Scam alert. The Royal Bank of Scotland has issued an urgent scam alert following the new lockdown. The lockdown at the beginning of March saw an increase in scams of 400 per cent according to Action Fraud and Royal Bank is hoping that by alerting customers in advance and further …
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School librarian, 45, is charged with ‘having a five-year sexual relationship with a student that began when he was just 14 years old’ Joan Meyer charged with first-degree child sexual abuse for allegedly carrying on five-year relationship with her student, beginning in 2009 when he was 14 Allegations against Meyer …
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An SUV driver and his mother say they thought they were going to be killed after a gang of teenagers surrounded their car and began smashing it up in New York City. The shocking incident occurred in broad daylight in the heart of Manhattan on Tuesday – evidence that Big …
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North Wales Police has warned Christmas shoppers about a parcel delivery scam that has already netted almost quarter of a millions pounds across the UK. The email and text scam has been running for some time but police are concerned it is now being targeted at the busy festive period …
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A man who ordered a £7 flick knife from China on the internet has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. The weapon was found when a parcel being mailed to Swansea marked “kitchenware” was intercepted and opened. Police were alerted to the discovery and officers arrested the intended recipient, …
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A community has been left “upset” after a postbox dating back to the reign of George V was stolen. North Wales Police are appealing for witnesses after the postbox was removed from a wall in the Gwynedd village of Llanfachreth. It has been in place for around a century before …
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The Yorkshire Ripper’s ashes have been sent to two of the serial killer’s friends – by Royal Mail special delivery. Peter Sutcliffe was cremated in secret last month, after the 74-year-old died at the University Hospital of North Durham, three miles from his HMP Frankland cell. His brother, Mick, has …
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The moment a person, locally nicknamed as “the Grinch”, stole a package from the porch of a Cambridgeshire home has been caught on camera. Residents across Cambourne and Papworth Everard, in South Cambridgeshire have shared stories of stolen deliveries this week. Naomi Brodowski and her husband David, from Great Cambourne, were …
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Thefts of parcels left on doorsteps are thought to be on the rise in Cambridgeshire as more people rely on deliveries amid the pandemic. With the Christmas shopping season in full swing, police have issued a warning to householders. Parcels left on doorsteps can be a magnet for thieves (43507671) …
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HMRC ‘treat the victims of pension scams like criminals’: Taxman has benefited from the ‘proceeds of crime’ MPs are told Victims of pension scams, are being treated like criminals MPs heard yesterday The targets described feeling suicidal after their life savings vanished Some even face hefty fines because the schemes broke tax …
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