Tag: scam
SCAM: Fake NHS COVID-19 vaccination messages target the vulnerable
Criminals have been exploiting the coronavirus pandemic to target victims for fraud “at every stage"
Police and banks...
Dating website scam: Man jailed for posing as a doctor and...
A man who used dating websites to meet potential victims has been jailed for 18 months for fraud.
Mohamad Yousef, 37, met the 30-year-old female...
Woman convicted of romance scam fraud
A woman has been convicted of being part of a romance fraud which tricked seven men into handing over more than £100,000.
Grace Akintaro, 24...
Abattoir boss warns of “fake” sacrificial meat being passed onto unsuspecting...
Qurbani scam
“Your butcher or wholesaler may give you excuses why they cannot give you a carcass label but don't accept it.”
A highly-experienced meat boss...
‘Microsoft’ scam
Scam calls from people pretending to be from computer company
Police are urging people to be on their guard against a suspected scam targeting householders, businesses...
iPhone scam warning
Don’t get hooked in by phishing campaigns
If you are one of the millions of Brits with an iPhone in their pocket right now, here’s...
Crooked Couple: Husband and wife steal thousands through bogus online stores
A couple from Birmingham have been convicted of fraud after conning more than 50 online shoppers out of thousands of pounds by setting up...
