Just after Christmas last year I noticed my Halifax Ultimate Reward account, which I use as a savings account, had been billed £290 by Sky. I have been a Sky customer for a decade, but I did not recognise the charges, as I have previously paid my bill through direct debit from a Clydesdale Bank … Read more
Fraudsters made over 1,000 attempts a month at phone banking scams, HSBC reveals.. and it keeps a scammer voice library in case they try again The bank identified 17,000 fraudulent phone calls in 2019 This was more than double the number in 2018, with one month seeing 1,800 It said it had prevented access to … Read more
Car dealer Lookers’ chief operating officer quits amid ‘potential fraud’ probe By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:14 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 23:14 GMT, 12 March 2020 Lookers’ chief operating officer Cameron Wade announced his resignation from the car dealership The chief operating officer of Lookers has resigned amid a probe over … Read more
NMC probe uncovers fraud: Ailing health firm notifies authorities of suspected illegal activity By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:10 GMT, 12 March 2020 | Updated: 00:27 GMT, 13 March 2020 Ailing NMC Health has admitted it may have found evidence it was involved in fraud. The FTSE 100 hospital operator, which runs … Read more
Facebook’s new fraud detection system helped the company take down more than 6.5 BILLION fake accounts in 2019 A new report from Facebook reveals how the company is fighting fake accounts The company has developed a machine-learning tool to analyze user accounts It also analyzes the activity of an accounts friends to determine authenticity By … Read more
Jury told to ignore bankers’ bonuses as they decide fate of three ex-Barclays executives accused of fraud By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:56 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:56 GMT, 26 February 2020 Three Barclays executives on trial at the Old Bailey deny funnelling fees to Qatari investors to secure emergency … Read more
Lloyds Bank faces new police investigation into allegations of fraud against small businesses By A Daily Mail Reporter Published: 23:46 GMT, 1 March 2020 | Updated: 07:43 GMT, 2 March 2020 Lloyds Bank is facing a new police investigation into allegations of fraud against small businesses. Cardiff-based property investor Kashif Shabir has claimed the bank … Read more
Fraud fund used to pay back blameless scam victims extended AGAIN as squabbling banks can’t decide on a long-term solution Seven banks including the UK’s biggest names have been funding a central pot This was initially due to run out at the end of 2019 and be replaced Banks cannot decide on a long-term solution … Read more
A glamorous conwoman who led a lavish lifestyle of holidays and shopping by ripping off victims through online property rental fraud is behind bars after returning to the UK. Leah Farley, 31, spent two years dodging the authorities in Turkey after she failed to turn up to court for sentencing. She was finally arrested when … Read more
Three former Barclays executives have been cleared of fraud over a £4billion investment deal with Qatar at the height of the banking crisis. Scotsman Roger Jenkins, 64, was said to be Barclays’ ‘gatekeeper’ to the wealthy Middle Eastern state, and in 2008 helped the bank with two large capital raisings to avoid a government bailout. … Read more