Fraud & Scams News

Thousands of motorists who thought they nabbed a great deal on car insurance on social media actually paid fraudsters for false or non-existent policies and are driving around without legally-required...

Con artists continued to take advantage of pandemic worries to fleece Brits out of £1.3 billion in 2021, with many scams targeting victims online, the annual report into fraud from trade body UK...

During the 2021-22 financial year, The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) received 9,370 complaints from victims of authorised bank transfer scams unhappy with their bank’s response to the incident and...

Insurance giant Aviva uncovered more than 11,000 instances of claims fraud last year, busting cheats as they tried to falsely claim more than £122 million.Overall claims fraud was up 13% from 2020,...

A specialist police unit dedicated to thwarting fraudsters prevented a record £101 million from being stolen last year - but warns that scammers will try to exploit from the cost of living crisis this...

From Monday online shoppers must verify their identity when making purchases online, as long-planned Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) checks are finally made mandatory for retailers and banks in...

The government should mandate reimbursement of victims of bank transfer scams and “seriously consider” whether internet giants should also refund customers who fall victim to fraud under their...

Around one in 13 Brits have admitted engaging in fraudulent conduct in the past year, with many people believing that common ruses—such as claiming an online order has not been delivered to get a...

UK phone companies have signed up to an agreement to block any foreign calls that display a British phone number. The decision should help reduce scam calls, which affected 45 million people targeted...

A team of researchers has identified security weaknesses in both Visa and Apple Pay that could enable hackers to perform unlimited contactless payments without needing to unlock the device.The...