All news on the topic: Scams

Professor Nigel Wilson and his wife Dr Hanneke Wilson sent £77,000 to rogue builders for roof repairs at their home which usually cost around £1,000, Oxford Crown Court heard

Fraudsters are creating fake ads for loans and jobs before disappearing with people's money in a surge of advance fee scam cases, with hard-up households most at risk

Lack of vetting by Companies House threatens honest businesses

Tyler Evans committed his sophisticated fraud over a three-year period submitting 35 false refunds forms with money paid into 10 different bank accounts, including that of his business Called Paranormal Activities

Dodgy websites normally ask the shoppers to enter sensitive information in return for a prize, like a gift card, that doesn't actually exist - then they steal your personal details

Experts from scams.info have given their advice for how to avoid getting caught out and losing cash by Covid test, taxi, wifi and hotel scams while abroad this year

Sean Gallagher, a senior threat researcher, said the tactic sees scammers recommending victims invest in a cryptocurrency scheme - before "going after the whole hog"