The scammers often pose as law enforcement officials or members of animal hospitals.

UK investment scams surged 40% to £221.5 million in 2025. Wirex CEO explains why banks struggle to stop social media fraud.

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 ...

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 ...

Mobile operator O2 (Virgin Media) has this morning announced that, following a successful trial earlier this autumn, they've ...

Big UK banks and big tech have joined together to commit to battling the ongoing fraud challenge which is impacting the financial services sector. Amazon, Barclays, BT, Google, HSBC, Lloyds, ...

"It's that moment where you get sweaty palms, you feel sick, you're in complete disbelief." ...

The Fraud Intelligence Reciprocal Exchange (FIRE) is a “threat intelligence sharing program” that lets banks share information with Meta directly so the tech giant can use it to stop scammers, ...

Scammers posed as law enforcement and crypto wallet hosts to trick victims into revealing their seed phrases and steal their funds. Crypto scammers stole over 1 million British pounds ($1.2 million) ...

In April, Florida man Bill Cosens nearly fell prey after his beagle mix, Archer, escaped from his backyard, Fox News reported ...

Brits have been told to be on the lookout for 10 red flags associated with romance scams, which can have a "devastating" impact. Romance scams are when criminals use social media, dating and messaging ...