Beware a hasty house sale… Or why tempting agents’ offers to sell your home in a hurry can be a quick route to very big losses Homeowners being warned of a rise in rogue estate agents exploiting families They risk being tied into expensive long-term contracts with ‘quick sale’ firms Some cash home-buying firms offer … Read more
Contact-tracing service becomes latest vehicle for fraudsters as households receive fake ‘health service’ coronavirus texts with phishing links Fraudsters are targeting people by pretending to be the new tracing service It contains a phishing link designed to harvest people’s personal details Britons have been bombarded with thousands of phishing emails and texts Here’s how to … Read more
The wry phrase: ‘When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping’ has taken on a new seriousness in the pandemic. Non-essential stores are to reopen on June 15, an event on which the future of 3.5m jobs depends, along with more than £30 billion of shareholder value. This is the combined market value of … Read more
Drivers are being urged not to pay to SORN their vehicles after This is Money was alerted to a website profiteering on the back of the coronavirus outbreak. There has been a surge of motorists declaring vehicles as being off the road – known as a Statutory Off Road Notification – to avoid having to … Read more
Many women rely on SPF moisturisers to keep their skin hydrated, reduce their risk of cancer and keep them looking young. But a study suggests these lotions may fail to protect us against skin cancer. Researchers from the UK suggest 16.6 per cent of the face is missed when we apply creams with added SPF. … Read more
Watch out for these two coronavirus scams that could trick ANYONE: Police warn of fraudsters trying ‘to take advantage of the public’ Scam text messages have appeared claiming to be from government and HMRC The Government text appears below a legitimate coronavirus warning It told the recipient they owed £35 after being caught leaving the … Read more
Andrew Bailey’s first day as governor of the Bank of England saw a promise of ‘prompt action’ to deal with the financial fallout from the Covid-19 crisis. His pledge is a fresh signal that all is not well with the global monetary plumbing. The American central bank, the Federal Reserve, has intervened twice since last … Read more
Baby monitors and smart cameras can be hacked by criminals and used to spy on victims’ homes and families, cyber chiefs warn Home cameras, and baby monitors linked to the internet, ‘vulnerable’ to attack Advice to consumers to keep devices safe includes using stronger passwords National Cyber Security Centre said hackers can use cameras to … Read more