Coronavirus could spread through AIR CON on buses, say Chinese scientists

Coronavirus spreads through air conditioning units on buses, scientists have warned after two dozen cases were linked back to a single passenger in China. Twenty-four passengers on the bus in Zhejiang Province tested positive for the virus after a single hour-and-a-half journey on January 19. Scientists believe the air conditioning unit allowed the transmission of the … Read more

Film-maker accuses street cat Bob owner of ‘appeal con’ after he sets up crowdfunding page for £250k

When a homeless man’s story about how a stray cat saved him from heroin addiction was made into an award-winning film, he and the producer were all smiles. But now, weeks after Bob the Cat was fatally run over, owner James Bowen has had a bitter falling out with the man who immortalised him on … Read more

Gold Rolex-wearing university manager and con artist husband funded lifestyle with credit card scam

An international con artist and his partner have been ordered to hand over more than £1 million after defrauding wealthy victims to fund their extravagant lifestyle. Ayodele Oluseye Odewale, 42, and Sara Bharat Yadav, 40, trawled through public records to find information about their victims so they could apply for credit cards in their names.  … Read more

Gold Rolex-wearing university manager and con artist husband funded lifestyle with credit card scam

An international con artist and his partner have been ordered to hand over more than £1 million after defrauding wealthy victims to fund their extravagant lifestyle. Ayodele Oluseye Odewale, 42, and Sara Bharat Yadav, 40, trawled through public records to find information about their victims so they could apply for credit cards in their names.  … Read more

Firms facing ruin as insurers deny pay outs in ‘coronavirus cover con’

Hundreds of thousands of workers face redundancy because insurance giants are refusing to pay out in a £1 billion ‘coronavirus cover con’. Tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses are at risk of bankruptcy because of the ‘disgraceful’ and ‘immoral’ attempt to wriggle out of releasing the vital funds. This is despite them having … Read more

Firms facing ruin as insurers deny pay outs in ‘coronavirus cover con’

Hundreds of thousands of workers face redundancy because insurance giants are refusing to pay out in a £1 billion ‘coronavirus cover con’. Tens of thousands of small and medium-sized businesses are at risk of bankruptcy because of the ‘disgraceful’ and ‘immoral’ attempt to wriggle out of releasing the vital funds. This is despite them having … Read more

Mastercard bans conversion con on its prepaid cards

Mastercard bans a conversion con on its prepaid cards which strips millions of pounds a year from British travellers Tourists are routinely offered a chance to pay in their ‘home’ currency  This process is called ‘dynamic currency conversion’  Such conversion rates are expensive, as the Mail on Sunday warned last week  By Laura Shannon, Financial … Read more