Scam epidemic keeps phones ringing at City watchdog
The Financial Conduct Authority’s Consumer Contact Centre is being bombarded by people concerned about scams and potential financial stings, with…
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Loyalty scheme chief gets 16 months for £200k fraud
The finance manager of online retail loyalty points company Ice – run by former Airmiles chief Jude Thorne and ex-AMV boss…
LibDems cane plans to build database of porn users
The Liberal Democrats have battered Government plans – included in the Digital Economy Bill – to introduce age-verification for adult…
Telemarketing chief denies mis-selling in £9m retrial
A company director who is on trial for his part in an alleged £9m marketing fraud, has told a court…
Love hurts: online dating fraudsters trouser £40m
Data analytics professionals might be highly sought after in the business world but their skills are also being used to…
Fury as police brand all investment cold calls fraud
The head of the economic crime directorate at the City of London police has sparked a major row by claiming…
Tesco Bank refunds £2.5m but insists data is safe
Tesco Bank has refunded £2.5m to customers whose current accounts were pilfered by online criminals at the weekend, although it…
Pension cold calling could be banned within weeks
Finance companies could soon be outlawed from making cold calls about pensions following fears that the pension freedoms have triggered…
TPS swindler banged up for 5 years for £600k fraud
Rogue company directors whose firms attempt to dupe consumers out of their cash by selling them call-blocking devices take note:…
Royal Mail unveils new code to tackle scam mailings
Royal Mail has pledged to crack down on scam mail by launching a “comprehensive set of measures” to stop operators…