Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction?

Why was I re-billed £115.25 for a clearly fraudulent PayPal transaction even though I’d never had an account and never made the purchase? Ethan Patterson, 18, spotted two suspicious purchases at the start of November He said the transactions were fraudulent as he had never had an account   The money was initially refunded but was … Read more

WSJ op-ed writer says Jill Biden’s doctor title ‘sounds and feels fraudulent’ sparking fury

A Wall Street Journal op-ed has sparked fury after it argued Jill Biden’s doctor title ‘sounds and feels fraudulent, not to say a touch comic’.  Columnist Joseph Epstein, 83, labelled the future first lady, 69, ‘kiddo’ in the piece published Friday in which he said she should ‘think about it and forthwith drop the doc’. … Read more

Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for Rishi’s £40bn ‘bounce back’ Covid loan scheme

Banks block £1BILLION of fraudulent applications for government’s £40billion ‘bounce back’ coronavirus support scheme for businesses as ministers are warned that up to 60 per cent of loans may NEVER be paid back Almost 27,000 dubious applications to Bounce Back Loan Scheme were blocked  It raises questions about how many fraudulent claims were able to … Read more

Up to £3.5bn of furlough cash may have been paid out in wrong or fraudulent claims

Up to £3.5BILLION of furlough cash may have been given to fraudulent companies or handed out in error, HMRC chief reveals, as Rishi Sunak prepares to scrap wage subsidy scheme next month HMRC boss Jim Harra said as much as 10 per cent of furlough could be suspect The Government has paid out a total … Read more

Coronavirus denier Pete Evans admits Byron Bay ‘healing lab’ is fraudulent in COVID safe disclaimer

Coronavirus denier Pete Evans admits his bizarre new Byron Bay ‘healing lab’ is fraudulent as he states he ‘does not endorse’ his OWN views in the business’ ‘COVID safe’ disclaimer By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:27 BST, 1 September 2020 | Updated: 04:27 BST, 1 September 2020 Coronavirus denier Pete Evans has … Read more

Dominic Raab slams ‘fraudulent’ Belarus presidential election

Dominic Raab slams ‘fraudulent’ Belarus presidential election and says the UK ‘does not accept the results’ as protests against ‘rigged’ poll continue Foreign Secretary issued statement today denouncing Belarus election result Dominic Raab said the vote was ‘fraudulent’ and called for urgent investigation Mr Raab also hit out at Belarusian authorities for ‘violent’ crackdown on … Read more

How up to £1.5BN may have been lost in fraudulent claims for Universal Credit in early days of Covid

The moment John Pomfrey understood the true extent of his wife’s deceit came when a policeman showed him her driving licence.  ‘So what?’ he said. ‘Doesn’t everyone have one?’ The officer’s reply stunned him: ‘No — not if they’re blind they don’t.’ After 15 years of marriage, Christina Pomfrey’s supposed lack of eyesight came as … Read more

Hackers are building fraudulent coronavirus maps that infect computers

Hackers are using the world’s fear of coronavirus against them. Security experts found fraudulent websites are using maps tracking the outbreak to infect people’s computers and steal personal information. The malicious software being used  is known as AZORult, which was first discovered in 2016 and currently sold in Russian forums with the sole purpose of … Read more