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You must get plenty of letters about older people being scammed out of their money by shysters. Unfortunately, I am a stupid woman who has been conned out of £12,500. Only when I asked my husband for more money did the scam, which started with a phone call, come to light. The first £1,000 was … Read more
The Department of Justice has extradited a Canadian citizen from Spain and charged him with defrauding over one million Americans out for nearly $200m in an international psychic mail fraud scam that spanned two decades. Patrice Runner, 54, made his initial appearance in federal court in Central Islip, New York, Tuesday having been released into … Read more
You must get plenty of letters about older people being scammed out of their money by shysters. Unfortunately, I am a stupid woman who has been conned out of £12,500. Only when I asked my husband for more money did the scam, which started with a phone call, come to light. The first £1,000 was … Read more
Motorists are being increasingly targeted by scam artists trying to steal their money or personal information via texts, emails and phone calls. The Driver and Vehicle Licencing Agency says it has seen a 603 per cent jump in fraudulent activity in the last 12 months and warned drivers to be alert to the deceitful tricksters … Read more
Robocallers are posing as Apple and Amazon support to trick consumers into handing over credit cards and account information Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers of a robocall scheme Scammers are pretending to be Apple and Amazon customer support They are tell people there is an issue with their account or an ordered package … Read more
Tricked: Job-seeker Chelsea Cowling says she now feels very insecure Against all odds, Evgeniya Kiseleva managed to land a job at the start of the first lockdown after being unemployed for a year. The 29-year-old couldn’t believe her luck – and the fact that her new job involved helping other people find employment was an … Read more
A drug addict office manager who stole £7,700 from her boss in a timesheet scam was spared jail because a judge said he didn’t want to separate her from her ten-month-old child. Heather McCarthy, 33, stole the funds from recruitment company Paragon Meed in Bury, Greater Manchester, between 2018 and 2019 so she could feed … Read more
Celebrity chef Maggie Beer, 75, warns her fans that her image is being fraudulently used in an online scam By Jabeen Waheed For Daily Mail Australia Published: 04:51 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 04:51 GMT, 24 November 2020 Maggie Beer has warned her fans that her image is being used fraudulently online. The celebrity … Read more
With both children having fled the nest and a wife keen to get me from under her feet, I have decided it’s time to find affection from man’s best friend. Of course, with Christmas around the corner, I am not alone. Interest in owning a dog has surged as a result of lockdown and remote … Read more
Watchdog warnings about fraudsters impersonating financial firms to trick people out of cash have soared this year, sparking concern this type of scam is becoming more prevalent. ‘Clone’ alerts by regulators have jumped 34 per cent to 401 so far, and 261 per cent since 2015 – and they currently make up two fifths of … Read more