The majority of "smishing" fraud attempts have come through the blitz of parcel delivery texts sent out during the Covid crisis.
Millions of mobile users have received the texts that claim a small payment is needed for a package delivery to be completed. But the texts are a front...
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Parcel delivery texts now the most common con-trick
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EE fined £100,000 for unlawful texts
The Information Commissioner (ICO) has fined mobile network EE £100,000 for sending text messages to customers without their consent. The ICO says more than 2.5 million messages were sent in 2018. The purpose of the texts was to encourage EE customers to use the firm's app and also to upgrade their... -
5corpio started a blog post ICO raids addresses in Greater Manchester investigating 11 million nuisance text messagesin 5corpioICO raids addresses in Greater Manchester investigating 11 million nuisance text messages
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has searched two addresses in Greater Manchester as part of an investigation into companies suspected of sending millions of unsolicited text messages. ICO enforcement officers executed search warrants at offices in Stockport and a house in Sale. The operation... -
Pension cold-calling ban to include texts and emails
A forthcoming ban on cold-callers who try to scam people out of their pension savings will include emails and texts, the government has announced. Nearly 3,000 savers have been conned out of an average of £15,000 each since 2014, after fraudsters persuaded them to cash in their pensions. Certain types... -
Watchdog probes £4.50 premium rate texts
A watchdog has revealed it is investigating a premium-rate texting campaign, following complaints from recipients that they have been charged fees even though many believe they never opted into the service. One expert claimed the messages look like spam, which could cause phone owners to ignore them.... -
Linking Threads
Hi
Could anyone tell me how to link threads please? This in the context of my UE Diary so as all the different parts of the diary appear one after the other.
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Is it OK to watch porn in public?
(Once I realised, although I genuinely didn't mean to, my eyes kept on being pulled back to it. I couldn't quite believe it.) Quote
That's like reading someones private text
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Cloggy - AAD Moderator Passing
It's with great sadness that I'm letting you know about our very dear friend and colleague, Cloggy (AKA Paul) who sadly passed away recently (13/11/16).
There is a just giving page for anyone who'd like to give to his chosen charity as well as a few words within the article itself. ... -
Parking Eye Parking Charge Notice
Just received a "Parking Charge Notice" from Parking Eye. My wife waited in a car park sitting in the car waiting for someone for 1 hour. Unfortunately she was caught by CCTV entering and leaving the car park so Parking Eye think she was parked for that length of time. The full details are... -
Tip Of The Day -MOT
Talking to a friend of mine tonight, he was telling me he had been clamped by a patrolling DVLA mobile van for no road tax on the street where he lives, he stated to them that he paid by direct debit and that was not possible, he was then told his MOT had run out (which it had.by10 days) which under... -
O2 Travel - BEWARE
Has anyone else had a shock after returning from a holiday in Europe to find that they have paid £1.99 per day, even if they've only sent a single text or short call?
It seems that O2 travel now includes any text and call in addition to data.
I wasn't aware of this and it... -
parking fine and bailiffs
From £70 to £422 .
Right my youngest son got a parking fine as the above , he is unemployed and gets £70 a week and the bailiffs want the whole lot paying in 3 payments which doesn't add up.
This is my prodigal son I'm talking about and he lives at his girlfriends mothers house , the... -
Gob smacked
OK hubby being a builder did a garden wall for someone last year, at the end if the job the customer asked would he replace some slabs out the back ,he took up the old ones and put down the new ones .He did it cheaply as a favour because they couldn't afford much.A almost a year on and they rang again... -
The elderly and scams
My Dad is 84 and is constantly plagued by scam calls even though I've registered his numbers with the Telephone Preference Service. In fact, when I was at his house the other day he got a call (which I answered) from someone supposedly called Michael but who had a very thick foreign accent. He said... -
Borrowers making up to 4,000 complaints about PPI every week
Borrowers making up to 4,000 complaints about PPI every week
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 26th May 2016 15:50
Payment protection insurance is triggering up to 4,000 complaints a week to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which said the claims management industry and...
