Nearly £1.6bn in fraudulent claims against Government’s bounce back loan schemes are blocked

Nearly £1.6bn in fraudulent claims against Government’s bounce back loan schemes have been prevented by lenders, stats show The British Business Bank has been administering the bounce back loan scheme Scheme was launched in May to help businesses restart after the first lockdown So far, nearly £46billion has been lent to firms under bounce back … Read more

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

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

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

Up to £3.5BILLION of furlough cash has been lost to fraud or handed out in error, HMRC reveals before scheme is axed 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 of £35.4billion in furlough wage support That means … 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: 04:28 BST, 1 September 2020 Coronavirus denier Pete Evans has … 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