Hundreds of people are being targeted by a cruel text scam which could end up costing thousands. Heartless fraudsters are sending out messages pretending to be Royal Mail, telling people their parcel has an unpaid shipping fee and they must pay the costs to receive the item. The message, which …
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Fraudsters are using a Royal Mail scam to target people’s cash – and they’ve already taken one person’s entire life savings. The fraudsters are attempting to get their hands on unsuspecting Brits’ cash by using a “safe account” scam. The scam has been highlighted in the West Midlands by Birmingham …
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People must take personal responsibility to avoid falling for scams, a senior figure at UK Finance has said, as she warned that money lost to fraud was ending up in the hands of criminal gangs. Karen Baxter, who joined the banking trade body in October from her previous role as …
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Fraud squad chief claims police are LOSING the fight with criminal gangs as he warns scam messages and calls will ‘increasingly become part of modern life’ unless more is done Graeme Biggar, of National Crime Agency, said police ‘not winning’ against fraud The security expert said the ‘anonymous’ cyber crimes …
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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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