1. Firstly, DON'T PANIC. Take a deep breath and think clearly about what you can do next. You now need to check if you can get your money back, report the scam, and protect yourself from further risks ...

Even though I hate having to admit it, scammers are nothing if not creative. There’s a tidal wave of scams operating at the moment, usually linked to seasonal, topical or news events. Often the ...

Scams involving gold, cryptocurrencies and wine rise as criminals use AI to increasingly carry out larger-scale fraud ...

UK banks saw a staggering rise in financial scams last year, as growing public awareness was offset by criminals pivoting towards victim manipulation to get their hands on sensitive information. Banks ...

UK payment fraud losses reached £1.28 billion ($1.74 billion) in 2025 as criminals increasingly turned to artificial ...

UK Finance said it was “shocked but not surprised” at a 4% increase in the amount stolen by payment fraudsters, and called for more action by tech firms that are inadvertently “profiting” from fraud.

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Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Britain’s biggest banks, technology and telecoms companies have pledged to step up efforts to share live fraud ...

Do you live in Devon or Derbyshire? These were among the worst hit areas for recent scams, with customers at just one high street bank in the UK losing £18,000,000 in the first three months of 2025 ...

UK households are being warned to watch out for a 'sneaky scam' which sees criminals send parcels to people who did not order them. According to Which?, scammers could be using the tactic to confirm ...

Criminals have found a new way to scam vulnerable people out of their money, according to an official scam warning. National Trading Standards (NTS) alerted Brits that scammers are now using AI ...