One man lost £42,000 life savings after falling victim to this scam and warns others to watch out for the signs. Online dating is a popular way to meet new people, but fraudsters use fake profiles to try to steal money from people by preying on their emotions. Alexandr Gutu,…
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Almost one in 10 cases see scammers receiving money to book travel to be with their ‘partners,’ – for trips they will never make. As a result, TSB is warning people to stay vigilant, especially when they are online. These ‘relationships’ can often spring up through social media or dating…
Scammers often use romance as a method to dupe unsuspecting Britons out of money.This was the case for Rachel, 50, from Walsall, who joined a dating website on New Year’s Eve 2020, after a divorce in 2018. It was here she met a man claiming to be called ‘Barrio’, a…
More than $38 million was lost to dating and romance scams across the country last year. But that only accounts for the losses reported to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Scamwatch, so the true figure is likely much higher. Romance scams can involve months of conversations and building trust,…
Sadly, scams are rife, and many criminals will attempt to play on people’s emotions to make them part with their hard-earned cash. This was the case for Mark*, who didn’t realise he had been reeled into a scam until it was too late – with saddening consequences. Mark had set…
A National Insurance scam is once again circulating as fraudsters try to get their hands on Britons’ hard-earned cash. A number of people have reported receiving a phone call, with an automated message informing them about an issue with their National Insurance number. The message tells the person there have…
(Gray News) – The Better Business Bureau says scammers love to bring back an employment scam whenever the economy threatens to take a dip. The BBB Scam Tracker has received multiple reports of a new job scam twist that involves downloading a messaging app. Officials with the BBB say the…
(Gray News) – The Better Business Bureau says scammers love to bring back an employment scam whenever the economy threatens to take a dip. The BBB Scam Tracker has received multiple reports of a new job scam twist that involves downloading a messaging app. Officials with the BBB say the…
(Gray News) – The Better Business Bureau says scammers love to bring back an employment scam whenever the economy threatens to take a dip. The BBB Scam Tracker has received multiple reports of a new job scam twist that involves downloading a messaging app. Officials with the BBB say the…
