Scam warning over Post Office shipping fee scam

New scam warning: Fake Post Office email asks people to pay ‘shipping fees’ to release non-existent deliveries Scammers are sending fraudulent emails pretending to be the Post Office  People are asked to click on a link to pay a shipping fee to release a delivery  However, they could well be conned out of hundreds of … Read more

Posh address 4,000 firms call home: Scammers turn to virtual offices 

Aspiring entrepreneurs know that an impressive office address can be a powerful asset. Customers assume that if a business can afford to be based in an affluent area, it must be successful. But a Money Mail investigation today shows why you should think twice before trusting a grand-sounding location. Number 207 Regent Street is a … Read more

Posh address 4,000 firms call home: Scammers turn to virtual offices 

Aspiring entrepreneurs know that an impressive office address can be a powerful asset. Customers assume that if a business can afford to be based in an affluent area, it must be successful. But a Money Mail investigation today shows why you should think twice before trusting a grand-sounding location. Number 207 Regent Street is a … Read more

Internet giants MUST act now to stop scam websites, say City bosses 

Internet giants like Facebook and Google MUST act now to stop scourge of scam websites, say top City bosses By Matt Oliver and Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 3 May 2021 | Updated: 22:04 BST, 3 May 2021 Top City institutions are urging ministers to tackle online financial scams amid concerns … Read more

Scam victim who lost nearly £10,000 received just £1.27 back

Scam victim who lost nearly £10,000 received just £1.27 back from her bank By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 20 April 2021 A scam victim who lost nearly £10,000 received just £1.27 back from her bank. The unnamed woman was tricked into transferring £9,970 … Read more

Warning for Android smartphone users over sophisticated banking trojan

Britons with Android smartphones and tablets have been urged to watch out for fake software updates that could give away passwords, financial information and even let criminals take control of their devices. Computer security company McAfee warned it had noticed a spate of malware trojans originally from Brazil targeting the Google Play Store and trying … Read more

Proof Google makes it easy for crooks: We set up scam website for £95

Don’t let your money go to waste! Interest rates are at record lows, it’s definitely best to invest.’ So says the website best2invest.co.uk. For those with extra cash languishing in savings accounts, it’s sound advice, so far. But it goes on. ‘We will find the top-performing bonds that show a return of up to 9.5 … Read more

FatFace cyber attack: Firm was warned by police nine months earlier

FatFace was warned by police about vulnerabilities within its IT systems which put it more at risk from cyber-criminals nine months before it was hit by a £1.45million ransomware attack in January, This is Money can reveal. A detective from Hampshire Constabulary contacted the clothing chain, which is headquartered in the county, in April 2020 … Read more