Consumers are being warned to look out for fakes on platforms such as Instagram, during Black Friday and Cyber Monday promotions this November. One in five fashion posts on Instagram includes at least one fake item, claim Ghost Data analytics.
FOOD fraud costs the industry up to £12bn every year and honey is identified by Interpol as one of the most adulterated and fraudulent items. Honey will be the first product to get new Kitemark quality labels following scams involving fake manuka.
WHEN you think of Brazil it conjures up wonderful images of the carnivals, Copacobana beach, the art deco statue of Christ that towers above Rio, Sugar Loaf Mountain and the Amazon Rain Forests. But there has been a dark side to Brazil involving fake luxury cars..
New research of 2,000 British adults carried out by Santander reveals that only 4 in 10 Brits say they know what an investment scam is. So now they have recruited poets Pam Ayres and Suli Breaks to fight crime with the use of rhyme.
Out of the17,600 reported cases of hacking in the UK only 57 led to prosecution in 2019, according to a new report. The statistics signify a 12% drop in the number of convictions compared to 65 successful prosecutions the year before.
Smart plugs may be useful and clever devices for all of us to use, but they risk exposing sensitive data to hackers or creating a serious fire risk in the home, an investigation by consumer champions Which? has found
A clinic supporting victims of cyberstalking has been set up in West Kent following a massive rise in reports of cyber crime during lockdown with more internet-based bullying, harassment and scams - leading to the need for more expert advice
British Pensioner Lesley Udberg, who claimed £17,000 of UK benefits – even though she was living the high life in Spain- has been found guilty of two counts of dishonestly claiming more than €19,000 (£17,000) while she was living abroad.
A new police "centre of excellence" to tackle cyber crime is going to be created in Scotland. The force has also announced plans to increase the number of specially trained staff to tackle sex abuse, fraud and sharing explicit sexual images.
PHISHING is a dangerous and expensive scam and if you are unfortunate enough to get hooked by the criminals it could wipe out your life savings. It is a well known method used by fraudsters to access valuable personal details, such as usernames and passwords.
BY 2022 counterfeiters are expected to be raking in almost £2 trillion a year making it the largest and most successful criminal enterprise in the world. As a result more than five million people will lose their jobs as genuine retailers are forced to close
HEWLETT Packard India said counterfeit goods worth $6 million were seized by the authorities between November 2019 and July 2020, and more than 10,000 websites selling fakes were de-listed as part of its blitz on fraudulent printing supplies.
FALLING in love can be exciting, flowers delivered to your door, candlelit dinners and exotic holidays. But foreign criminals are moving in on romance and are fleecing elderly women of thousands by using bogus identities.
SHARE sale, boiler room, hedge fund or bond fraud involves bogus stockbrokers, usually based overseas, cold calling people to pressure them into buying worthless shares. Meet the merciless new wolves of Wall Street trying to steal your savings..
UK Finance is urging people to be aware of criminals exploiting Covid-19 to target their victims, after figures revealed a sharp rise in impersonation scams in the first half of this year with almost 15,000 scam cases reported.
The illicit trade in wildlife generates billions of dollars for criminal networks and is one of the most lucrative operations globally. But it can have significant economic impacts claims an OECD report into wildlife crime which has caused outrage across the world.
An awareness campaign has been launched by AGE UK to help those residents over 55 living in Dudley and Wolverhampton in the West Midlands to tackle the increasing threat of fraud. The elderly are generally the prime target for crooks.
THERE’S one thing most of us dream about and that is winning the lottery and how it will totally change our lives. Every week millions of people across the globe choose their numbers in either the national lottery, a localised scheme or on the internet. But beware...
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