All news on the topic: Scams

A mum in Scottsdale, Arizona was left terrified when a heartless scammer used artificial intelligence to mimic her daughter's voice and tell her she had been kidnapped

The scam, highlighted by the consumer group Which?, involves a message which offers the chance to "win one of 750 Guinness mini fridges" full of beer - which in this case is too good to be true

Authorised Push Payment (APP) scam have quickly become one of the most "significant" types of fraud accounting for nearly £500million in losses in the UK last year

'Trust me' insists crook as he tries to persuade me to pay £15,000 to receive a £550,000 grant

The high street bank found that there had been a "surge" in criminals tricking people into paying for goods and services that don’t exist on social media - with the average amount lost being £570

Mark Gould, from London, was the "prime mover" of the group of men, which sold cut-price Premier League subscriptions in a scam described the biggest con of its kind so far

Each year, Tax Credit claimants must renew their claim and HMRC warned how criminals used important deadlines such as this to try and steal money or personal information

Chef Alexandr Gutu, 33, was scammed out of £42,000 he had been saving for a new home by someone he believed had been romantically interested in him who disappeared

A TV presenter has revealed she was targeted by a texting scam and fell victim minutes after receiving a "dodgy" message

But nearly one in six admit they wouldn't bother reporting such fraudulent activity - while almost half wouldn't know how to do so

The scam is called "Pig Butchering" and has been described as being a "horrible hybrid" of romance and investment scams by the consumer group Which?

Dale Culler was the plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit against Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) after an IT director named Eddie Tipton rigged the lottery computers

Their mother and father were convicted too and got suspended sentences for the fake website fraud

Gavin Guffey, 17, from South Carolina, US, emptied his bank account after falling victim to scammers after they posed as a girl and tricked the teenager into sending explicit photos

More than a fifth of Brits say their neighbourhood has seen a rise in door-to-door con artists over the last 12 months, according to research

There are worrying numbers of scams happening right now - and top consumer rights expert Martyn James has revealed everything you need to watch out for, and what to do if you've been conned

Shreya Datta, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, said she felt she had "'a hole in my soul for not having a man in my life" before meeting the scammer on Hinge and handing over $450,000 of savings

TSB claims fraud that comes through these Meta companies made up around 80% of cases within its own three biggest scam categories, as it urges customers to remain vigilant

Banning cheating directors from running UK companies isn't much of a penalty if they're foreign nationals

The warning came from a video posted to the DWP's Twitter account this week and comes at the same time millions are receiving their first £301 cost of living payment.

Consumer experts have warned parents to be on their guard against the 'hi mum' text message scam, which could see them lose thousands of pounds from their bank account

Marketing body, Newsworks, has launched independent research revealing that the majority of Brits are concerned about being scammed by fake news, particularly when reading non-established outlets

Consumer experts at Which? has warned many people are receiving unsolicited “Suzhichou” branded scarves they didn’t order - and this is all part of a "brushing" scam designed to boost seller ratings

British holidaymakers have spoken of a scam that involves them being offered bargain laptops and iPads by shop owners on the Spanish islands of Tenerife before they are distracted

Oliver Andrew's solicitor, in Morocco, said he had been charged in Marrakech with possessing and distributing counterfeit money within the country, and one count of creating an organised criminal group