I thought I was dating Jon Bon Jovi. Ten months later, I realized I’d been scammed out of $10,000.
This story is based on an interview with Leslie Pickett, 55, a mortgage lender…
I almost fell for an AI job scam because the usual red flags weren’t there. Here’s how I caught it.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Daniel Harnack, a data analytics…
‘Add me to WhatsApp’ scam calls to be investigated
The UK's data watchdog is investigating a spike in complaints about "robo calls" that…
FBI raids compound, arrests over 130 in Ghana over fraud
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has raided a suspected fraud compound…
Fraudster jailed over multi-million pound PPE scam
Craig Morris was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison at Northampton…
Dozens ‘ripped off’ in £500,000 building ‘scam’
Sian and Simon Romsey lost thousands after paying a deposit for extensive building work.
Food festivals across UK exploited in AI-powered scam, BBC finds
One trader says her "heart sank" after discovering she had lost money through a…
The £70 refund letter that isn’t a scam
About one million people - mostly women - are owed pension tax relief and…
‘I lost my savings after a job interview scam’
Job seekers, especially Gen Z, are being targeted with fake, booby-trapped recruitment apps.
DVLA withdraws tax conviction against Sadiq Khan after he says it was a scam
The conviction against Sir Sadiq Khan is withdrawn after he was prosecuted in a…
PSA: Amazon’s shopping AI can now tell you if that message is a scam
Amazon is turning to AI to help fight scammers, the company announced on Wednesday.…
QR codes being used to exploit people as reports of scam grow
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he…
Bella Shmurda reacts to $4m property scam report
Afrobeats star, Abiola Ahmed Akinbiyi, popularly known as Bella Shmurda, has debunked reports alleging…
Alleged $75k romance scam: IK Ogbonna denies involvement, EFCC invitation
Nigerian movie star, IK Ogbonna, has denied involvement in a viral alleged romance scam.…
Big tech must deal with scam ads under Ofcom proposals
Ofcom says more than half of UK adults have encountered potentially fraudulent ads online.
Ghanaian influencer extradited to US over $8m scam targeting elderly Americans
He is accused of using romance scams to defraud $8m, with the alleged profits…
