Reality bites for Married At First Sight star Dan Webb as he faces trial over a ‘$24million fraud scam’ By Australian Associated Press Published: 23:08 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 11 July 2021 A former reality television contestant has a case to answer over an alleged multi-million dollar ‘boiler room’ telemarketing scam. … Read more
Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste run a multimillion dollar COUPON scamming ring in the new trailer for the movie Queenpins By Ashley Hume For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:10 BST, 8 July 2021 | Updated: 07:18 BST, 9 July 2021 Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste star as two down-on-their-luck women who hatch a coupon-scamming plot in the … Read more
Holly Willoughby ‘being used as the face of cryptocurrency scam as bogus websites boast fake quotes from the This Morning star The 40-year-old’s image has reportedly been used as part of a cryptocurrency scam, with bogus websites also featuring fake quotes from the presenter She’s said to have been spotted on two fraudulent websites which … Read more
New scam warning: Fake Post Office email asks people to pay ‘shipping fees’ to release non-existent deliveries Scammers are sending fraudulent emails pretending to be the Post Office People are asked to click on a link to pay a shipping fee to release a delivery However, they could well be conned out of hundreds of … Read more
Instagram warns users about a new scam that tries to steal your login details by faking a ‘copyright violation’ Instagram has warned users about the copyright scam on Twitter It claims a copyright violation has been detected in a post on your account It prompts you to click on a link to ‘give feedback’, and … Read more
Tax chiefs are urged to stop chasing pension scam victims for large fines and to show more empathy for those caught up in the nightmare HMRC was said to have ‘lacked empathy’ in its relentless pursuit of scam victims Government suggested a law change to allow some victims a tax amnesty MPs on the work … Read more
Dr Anthony McGrath, 48, (pictured in an undated photo) has been ordered to pay back £564,518 by a judge or face another five years being added to his sentence A debt-ridden orthopaedic surgeon who masterminded a massive insurance scam and mortgage fraud has been given a three month deadline to pay back over half a million … Read more
Dr Anthony McGrath, 48, (pictured in an undated photo) has been ordered to pay back £564,518 by a judge or face another five years being added to his sentence A debt-ridden orthopaedic surgeon who masterminded a massive insurance scam and mortgage fraud has been given a three month deadline to pay back over half a million … Read more
Losses to bank transfer fraud rose 5 per cent last year to nearly £480million as criminals cashed in on the coronavirus pandemic, but victims continued to be left out of pocket more than half of the time. Cases of so-called authorised push payment scams rose 22 per cent to just under 150,000 in 2020, according … Read more
Victims of sophisticated investment scams have questioned how Britain’s biggest banks are allowing fraudsters to set up bank accounts to harvest tens of thousands of pounds by posing as representatives of legitimate financial firms. Clone scammers peddling fake investment products stole close to £213,700 a day from Britons in 2020, with victims losing £45,242 on … Read more