UK-wide, Action Fraud has received over 200 reports about such incidents since September - with victims losing at least £400,000.
Britons are being urged to be on their guard after a fraudster claiming to be from Amazon swindled two people out of £15,000. The telephone scam sees victims receive...
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Fraudsters pose as police to steal cash
Criminals are posing as police and stealing money from victims who believe they are helping an undercover investigation. UK Finance, which oversees banks' crime prevention, said that victims of the scam were losing large sums of money. These victims receive an unsolicited phone call from fraudsters... -
National Hunter and Cfas issue
Before i get into the full story can anybody clear up three points for me please? I have read some conflicting information about how long an NH marker stays active. I thought it was six years but Im sure I read somewhere on here that it was rolling 13 months assuming no other issues were flagged to... -
Police alert over 'electronic pickpocketing' contactless card scammers
Police alert over 'electronic pickpocketing' contactless card scammers
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 1st December 2016 14:19
Residents in the South East are being offered free card defenders to protect them from contactless card fraud....
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Dodgy Practices in "Can't Pay We'll Take It Away"
I've seen a few of these programmes now, which essentially project a very fluffy image of High Court Enforcement Officers, where they are just nice compassionate people who are only doing their job.
One tactic I've seen come up a few times is when they have sought to seize goods from... -
CIFAS MARK. Cant get basic account. HELP
Hi everyone
i have a CIFAS mark since 2012, i have another year and 3 months before it can come off. I was thinking to email the bank and kindly ask if they would remove it, apparently this was a 1st part fraud, i had a fradulent cheque paid in apparently and thats why i have the mark.... -
Hotel Damage by tenant Dispute
Hi There.... In February 2016 I booked and paid for a Bed and Breakfast family room for one of my tenants for 3 days as I was fitting a new bathroom suite to her home. She went along and on the 3rd night her boyfriend turned up the the B&B. The pair of them argued and the boyfriend caused some damage... -
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Debt management firm director handed suspended jail sentence - Link Finance Ltd, Debt Reduced Ltd
Debt management firm director handed suspended jail sentence - Link Finance Ltd, Debt Reduced Ltd
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 28th April 2016 15:43
A director of three debt management firms has been sentenced to 15 months in prison, suspended for two years, after... -
online fraud refund claim provokes anger - Police Chief
online fraud refund claim provokes anger - Police Chief
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 24th March 2016 14:50
A police chief's suggestion that banks should consider no longer refunding some online fraud victims has been branded as "astonishingly misjudged"... -
A broker who can help with a CIFAS marker - mortgage required
Hi,
I'm new to forums but was looking for some help and advice.
I applied for a mortgage about 12 months ago, as part of the application I falsified my documents to inflate my income. To cut a long story short I now have a CIFAS marker against my name for application fraud... -
NEW 2016/17 Weight Loss Support thread
Welcome to the NEW weight loss support thread
Whether you want to lose weight or just keep a healthy lifestyle, this is the place to come for encouragement and support.
Although the weather outside is awful, now is the time to start getting in shape before summer.
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Paris attacks: Hollande blames Islamic State for 'act of war'
The near-simultaneous attacks in Paris that killed at least 127 people and wounded more than 180 were an "act of war" organised by Islamic State, says France's President Francois Hollande.
More ---> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-34820016
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TalkTalk attack: 'Urgent action needed' on cyber-crime
Business leaders have called for urgent action to tackle cyber-crime after an attack on TalkTalk, calling it one of the biggest threats facing companies.
More ---> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34622754
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Pensioners warned over airport car park investment 'scam'
Pensioners warned over airport car park investment 'scam'
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 24th October 2015 06:53
..............as police launch investigation...
- City of London Police considering complaints about car park investment
- £30,000 losses
