Show the red card to pension scammers: Clive Tyldesley fronts new campaign

A new football-themed campaign to flag the risks of pension fraud is being fronted by legendary commentator Clive Tyldesley. Men in their 50s, who are the ‘average victim’ of pension scammers, are being urged to show them the red card by the veteran voice of football matches. The effort to raise awareness about typical pension … Read more

Scammers target diners at the Ritz by posing as staff to steal their payment card details

Scammers target diners at the Ritz by posing as staff to steal their payment card details before trying to spend thousands of pounds at Argos Fraudsters phoned people with details of bookings and asked for card details  The Ritz has confirmed it’s investigating a ‘potential data breach’ on Thursday Fraudsters used customer card details to … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Scammers issue fake £10 face-mask ‘fines’

Warning after scammers posing as council staff with badges and body-worn cameras issue fake £10 face-mask ‘fines’ to town centre shoppers The scams happening in town centres have been reported to Merseyside Council Only the police have the power to enforce mask-wearing, not local authorities The face mask scams are being investigated by many different … Read more

Scammers posing as council staff issue fake £10 face-mask ‘fines’

Warning after scammers posing as council staff with badges and body-worn cameras issue fake £10 face-mask ‘fines’ to town centre shoppers The scams happening in town centres have been reported to Merseyside Council Only the police have the power to enforce mask-wearing, not local authorities The face mask scams are being investigated by many different … Read more

Scammers impersonate Oxford and Samsung to phish victims using fake Microsoft Office 365 pages

Scammers are using Oxford and Samsung servers to phish victims with fake Microsoft Office 365 pages The campaign uses servers from Samsung and Oxford to phish users The scams use faked Microsoft Office 365 to steal information By using servers from legitimate companies, scammers can bypass normal email protections that filter out spam  By James … Read more

How to protect yourself from scammers using the lockdown as cover

From phishing emails to the new coronavirus tracking app and ‘catfishing’: Beware scammers using the lockdown as cover 2,200 people have fallen victim to coronavirus-related scams in past two months Scammers have cheated victims out of more than £5.3m since lockdown began   ‘Phishing’ emails are prevalent, but other scams are based around a new coronavirus … Read more

Scammers use encrypted messaging to sell tutorials on how to steal unemployment for $50 of Bitcoin

Scammers use encrypted messaging services to sell tutorials on how to steal unemployment from different states for just $50 worth of Bitcoin Scammers are flocking to encrypted messaging to sell fraud tutorials  Tutorials on Telegram offer off methods of stealing unemployment  They also offer instruction on how to avoid detection The tutorials can be purchased on … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the copycat scammers

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the unscrupulous firms taking advantage of its lax advertising rules By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 4 February 2020 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 5 February 2020 Google needs to wake up to the fact that unscrupulous firms are routinely taking advantage of its lax advertising rules. … Read more

Scammers use easyJet data breach to lure new victims

Watch out! Scammers use easyJet data breach to lure new victims By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:30 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 22:30 BST, 23 May 2020 Households are being urged to watch out for a new wave of emails from fraudsters looking to steal their bank details. According to … Read more

BT boss warns over scammers that target lockdown Britain

BT boss warns ‘be on your guard’ after cyber criminals launch a wave of scams targeting customers staying at home By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:16 BST, 11 May 2020 | Updated: 08:53 BST, 12 May 2020 The boss of BT has urged customers to ‘be on your guard’ after cyber criminals … Read more