Scams
Black Friday: how to avoid scams when shopping for deals
Fraudsters aim to exploit shoppers’ desire to save money, but follow these tips before splashing out
Hilary Osborne
25, Nov, 2021 @5:41 PM
My elderly parents were conned out of £284 over home appliances insurance
Firms claiming to have taken over from Domestic & General have become a common problem
Anna Tims
25, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
TSB is ignoring the fraudsters gambling with £4,150 of my money
Bank refuses to refund 70 payments to a betting company which I most certainly didn’t make
Miles Brignall
22, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Black Friday deals: how to avoid wasting money
Do your research and you might get a bargain, but it pays be wise to the marketing ploys
Hilary Osborne
22, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Police and banks tell shoppers to be vigilant for Black Friday scams
Online crime during Black Friday and Cyber Monday in 2020 defrauded UK shoppers by £2.5m
Gwyn Topham
22, Nov, 2021 @12:01 AM
Is this a genuine BT bill, or a very convincing scam?
All the logos look right – but I pay by direct debit on an account with a different number
Miles Brignall
15, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
If you can’t answer this, I have a bridge to sell you: 10 quick questions on scams and scandals
From Ponzi schemes to literary frauds, how well do you know your scandals and confidence men?
Kelly Burke
12, Nov, 2021 @7:00 PM
‘They tell you what you want to hear’: people buying fake vaccine cards get scammed themselves
The Covid vaccine is free, but some people have tried to illegally obtain fake vaccine cards only to get scammed, by other criminals
Samira Sadeque
11, Nov, 2021 @10:00 AM
Fraud victims face ‘reimbursement lottery’ from their banks
Three-quarters of rejected compensation claims should have been accepted, watchdog finds
Hilary Osborne
11, Nov, 2021 @12:01 AM
Beware emails and WhatsApp messages asking for loans
Reports of people duped into sending money after seemingly being contacted by a friend
Miles Brignall
09, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Over £5.5bn of Covid support funds lost to fraud or error
HMRC says nearly 9% of furlough scheme was fraudulently claimed or otherwise wrongly paid out last year
Rupert Neate
04, Nov, 2021 @8:08 PM
It was a safe bet my money was stolen but TSB won’t refund me
It accepted I was a victim of fraud but still refused my claim
Miles Brignall
01, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
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