18 h. ago Amazon Prime Day shoppers urged to stay alert as fraudsters use AI to craft convincing scams

Advice Direct Scotland says criminals are exploiting artificial intelligence to create realistic phishing emails and automated calls that make it harder to spot fraud.

Politics

25 h. ago Scots shopping Amazon Prime Day warned of fraudsters using AI scams

Scammers are expected to target bargain hunters ahead of Amazon Prime Day.

Events

7 d. ago Fake Scottish tea fraudster who scammed luxury hotels out of £500k jailed for three years

Thomas Robinson, 55, conned his high-profile clients out of over £500,000.

Economics

9 d. ago 'Fraudster' posed as a millionaire on social media to scam rich friends and relatives out of £420,000 of designer Hermes handbags, court hears

Jack Watkin, 26, allegedly promised his victims a share of the profits if they loaned him cash to buy and sell expensive Hermes bags.

Economics

2 w. ago What to do if your mobile phone account is hacked or number stolen

Act swiftly and these steps could help mitigate the damage from a sim-swap scam and prevent it happening againYour mobile phone line is the artery through which data, calls and texts flow. It is also used to prove you are who you say you are for a plethora of accounts, from banks to messaging services.But if it gets hacked or stolen, in what is known as a “sim swap” or “simjacking”, the consequences can be far worse than just being cut off from mobile data or calls. Unfortunately it is the kind of hack you don’t see coming. It happens in the background, with hackers using your personal data such as date of birth and address to con your network provider into swapping your phone number to a new sim in their possession.Keep an eye on notifications from your mobile network, which are usually delivered by SMS. These include information about activity elsewhere and alerts of change requests, such as your phone number being activated on another device.Be aware of scams. Fraudsters may and ...

Technology

3 w. ago Twisted fraudster faked mum's death to scam girlfriend out £15,000

The 'born again Christian' scammed a woman who met online before swindling another short-term partner out of an eye-water amount.

Economics

4 w. ago Fraudsters steal almost £1m from Scots in just one year amid 'Scamdemic'

Online fraudsters apply more sophisticated techniques and exploit the growth of digital platforms to dupe victims.

Economics

4 w. ago Heartbroken grandad loses £250k in RBS scam as fraudsters pose as staff

A Scots grandfather was left in tears after cruel scammers posing as Royal Bank of Scotland staff stole £250k he’d saved for his family— now he’s fighting to get it back.

Economics

4 w. ago UK drivers warned of sophisticated parking fine scam using fake tickets and cloned logos

A convincing new parking fine scam is catching out drivers across the UK, with fraudsters using fake tickets that include real car details and cloned logos to steal money

Events