MAFS Australia: Dan Webb faces trial in Brisbane over a ‘$24million fraud scam’

Reality bites for Married At First Sight star Dan Webb as he faces trial over a ‘$24million fraud scam’ By Australian Associated Press Published: 23:08 BST, 11 July 2021 | Updated: 23:12 BST, 11 July 2021 A former reality television contestant has a case to answer over an alleged multi-million dollar ‘boiler room’ telemarketing scam. … Read more

Kristin Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste run a multimillion-dollar coupon scam in Queenpins trailer

Kristin Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste run a multimillion dollar COUPON scamming ring in the new trailer for the movie Queenpins By Ashley Hume For Dailymail.Com Published: 23:10 BST, 8 July 2021 | Updated: 23:14 BST, 8 July 2021 Kristen Bell and Kirby Howell-Baptiste star as two down-on-their-luck women who hatch a coupon-scamming plot in the … Read more

Holly Willoughby ‘being used as the face of cryptocurrency scam’

Holly Willoughby ‘being used as the face of cryptocurrency scam as bogus websites boast fake quotes from the This Morning star The 40-year-old’s image has reportedly been used as part of a cryptocurrency scam, with bogus websites also featuring fake quotes from the presenter  She’s said to have been spotted on two fraudulent websites which … Read more

Financial Conduct Authority pledges action after our scam exposé

Watchdog pledges action after our scam exposé: Fake website lured in around 1,700 potential victims in five days By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 18 May 2021 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 18 May 2021 The city watchdog has vowed to ‘up its game’ after a Money Mail investigation exposed how easily … Read more

Brighton teacher falls for Bitcoin scam after fake BBC News website promised Elon Musk giveaway

A teacher lost £9,000 that she had hoped to use as a house deposit after falling victim to a Bitcoin scam that promised Elon Musk would ‘double her investment’. Julie Bushnell, from Farnborough in Hampshire, lost thousands of pounds after visiting a fake BBC News website that said the billionaire was having a Bitcoin ‘giveaway’. The … Read more

Ex-soldier, 32, suing for £3.7m after getting trench foot is accused of a compensation scam

An ex-soldier who claims a debilitating ‘over-sensitivity to the cold’ left him in crippling pain has been accused of a £3.7million compensation scam after he was filmed dancing at a barbecue.  Brian Muyepa, 32, suffered the non-freezing cold injury after being left in wet boots for over five hours following a training exercise in Sennybridge, Wales, … Read more

Ex-soldier, 32, suing for £3.7m after getting trench foot is accused of a compensation scam

An ex-soldier who claims a debilitating ‘over-sensitivity to the cold’ left him in crippling pain has been accused of a £3.7million compensation scam after he was filmed dancing at a barbecue.  Brian Muyepa, 32, suffered the non-freezing cold injury after being left in wet boots for over five hours following a training exercise in Sennybridge, Wales, … Read more

The little-known rule book that has helped scam victims get refunds

Bank scam victims could have a better chance of getting a refund using a little-known document.  The industry code of practice was introduced in October 2017 and lays out how payment providers should protect their customers from fraud. However, the 31-page document – the British Standards Institution’s (BSI) code of practice PAS 17271:2017 – is … Read more

Birmingham is UK’s top ‘crash for cash’ insurance scam hotspot 

Birmingham is revealed as the UK’s top ‘crash for cash’ insurance scam hotspot By Money Mail Reporters For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 11 May 2021 | Updated: 22:15 BST, 11 May 2021 Birmingham is the UK’s top ‘crash for cash’ scam hotspot Birmingham is the UK’s top ‘crash for cash’ scam hotspot, analysis … Read more

Britain’s ‘crash for cash’ scam capitals revealed as Birmingham and Bradford

A new report has listed the 30 postcodes where fraudsters have made the most injury claims after deliberately causing road traffic collisions – and it’s the Midlands and North where other drivers are at most risk. Birmingham and Bradford account for almost half of the postcodes in the standings, suggesting local motorists need to be … Read more