Epsilon fingered in US lawsuit over selling scam data
The former owner of data-driven marketing giant Epsilon has been forced to cough up $150m (£110m) in an effort to avoid…
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Name-dropping agency chiefs banned for £3.5m scam
Two agency directors who provided prospective shareholders with false information to secure millions of pounds in investment for their affiliate…
Rogues jump on booze offers with personal data scam
Data thieves are targeting pub-starved Brits with a new rogue campaign which offers beer guzzlers the chance to get their…
FCA plots campaign to combat the return of the rogues
The City watchdog is planning a major ad campaign to warn consumers over a new explosion of scams and dodgy…
‘Wolves of Wind Street’ gang are banged up for 12 years
A gang of four men, who called themselves “The Wolves of Wind Street”, have been jailed for a total of…
Swansea telemarketing gang guilty of ‘free’ boiler fraud
A gang of four men who ran a huge telemarketing scam out of an office in Swansea, which it is…
Virgin Media bogus mailshot triggers fraudster warning
Virgin Media customers have been warned to be on their guard following a mailshot scam which saw one Portsmouth man…
Pensions cold calls banned at last – but doubts remain
The Government has finally outlawed pensions cold calling – two years after the ban was first announced – with companies…
PPI cold call ban failing to stem stampede of cowboys
The Government is being urged to hand over the policing of financial services telemarketing to the Financial Conduct Authority after…
Pensions cold call ban to come into force this autumn
The Government has revealed that the long-awaited legislation which will outlaw pensions cold calling will be introduced this autumn, nearly…