Fraudsters swindle £15MILLION from victims using dating sites

Fraudsters swindle £15MILLION from victims using dating sites to offer bogus investments with the average loss per person £15,936 Hundreds of people reported being approached by criminals on dating sites  They are persuaded to take up investment opportunities which are fraudulent After taking money meant for stocks, shares and cryptocurrencies the fraudsters then cut all contact  Average … Read more

Stop treating scammers’ victims as second-class citizens, say experts

Consumer champion Martin Lewis says there is not enough sympathy for fraud victims, and is calling for a police crackdown on the ‘almost unpunished crime’. The Money Saving Expert founder warns that those who fall prey to scammers are seen as ‘lesser victims’ because people wrongly assume that they have the money to spare. He … Read more

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: MPs must ramp up pressure to help victims of scams

JEFF PRESTRIDGE: MPs must grill bank bosses over why they are refusing to help many customers who have lost life-changing sums of money to scams By Jeff Prestridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 12 June 2021 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 12 June 2021 I trust members of the Treasury Select Committee will … Read more

Migrants are claiming they are victims of modern slavery to avoid deportation from the UK

Migrants are claiming they are victims of modern slavery to avoid deportation from the UK as almost one in six used the argument last year Anyone trafficked into Britain or used as a slave is protected through the NRM The increase in cases is partly due to a better understanding of modern slavery  Baroness revealed … Read more

Victims of the LC&F scandal to share £120m compensation fund

Victims of the LC&F scandal to get most of their money back as Treasury announces £120m compensation fund By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 19 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 April 2021 Victims of the London Capital & Finance savings scandal have hailed a ‘hallelujah moment’ after the Government … Read more

Multiple victims reported – including a police officer – after a shooting at a Knoxville high school

Multiple victims reported – including a police officer – in shooting at Knoxville high school Shooting took place Monday afternoon at Austin-East Magnet School in Knoxville, Tennessee  Multiple people suffered gunshot wounds, including Knoxville police officer  School was placed on lockdown as a precaution   By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com Published: 21:11 BST, 12 April 2021 … Read more

Matt Lucas and Ronnie O’Sullivan star in series of films to remember Holocaust victims

A Holocaust education charity has teamed up with British celebrities to make a series of emotional and inspirational films to remember victims of the Nazi genocide. The five separate videos feature comedian Matt Lucas, snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, broadcaster Robert Peston, businesswoman Karren Brady and Love Island star Eyal Booker chatting to Holocaust survivors about … Read more

Matt Lucas and Ronnie O’Sullivan to star in series of films to remember Holocaust victims

A Holocaust education charity has teamed up with British celebrities to make a series of emotional and inspirational films to remember victims of the Nazi genocide. The five separate videos feature comedian Matt Lucas, snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, broadcaster Robert Peston, businesswoman Karren Brady and Love Island star Eyal Booker chatting to Holocaust survivors about … Read more

Mugger RETURNS stolen cash by posting it through victim’s letter box as it was donation for mosque

Moment mugger RETURNS stolen cash by posting it through victim’s letter box after being told it was donation money destined for local mosque The thief posted notes through victim’s letterbox in Small Heath in Birmingham The theft was captured on CCTV and an appeal to find the thieves spread online After the muggers heard of … Read more