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Shoppers warned of surge in delivery scam texts this Christmas as banks reveal they’ve more than tripled since last year Number of parcel delivery scam texts has soared in the past year  Rise is due to the number of people receiving home deliveries  Often the messages claim the courier can’t make a delivery and asks … Read more

Ministers set to face a grilling from MPs over their lack of action to tackle online scams John Glen and Damian Hinds set to appear before the Treasury committee  They will be questioned on fraud action plan, which critics say has ‘no meat to it’ And why they are still refusing to include scams in … Read more

Shoppers and businesses warned of a surge in fraud ahead of Black Friday and Christmas: We reveal how you can protect yourself There have been warnings of fraud to shoppers and businesses this Black Friday  Credit card application fraud is likely to peak over the period, Experian says We reveal the top tips to protect … Read more

Victims of romance scams tricked out of more than £5m this year, new data from Lloyds Bank reveals By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 20 November 2021 | Updated: 14:06 GMT, 21 November 2021 Victims of romance scams have been tricked out of more than £5million this year, new data … Read more

High street banks MUST do more to combat fraudsters, says former Business Secretary Vince Cable By Vince Cable, Business Secretary 2010-2015 Published: 16:52 EDT, 30 October 2021 | Updated: 10:27 EDT, 31 October 2021 A payment of £3.8million suddenly arrives at the NatWest branch on Brixton high street in London, transferred to a bank account … Read more

Video game players being warned to be on alert for scams, as Lloyds Bank reveals a fifth have been victim – or know a victim – of gaming-related scam By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:50 EDT, 23 October 2021 | Updated: 05:25 EDT, 24 October 2021 Video game players are being … Read more

People struggling to have their names and home addresses removed from bogus firms registered at Companies House by fraudsters By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 16:52 EDT, 23 October 2021 | Updated: 17:13 EDT, 23 October 2021 People are struggling to have their names and home addresses removed from bogus firms registered … Read more

Nationwide Building Society launches scam checker service which it hopes will help protect customers from fraud tsunami By Lee Boyce for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 19:01 EDT, 26 September 2021 | Updated: 03:38 EDT, 27 September 2021 Nationwide Building Society is today launching a scam checker service it hopes will help further protect customers from losing money … Read more

Britons are falling victim to telephone scams because they are too polite to hang up, latest research reveals By Helena Kelly For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 13 July 2021 Some 89 per cent of over-65s say they are confident in taking suspicious calls  The average Briton … Read more

Consumer champion Martin Lewis says there is not enough sympathy for fraud victims, and is calling for a police crackdown on the ‘almost unpunished crime’. The Money Saving Expert founder warns that those who fall prey to scammers are seen as ‘lesser victims’ because people wrongly assume that they have the money to spare. He … Read more