Fraudsters Steal £140,000 life savings

Tuesday 9th April 2019

A victim help centre in North Wales, say record number of over 70’s are being targeted by scammers, and one victim has had £140,000 life savings stolen.
The North Wales Victim Help Centre, which offers advice to people who have been victims of online and telephone scams, say that there were 34,500 cases […]

Look Out For Fraudulent Flights and Holidays This Easter Half Term

Monday 8th April 2019

Action Fraud is warning holidaymakers to avoid fraudulent flights and holidays. The National Reporting Service has received hundreds of reports from victims whose total losses amount to £98,043. Action Fraud say victims are being enticed by offers of cheap flights and package deals, and want people to be careful when booking this […]

Heart Broken and Broke

Friday 15th February 2019

Police in Ireland have issued a warning after a woman handed over €48,000 to a fraudster. According to police, the woman was showered with gifts over a 13 month period, before he asked her to invest in his business.
The fraudster invested a considerable amount of time and effort in his victim. Over […]

Spot the signs of romance fraud this Valentine’s Day

Monday 11th February 2019

Action Fraud is warning the public to spot the signs of Romance Fraud this Valentine’s Day. Victims of romance fraud, the majority of whom are women, lost an average of £11,145 each last year, according to the police reporting centre.
Police say that victims are being targeted via online dating websites, apps or […]

Fake Holiday Scammers Stole £600 Rent Money

Friday 25th January 2019

A young woman from Cambridge had £600 stolen from her bank account after she entered her details on a fake holiday booking site. Alex Roberts found a cheap packaged deal for a trip to the Maldives for just £700, which included flights. The deal seemed like an opportunity she could not miss […]

Money Launderers Jailed Over £67,000 Phone Banking Fraud

Monday 21st January 2019

A student has been jailed and four others have been sentenced over a £67,000 phone fraud. The judge in the case said the defendants acted as money launderers for a gang who defrauded a care home owner out of her entire life savings and destroyed her life.
The scam caused the victims business […]

Scammers Target Netflix Accounts

Wednesday 2nd January 2019

Netflix are warning customers to be vigilant after millions of users are targeted by scammers. The problem has become so bad the US government has issued an official warning about the highly convincing emails asking them to update their payment details, and a version of this scam is seeing users in the […]

Scammers Stole Dad’s Christmas Savings!

Monday 3rd December 2018

A dad from Scotland, no longer has any money left to buy his two children Christmas gifts after scammers stole his life savings from his bank account.
The 31 year old oil rig worker was targeted by scammers claiming to be staff from his bank. Rhys was the victim of a convincing number […]

Marriott Guest Reservation System Hacked

Friday 30th November 2018

Marriott says its guest reservation system has been hacked, potentially exposing the personal information of over 500 million guests. The world’s biggest hospitality company said 500 million guests information were at risk of a massive data breach that has been going on since 2014. Marriott said hackers had gained unauthorised access since […]

Uber fined £385,000 for losing customer data

Wednesday 28th November 2018

The Information Commissioners Office has fined Uber £385,000, for allowing hackers to steal data on 2.7 million UK customers. In 2016, hackers managed to obtain full names, addresses and phone numbers of Uber customers and the ICO said the whole incident was avoidable. Uber has also been fined 600,000 euros by regulators […]