9 h. ago Yakuza forced to run 'phone scams and corporate fraud' after extortion laws plummet numbers

Under financial pressure, the transitional syndicate has turned to sophisticated white-collar crimes such as corporate fraud, blackmail and phone scams – practices they once looked down upon

Politics

20 h. ago Five sneakiest scam texts fraudsters are plaguing your phone with today

Fraudsters are constantly evolving their tactics by tapping into new trends to ensnare people in their scams.

Politics

2 w. ago What's YOUR phone network doing to stop scam and nuisance calls? We asked all of the biggest providers

Britons are being battered by scam calls, which are becoming more sophisticated thanks to AI - but what are networks doing to prevent this?

Politics

3 w. ago Mum left with just £1 after scam phone call that lost her £10,500

One phone call led to mum Vicki Jones, 44, being stripped of more than £10,000 as they telephone scam targeted her pretending to be a bank where she has two accounts

Economics

3 w. ago Mother's warning after being left with just £1.61 after phone scammers emptied her account of £10,500

Vicki Jones, 44, from West Derby, lost £10,500 of her own money to scammers last week who 'didn't even ask for bank details'.

Events

3 w. ago 'I've got just £1.61 to my name after losing £10,500 in one phone call'

The 44-year-old broke down when she realised what had happened

Economics

3 w. ago 'As embarrassing as it is, I don't want anyone else to go through this absolute nightmare'

The 44-year-old broke down when she realised what had happened

Politics

3 w. ago 5 questions to ask if you suspect you're being called by a scammer

Phone scams are on the rise, with more than 12.5billion reported in the first quarter of 2025.

Politics