MPs demand tougher action against online scam ads
MPs have called for a raft of new criminal offences as well as major changes to UK’s landmark Online Safety…
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More than 1,100 scam ads reported to ASA since June
The Advertising Standards Authority and the online platforms it oversees are in an “arms race” against scammers, with the regulator…
Gotcha! Man guilty of Royal Mail and HMRC text fraud
A Covid-19 fraudster, who sent thousands of marketing scam text messages to members of the public claiming to be from…
Eight men held as police act on Royal Mail parcel scam
Police officers have arrested eight men for their alleged part in a spate of scam text messages – including the…
Critics slam ‘toothless and confusing’ online harms law
The Government’s Online Safty Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech, has already come under fire, amid claims it will not…
New online safety law to put tech giants into the dock
The Government has vowed to hit social media and search engine giants where it hurts, with potential fines of 10%…
Facebook and Google ‘dawdle in dealing with scam ads’
Tech giants Facebook and Google stand accused of failing to act fast enough to remove scam ads after they have…
Fresh warning over Royal Mail delivery payment scam
Fraudsters are jumping on the home shopping bandwagon with yet another scam which uses a Royal Mail branding to claim…
Tech giants too slow to act as scammers ‘run riot’ online
Tech giants Google and Microsoft are failing to act quickly enough to remove ads from unauthorised firms – even after…
Covid fuels fresh barrage of nuisance marketing calls
Any hope that Covid-19 would batter cowboy marketers has been scotched by a fresh surge in nuisance calls targeting the…