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Monzo customers targeted by SMS phishing campaign

February 22, 2022

UK customers of the fintech bank Monzo have been targeted by an SMS-based phishing campaign which aims to steal sensitive information from their accounts, according to CityAM. Before becoming a…

Thousands of Amazon customers targeted by bank account scam

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Action Fraud Amazon ecommerce Fraud Scam

February 16, 2022

Isabel Cameron

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Customers of retail giant Amazon are being warned about a scam that could see them hand over their bank details to fraudsters. Action Fraud issued the warning after it received…

Online shopping fraud has skyrocketed by 65 per cent over the past year seeing online fraud victims lose a whopping £2.3 billion.

Online shopping scams skyrocketed 65% during pandemic costing shoppers £69m

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Fraud online shopping Scam Which?

July 15, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Online shopping fraud has skyrocketed by 65 per cent over the past year seeing online fraud victims lose a whopping £2.3 billion. Fraud rates are continuing to skyrocket across the…

Asda and Morrisons online grocery customers are being targeted by scammers who are sending fake delivery text messages in an effort to gain their personal information.

Asda and Morrisons online customers warned over fake delivery texts amid spate of scams

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Asda Chartered Trading Standards Institute CTSI Delivery Fraud Morrisons Scam

April 28, 2021

Ben Stevens

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Asda and Morrisons online grocery customers are being targeted by scammers who are sending fake delivery text messages in an effort to gain their personal information. The Chartered Trading Standards…

Which? calls for better protection for PayPal customers from scammers

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APP scam automated push payment Banking ecommerce online payment Paypal Scam Which?

December 7, 2020

Ava Szajna-Hopgood

PayPal customers should be covered by the same consumer protections they receive when using other forms of payment, according to Which? Although PayPal offers its own user protection for customers…

Online shoppers have been warned by GCHQ to “be on their guard” this Christmas after scammers swindled customers out of millions last year.

Online shoppers warned to “be on their guard” after scammers bagged £13m last year

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Asos Barclays BT GCHQ Microsoft National Cyber Security Centre Scam security Vodafone

December 4, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Online shoppers have been warned by GCHQ to “be on their guard” this Christmas after scammers swindled customers out of millions last year. The National Cyber Security Centre has launched…

Asda shoppers have been targeted by scammers posing as the supermarket’s chief executive Roger Burnley.

Asda CEO Roger Burnley impersonated by hackers in Facebook scam

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Asda Facebook Fraud Roger Burnley Scam

November 23, 2020

Ben Stevens

Asda shoppers have been targeted by scammers posing as the supermarket’s chief executive Roger Burnley. Fraudulent adverts have been posted across Facebook offering shoppers a free £35 gift box if…

Black Friday scams are set to cost shoppers tens of millions this week as the UK prepares for the busiest ever online holiday shopping festival.

Black Friday scams to cost average victim £735 this year

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Barclays Black Friday Cyber Monday Fraud Scam UK Finance

November 23, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Black Friday scams are set to cost shoppers tens of millions this week as the UK prepares for the busiest ever online holiday shopping festival. Numerous consumer groups have warned…

Marks & Spencer shoppers are being targeted by hackers posing as the company’s chief executive Steve Rowe.

M&S CEO Steve Rowe impersonated by hackers in voucher scam

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hackers M&S Marks & Spencer Scam Steve Rowe

October 22, 2020

Ben Stevens

Marks & Spencer shoppers are being targeted by hackers posing as the company’s chief executive Steve Rowe. M&S says it is “investigating” fraudulent adverts which were shared widely across Facebook…

Amazon and Alibaba have both partnered with law enforcement agencies to help tackle the rise in coronavirus-related ecommerce fraud.

471 fake COVID-19 shops shut down as “despicable” scammers capitalise on pandemic

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cornavirus COVID 19 National Cyber Security Centre NCSC online Scam

April 21, 2020

Ben Stevens

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Hundreds of fake online shops selling fraudulent coronavirus safety equipment have been shut down by UK authorities as scammers seek to capitalise on the pandemic. The National Cyber Security Centre…

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Monzo customers targeted by SMS phishing campaign

Thousands of Amazon customers targeted by bank account scam

Online shopping scams skyrocketed 65% during pandemic costing shoppers £69m

Asda and Morrisons online customers warned over fake delivery texts amid spate of scams

Which? calls for better protection for PayPal customers from scammers

Online shoppers warned to “be on their guard” after scammers bagged £13m last year

Black Friday scams to cost average victim £735 this year

471 fake COVID-19 shops shut down as “despicable” scammers capitalise on pandemic

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