When a man approached Maria on Facebook, the 61-year-old Brazilian widow thought she might have another chance at love. She never imagined their budding online relationship would turn into a financial nightmare. The man, who said he lived abroad, gained her trust with promises of love and marriage. Saying he…
Fake five-star reviews are bypassing checks on Facebook, Google and Trustpilot, with bogus paid-for glowing endorsements slipping past security nets, worrying research has shown. The Which? investigation found that the online marketplaces can be easily infiltrated through a booming industry of fake brokers peddling reviews for as little as £4….
Social media giants have failed to do enough to stop fraudsters and must “refund the British public for any scam”, the chairman of an influential Commons committee has said. In a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee hearing, Julian Knight, Conservative MP for Solihull and chairman of the committee, branded…
