Phone and email scams are not just an inconvenience in the UK; they represent a serious threat to financial security. In 2023, criminals stole a staggering £1.17 billion through impersonation ...

UK households have been urged to watch out for an ultra-realistic text which has been scamming drivers. Parking tickets can ...

The UK’s scam hotspots have been revealed, as a whopping four in 10 Brits admit they have never recovered money stolen by ...

Britons are being battered by scam calls, which are becoming more sophisticated thanks to AI - but what are networks doing to ...

UK drivers must watch out for a fake text message scam that claims they have a parking fine that needs to be paid. Here's how ...

Bogus tax refund scams and 'phishing' attempts are targeting people doing self-assessed tax returns, HMRC has warned. People ...

The bank said the number of telephone payment fraud victims it recorded last month was also down by 60% compared with January 2021. Customers need to opt in to Voice ID to use it and 3.2 million ...

Apparently, while reports of phone fraud are known to rise during the summer, they tend to peak highest during the time after the winter holidays. Specifically from January to March, which saw ...

Avoiding phone scams Never reveal your financial information over the phone. Register with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS). This will stop legitimate companies from making unsolicited sales and ...

Ofcom advises people not to trust the caller ID display on their phone when trying to avoid scams. It also instructs people not the give out personal information in response to an incoming call ...

The risk of falling victim to a scam is isolating over 50s who are too nervous to answer the phone or open their doors, a new Age UK survey suggests. The charity found that almost a fifth of over 50s, ...