All news on the topic: Scams

Virgin Media O2 has teamed up with actor and documentary maker, Ross Kemp, to launch "Crafty Lager 7726" in which it hopes to encourage conversations about scams and fraud

Recruitment scams are when fraudsters create fake job opportunities that trick applicants into revealing personal information or sending money

On average, Lloyds Banking Group found that scam victims were losing an average of around £10,741 - this is more than any other type of consumer fraud

When challenged, one firm that touted 13% annual returns admitted that investors' actual profit was 0%

Charlie Temple, 31, was desperately searching for a short term rental in London as he only had four weeks left until his lease was ending

A 61-year-old woman from Gwynedd, Wales, has told how she was conned out of more than £17,000 by a caller pretending to be from the fraud department at HSBC bank

Police have issued an urgent warning over fake investment scams targeting UK bank account holders. Cops are speaking out to warn customers at the UK's largest banks - Santander, Lloyds, Barclays, HSBC, NatWest and more

Cybersecurity experts are urging people to start using emojis in their passwords as a way to keep their online accounts secure - it could make your logins twice as strong

Social media adverts lead to shady websites offering gifts at ramped-up prices

The Payments Systems Regulator has revealed the performance of individual banks in tackling authorised push payment (APP) scams and how they treated those who fell victim in 2022

The Money Saving Expert (MSE) website founder took to X, formally Twitter, to share that social media companies now needed to "clamp down" on fake adverts on their platform

The frightening technique is thought to use someone else's bank details to get a package delivered to the wrong address, at which point the scammers try to ask for it back

A new safety warning has been issued to all iPhone and Android users as cybercriminals are increasingly turning to QR codes to hoodwink and scam their victims. Here's what to keep an eye on and four rules you should never ignore.

Mary Turner Thomson married American William Allen Jordan and had a child with him - but after six years of being together, she found out he had three other wives and 13 children

Dr Leigh Jones, a University of Oxford academic, lost more than £1,000 after she was targeted by a phishing scam when booking accommodation for her wedding in Vietnam

A frustrated O2 customer has claimed they've been 'deceived' by a salesperson and had their mobile phone contract changed without their permission after a call

Madison Russo was sentenced to three years of probation today, months after pleading guilty to a charge of first-degree theft after police accused her of scamming hundreds of people and collecting $39,000 (£33,992) after pretending she had a 'football-sized tumour'

Tiktok star Madison Russo will be sentenced later today after the 19-year-old pled guilty in June to stealing $37,000 (30,500 GBP) - which all came from donors that thought she had cancer and a 'football-sized tumour'

Santander UK has told businesses to be on "high alert" to impersonation scams after seeing the number of its customers targeted by fraudsters double last month

Cybercriminals are targeting Google Chrome users with fake browser updates which secretly install malware and viruses on your device - here's what you need to look out for to stay safe

Over seven in ten Brits have been hit by scams in the past year - with nearly four in ten having been targeted by phishing scams, research has found

Santander issued the warning last month when Wilko was closing down its stores and scam websites started to appear imitating the high street brand

Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams - or bank transfer scams - have become one of the most "significant" types of fraud in the UK accounting for nearly £500million in losses last year

Deceitful criminals have been luring university students into money mule scams, which could leave them out of pocket and with a criminal record

Police have shared five ways to help prevent being scammed after a student in the UK was recently duped out of thousands of pounds by men pretending to be police officers