Scammers began capitalising on coronavirus to con victims out of cash almost as soon as the disease started spreading worldwide. Fraudsters have been knocking on our doors, infiltrating our email inboxes and telephoning us in our homes — using the fear and confusion to steal from us. But today Money Mail can expose how a … Read more
Crooked solicitor and his colleague tried to sell three London homes they didn’t own in £3m scam – as pair are jailed for 12 years Hashok Parmar and Syed Gous Ali used the cover of a Loughborough law firm The pair used forged documents to attempt to carry out three sales in London However, other … Read more
A Breaking Bad-style police officer who masterminded a drugs racket has been given an extra year in jail for a pirate TV set-top box scam that cost pay channels up to £5million. PC Daniel Aimson, 39, used his scam to live a lavish lifestyle with wife Rachel, 31, including eating £500 meals in Michelin star … Read more
The founder of a ‘virtual summit’ has said the announcement of George Clooney on its schedule of keynote speakers was a ‘misunderstanding’, had claimed she’d known the actor for years. Thrive Philanthropy, a small consulting firm based in Utah, had been advertising the star-studded Connect Summit that would feature celebs including George and Amal Clooney as ‘keynote … Read more
The uncovering of an elaborate scam sent shares in AIM-listed Lekoil crashing to an all-time low. The oil company had been duped into believing it had secured a £142million loan from the Qatar Investment Authority, which it was going to put towards further drilling off the coast of Nigeria. So sure was it that it … Read more
A couple had £25,000 in savings cleared from their account while travelling in South America after one of their phone numbers was ported without consent. The pair, who wish to remain anonymous, slammed their phone company Three stating it does not take security seriously enough, effectively helping ‘facilitate’ so-called ‘Sim swap’ scams. They contacted This is Money … Read more
Google reveals it blocks more than 18 MILLION coronavirus scam emails every day as criminals try and steal money and personal information from unsuspecting users during lockdown Google saw 18 million daily scam emails related to COVID-19 last week This includes malware and phishing emails intended to defraud users Google reports a further 240 million COVID-related … Read more
On a Saturday in February three years ago, Coleen Greenwood should have married her sweetheart in a no-expense-spared ceremony at a stately home in the north-east of England. James Scott, her fiancée, had arranged it all. Months earlier, he had romantically presented her with a little black book headed ‘Coleen Scott Wedding Diary’. Inside it … Read more
Phishing involves cyber-criminals attempting to steal personal information such as online passwords, bank details or money from an unsuspecting victim. Very often, the criminal will use an email, phone call or even a fake website pretending to be from a reputable company. The criminals can use personal details to complete profiles on a victim which … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. Ms K.P. writes: I fell for a sales pitch from Easytrade.biz, and now am unable to withdraw any … Read more