Builders Scamming Online Find-A-Trader Sites
Unscrupulous builders are scamming online find-a-trader platforms by bribing customers to post fake reviews, a web site owner claims. Even though thousands of home owners
Fraudster Treated Charity Pension As A Personal Piggy Bank
Pension trustee Roger Bessent boosted his own finances by treating other people’s retirement savings as his personal piggy bank, a court heard. Bessent siphoned nearly
EU’s Top Cop Calls For Stricter Cryptocurrency Policing
Europe’s top policeman has joined the clamour for more regulation of cryptocurrency to stop organised crime gangs from laundering their illicit cash. Europol director Rob
MPs Set Deadline For Pension Cold Callers To Hang Up
Unwanted telephone calls from pension scammers are one of the most despicable marketing tactics that rob innocent savers of their retirement income. Lawmakers are determined
Only Crooks And Tax Evaders Deal In Big Bank Notes
It’s time ditch any £50 or 500 Euro bank notes stashed under the mattress as governments move to scrap larger denomination bank notes. Both the
Scammers Trick Fraud Victims Into Paying Again
Unlucky investors who took up an opportunity to ‘recover’ investments lost in carbon credit and rare earth metal scams fell victim to fraudsters twice. Not
Police Overwhelmed By Scammers, Warns Law Firm
Victims of fraud can no longer rely on the police to recover their stolen assets and need to take their own steps to fight scammers,
£3.2m Bitcoin Hack Revealed In Leaked Report
Bitcoin hackers stole £3.2 million of the virtual currency by accessing secure servers through an unprotected personal computer in an online attack on leading exchange
No Protection For Bitcoin Investors Who Lose Money
The financial consequences of investing in virtual currencies have become clearer following a £3.3 million hack of one of the UK’s leading Bitcoin platforms. Bitstamp
Forex Trading Fraudster Warning Goes Out To Expats
Financial regulators are warning expats about the risks of taking part in foreign currency exchange trading. The alert follows the conviction of an unlicensed forex
Windows Scammers Grab £700,000 With Phone Con
Scammers are making thousands of cold calls to homes and businesses claiming computers have faults and the problem can be fixed online for a fee.
Whipping Wayward Bankers Into Shape
Trust in the banks is a commodity in short supply as one misselling or rate rigging scandal seems to follow another. To outsiders, a cartel