Getty Images'Friendly fraud' is when customers falsly dispute a credit card purchase and receive a refund Businesses across the UK have reported a rise in so-called "friendly fraud", or ...

A man who described himself as Cheshire's very own Kardashian and tricked victims out of thousands of pounds for designer handbags has been jailed.Jack Watkin, 26, formerly of Wilmslow ...

Motorists have been warned to be on the alert for scammers posing as car finance lenders offering fake compensation.The warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) comes after the ...

When I call the number, it doesn't go well. After my first question Gabby goes silent. Then she hangs up.Jessica Simmons, a mother of two adopted children, both of ...

Government minister Lucy Powell's X account has been hacked to promote a scam "House of Commons" cryptocurrency.A string of now deleted posts on the House of Commons leader's account ...

The mayor of London has warned people to be aware of scammers ahead of the capital's official New Year's eve fireworks event.Sadiq Khan said tickets for the famous annual ...

Self-exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui has been convicted by a US court of defrauding his online followers in a billion-dollar scam.He was found guilty on nine of the 12 ...

2 hours agoBy Aida Fofana, BBC News, West Midlands • Shehnaz Khan, BBC News, West MidlandsReutersMatt Richards' family said they spent thousands of pounds on tickets to see him swim in the Paris Olympics ...

Social media connected a couple looking to adopt with a baby. Or so they thought. Source link

A man who lost his savings to a crypto-currency scam has had most of his money returned. Source link

The website enabled criminals to appear as if they were calling from banks in order to trick victims. Source link

An undercover probe finds agents brokering deals between migrant women and men with UK passports. Source link