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Digitally-Savvy Users Most Likely To Be Victims Of Identity Fraud

Posted on August 19, 2016August 18, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Experian is warning the UK’s most tech-savvy people that they are at more risk of becoming victims of identity fraud compared to those who only use digital technology on a practical day to day basis.

Tagged fraud

Tips For Avoiding Card Fraud

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Gocompare.com have put together a great list of tips to help avoid card fraud.

Tagged bank cards, fraud, Tips

£20m Stolen From UK Bank Accounts Thanks To Malware

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

According to The National Crime Agency, £20m has been stolen from UK bank accounts thanks to malware, stealing their online banking details.

Tagged banking, fraud, malware, security

Fraud Warning For Bank Customers On Twitter

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The Express has a warning for bank customers who use Twitter to vent their frustration at service problems: watch out for scammers trying to get your banking details.

Tagged Banks, fraud, twitter

Listen: Bank Scam Tricks Victim Out Of £12,000

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment
Telephone Scam

We’ve made readers aware of telephone scams in the past, but for one of the first times you can take a listen to a call to a real victim of a slightly different type of phone bank scam.

Tagged banking, fraud, scams, vishing

Interactive Tool To Help You Fight Fraud

Posted on November 28, 2014November 27, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Natwest have built an online tool to help us understand the tactics that criminals are using, and more importantly, learn how we can protect ourselves.

Tagged fraud, Tools

8 Things Your Bank Should Never Ask You To Do

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

The British Banking Association has launched a new campaign which it hopes will help to combat bank account fraud.

Tagged banking, fraud, Tips

Hack An ATM For Piles Of Cash

Posted on October 8, 2014September 2, 2015 by Rob Lewis - 1 Comment

In what looks like a scene from a movie, the BBC has published a video showing a cash machine handing out piles of cash after being hacked.

Tagged ATM, fraud, security

Taxman To Use Card Payment Data To Check Up On Traders

Posted on September 4, 2013September 8, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

According to a report in the Guardian, HMRC is going to have access to traders’ card payment data to ensure that they’re paying the correct amount of tax.

Tagged Business, fraud, HMRC, Tax

Card Fraud Down For Second Year In A Row

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Rob Lewis - Leave a comment

Despite perceptions, card fraud has fallen for the second year in a row, according to data released by the Crime Survey for England and Wales.

Tagged Credit Cards, fraud, security

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