BrainCan - scams

disruption , the buzzword as i join the city...

Forget the TV cop dramas. And there will be no arrests as we tackle £1.7bn investment scams coming...

loan sharks target new victims via whatsapp and...

Criminals have been using social media from dating sites to local community groups – to...

beware the bogus bank employees who could scam you...

Police are warning of 'courier fraud',where victims dial their bank's number and...

mobile banking in the spotlight as fraudsters pull...

John Ellard found himself caught up in a deception involving both O2 and NationwideIf your bank has...

you can bank on it, this paypal alert email is a...

It warned of a problem and then asked me to click the linkI absorb just been sent an email warning...

27 common scams to avoid

As Scams Awareness Month begins,we hurry through some of the most widespread and believable cons...

parcel delivery service that delivers an instant...

Beware of a card from PDS saying you missed a delivery. The 0906 premium number really carries a...

sim swap fraud claims another mobile banking...

Chris Sims’ account emptied and loan for £8000 taken out as fraudsters continue to exploit way...

how to protect yourself from scams

Scamming money out of people is a lucrative trade for fraudsters but there are many ways to prevent...

sim swap gives fraudsters access all areas via...

There’s a fresh,itsy-bitsy-known scam designed to empty your bank account, as one Vodafone...

the uber scammers who take users for a (very...

A year on from reporting accounts being hacked,Londoners receive shock bills for ‘phantom rides’...

couple scammed out of £57,000 fear being homeless...

They are victims of a bank transfer fraud – now one of Britain’s fastest growing crimesA couple...

email scam costs couple £25,000 - but no one will...

Transfer they thought was to builder turned out to be fraudulent but police and banks have so far...

is barclays doing enough to protect its customers?

As more stories of people being defrauded in a highly lucrative email con trick near to...

so you think you re safe doing internet banking?

Britain’s main expert on cyber security refuses to bank online. We ask whether you should follow...

how did i manage to fall for a goa gem scam?

Sarah Bowles is articulate and bright. Here she talks about how she lost her life savings in India...

here s how to recognize a fake coupon

Fake coupons: youve seen them online. Maybe you’ve even tried to print or share them. Yet at...

the four daftest things people do on social media...

... like showing off a original credit card on Twitter,posting pictures of cash on Instagram, or...

financial fraud: who should be held responsible?

The Met chief has said consumers must protect themselves and not be refunded by banks. We examine...

dont refund online fraud victims, met chief tells...

Bernard Hogan-Howe blames online theft on ‘rank behaviour’ of customers who have destitute...

scam victim s grandson isn t in jail, doesn t need...

The basic record seemed plausible enough: a Chicago woman’s grandson got on the phone and said...

credit card processor for work at home scam...

When you respond to an ad promising untold wealth whether you start an at-home trade,someone in a...

don t let the dridex fraudsters catch you out...

Cyberspace gives thieves the opportunity to commit recent types of crime,and with more personal...

apple scammers have their heads in the icloud

iPad and iPhone users warned not to tumble for fake emails and texts aimed at tricking them into...

fca wins landbanking case, but investors still...

Asset Land’s appeal rejected by supreme court but City regulator says investors likely only to rep...

talktalk refuses to compensate me after i fell...

Sophisticated fraud may bear been a result of data leak in December 2014,when hackers stole...

when is airbnb not airbnb? when it suddenly turns...

We thought we had made a legitimate booking through the site … now we gain lost £824We wanted to...

boss scam toll reaches $2.3 billion in less than 3...

In law enforcement,they call this scam the “Business Email Compromise.” We refer to it as the...

scams involving fake services to block nuisance...

National Trading Standards warns fraudsters out to target businesses and consumers,including most...

banking scams push up uk financial fraud by more...

Remote banking fraud increased the most in 2015,costing consumers more than £168m, according to...

kickstarter funded linkwallet misses promised...

final year,we shared the frustrations of people who backed a product called PingWallet, (later...

why is my house listed for rent on craigslist?

It must be an awkward conversation when you call up a friend to let her know that the house she owns...

social media users warned over rise in online...

Internet security experts urge music and sports fans not to post photos of their tickets on Facebook...

inspectors in massachusetts combing gas stations,...

Look out when you’re on the road: police and state standards agencies absorb noticed a scary trend...

jeremy clarkson stung for £500 as fraud stunt...

Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has admitted he was wrong to brand the scandal of lost CDs...

ticket fraud leaves british fans duped out of...

Nearly 3000 scam complaints registered in six months,says Action Fraud, as Christmas campaign is...

2011 hot lotto winner sues over jackpot that could...

A lottery winner from five years ago is suing the very entity that runs the games, claiming that he...

what does a grocery store pin pad skimmer look...

own you ever wondered how customers could slide their cards through and enter their PINs on a...

talktalk won t listen as another fraud victim...

Furious customers question firm’s response to major data theft,as both it and the bank deny...

victims of energy saving scam targeted a second...

Bogus callers offer energy-saving devices which achieve buyers at risk of electrocution – and then...

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