Lucknow: Investigators probing an international fake call-centre racket claimed that accused Niteshbhai Padmashali and his associates allegedly expanded from a UK-focused gift-card scam into a more ...

The PSR’s July 2026 evaluation found UK scam reimbursement cut APP fraud losses by £73m a year, with 97% of in-scope claims paid and no bank exodus.

According to the Q4 2024 Global Call Threat Report, UK residents received an average of four spam calls per month, with the share of unknown spam calls rising from 28% to 32%. This tally has ...

In its latest report, defence and security think tank RUSI said the scam often known as authorised push payments (APP) – which involves victims being tricked into making payments – has “far-reaching ...

Financial fraud has become one of the UK’s most damaging, persistent, and underestimated national threats. The appointment of the UK’s first Fraud Minister marks a decisive moment—one that could, if ...

The UK government has published a long-awaited review of disclosure and fraud offences, setting out an ambitious package of ...

UK consumers have been on the receiving end of a huge influx of online fraud, losing over £11bn ($13.8bn) in the past 12 months, according to Cifas. The fraud prevention non-profit surveyed 2000 Brits ...

Glebefields Care Home in Banbury welcomed Mandy Massam from Age UK Oxfordshire for an educational session aimed at raising awareness of scams.

As the winter season kicks in, scammers are not missing the chance to target senior British residents with bogus "winter heating allowance" and "cost of living support" scam texts. The scam campaign ...

UK regulators are challenging Apple over how it plans to implement changes to App Store payment rules. Apple is also facing a ...

A network of at least four organizations running illegal scam centers in Southeast Asia has been sanctioned by the UK and US government. The sanctions will freeze these businesses and properties some ...

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