ASK TONY: Scammers stole £3k but Tesco said I was too late to complain

I was contacted regarding potential fraudulent activity on my Tesco Mastercard in early October 2019. In total, £3,700.20 of illicit transactions were refunded. On December 5, Tesco phoned to say one company was claiming its £2,900.53 was genuine. Tesco said it would be sending a letter I must respond to. It arrived on December 12, … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the copycat scammers

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the unscrupulous firms taking advantage of its lax advertising rules By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 4 February 2020 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 5 February 2020 Google needs to wake up to the fact that unscrupulous firms are routinely taking advantage of its lax advertising rules. … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Amazon is home to best tech minds, so if anyone can stop scammers, it’s them

When was the last time that you received an email from Amazon warning you about fraud? Scouring my inbox, I can see an alarming number of delivery notifications for books and films — but not a single fraud alert. Yet, as we have revealed, scammers are clearly targeting Amazon on an industrial scale. As the … Read more

£1M a day lost to scammers! Next week banks launch a new protection scheme

Banks will next week enter a milestone agreement that will see every blameless fraud victim refunded all of their stolen money. It spells a landmark victory for Money Mail following years of campaigning for those tricked out of life-changing sums. But, today, as figures from consumer lobby group Which? reveal fraudsters are stealing £674 a … Read more