couriers. Scots are being sent messages that are apparently from big-name companies like Royal Mail, Hermes and DPD – but they’re actually from scammers attempting to steal …
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A former Royal Mail employee stole 23 packages containing sportswear from the Gloucester depot of Parcel Force. Alan Orzechowski, 26, of Clement Street, Gloucester, was warned by the presiding judge at Cheltenham Magistrates Court yesterday (Sept 29) that he faces a custodial sentence because of the breach of public trust …
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A Royal Mail worker’s 30-year career ended in shame after he was caught stealing special delivery parcels. John Brown was working in the Cramlington delivery office when he carried out the thefts over several months. The 56-year-old admitted he was taking around two parcels a week and would sell the …
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A Luton Royal Mail worker stole parcels worth nearly £5,000 after her husband left her to become a Jehovah’s Witness. Donna Samuel, 59, selected packages from the conveyor belt at Luton sorting office, knowing they contained mobile phones or tablets. In March 2016 an internal investigation was launched when Royal …
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Stephen Simmons was sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit because of one bent copper. Then just 19-years-old, Stephen was told to plead guilty because no one would believe him if he accused the police of being liars. It would take four decades for the shocking truth to …
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Callous yobs have stolen charity cash from Sittingbourne’s ‘whistling postman’, a dedicated collector who has raised nearly £300,000 in more than 40 years of bike riding. Dale Howting, 87, had just completed a morning of fundraising on his bike when two youths ran off with it, ripped off the collecting …
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Police have issued another warning about scams after a woman was conned out of nearly £10,000. There has been a rise in the reporting of fraudsters sending text messages posing as Royal Mail or DPD delivery services to target people’s cash. Messages typically ask the victim to pay an unpaid …
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Millions of bank customers are being warned of a series of scams aiming to empty their accounts. The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has issued a warning about a new surge in text message scams targeting several of the country’s biggest banks, The Mirror reports. CTSI experts say they’ve seen …
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