19 h. ago Identity scams fuel record number of reports to fraud database

Personal store cards, bank accounts and mobile phone accounts have been among the key targets for fraudsters, Cifas said.

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31 h. ago Teen gets text saying 'this was all a lie' before realising he's lost thousands to scammer

Max Greenhalgh has revealed the ‘earth-shattering’ moment a fraudster came clean in a text as a new report says payment fraud could have been worth as much as £3billion in a year

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3 d. ago Revealed: London university named among worst for student loan fraud in leaked report

The Student Loans Company has identified 543 fraudulent applications, amounting to £6.2 million, from students linked to University of West London

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6 d. ago Influencer catfish scam: Social media stars have their identities stolen in elaborate scheme by mystery woman who's spent 15 YEARS hoodwinking sports stars and celebs

The bizarre story of two influencers who were caught up in a catfishing scam has been exposed by the Irish podcast The 2 Johnnies.

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2 w. ago Alarms raised as social media and email hacking reports jumped last year, says Action Fraud

More than 34,000 reports of social media and email hacking were made to the fraud and cyber crime reporting service Action Fraud in 2024, compared with 22,530 in 2023.

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2 w. ago 50,000 social homes being used for fraud in London as scammers cost taxpayers £1bn a year, report claims

London social rent homes are being illegally sublet among other forms of fraud, new research warns

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2 w. ago As Keir targets the 'flabby' civil service... it's revealed an official was TRIPLE

A new fraud report published by the Cabinet Office detailed how the individual had twice held three roles in three Whitehall departments.

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3 w. ago Lack of 'proper checks' is leaving Booking.com 'wide open to scammers', Which? warns

Which? found that Booking.com operates an 'easily hacked messaging system', that it has 'failed to remove scam listings' and that the identity of property owners is not robustly checked.

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4 w. ago Big oil is waging ‘biggest campaign of political interference in US history’, senator says

Fossil fuel groups poured a record $96m into Trump ahead of the 2024 election, demanding more scrutiny, not less, says Sheldon WhitehouseThe Republican party’s capturing of the Senate and House of Representatives has ended a congressional investigation into big oil just when it is needed most, according to the leader of the inquiry.“The fossil fuel industry is running perhaps the biggest campaign of disinformation and political interference in American history and they’re backing it up with immense amounts of political spending,” said the Rhode Island senator Sheldon Whitehouse. “The consequences in the White House are enormous and having a huge effect but people aren’t aware.” Continue reading...

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last month 'Scammers stole my identity, then put my house on the market'

Mamta was inundated with people coming to view her home, which was 'on sale' for half its value

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