Tali Ramsey

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Fraud losses hit £1.17bn for second year running

1 week ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Fraud losses totalled £1.17bn for the second year running in 2024, according to the latest UK Finance annual fraud report — with more than £450m lost to bank transfer scams. These scams, officially known as Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, occur when someone is deceived into making a payment under false pretences. While losses remain high, the number of APP cases fell by 20% last year, which UK Finance attributes to better fraud detection technology and growing consumer awareness. Here, Which?
Legal aid hack: what to do if you think your data has been stolen

2 weeks ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

The government's Legal Aid Agency, which provides civil and criminal legal aid and advice in England and Wales, has experienced a data breach. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has said that everyone who applied to the Legal Aid Agency since 2010 has potentially had their personal data accessed. This data includes criminal records, contact details, home addresses, dates of birth, national insurance numbers, criminal history, employment status and financial information.
Scam alert: watch out for this fake eBay transaction email

2 weeks ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Concerned recipients of a convincing fake eBay 'purchase confirmation' email have taken to social media to warn about this sneaky new scam. Users of eBay will be accustomed to seeing a ‘thank you for shopping at eBay' email after making a purchase on the platform. Alarm bells will probably ring if you receive a similar email when you haven’t bought anything, especially when the purchase is for as much as a thousand pounds.
How fraudsters peddled an eBay job scam

3 weeks ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Recruitment scams are on the rise, with fake calls and messages often claiming to offer a lot of money for completing simple tasks. Some recruitment fraudsters impersonate legitimate recruitment companies; others pretend to be affiliated with big brands to lure in unsuspecting victims. Below, we reveal an eBay job scam being promoted on the messaging app Telegram and explain how you can spot and avoid these scams. A Which?
Scammers buy Google ads to con shoppers with a fake Costco website

3 weeks ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Online shoppers who Googled 'paddling pools' during the recent warm weather could have been served a fake ad leading to a scam website impersonating Costco - here’s what we found. Scammers have been found to buy up ad space on Google before. Appearing at the top of your results when you search for something on the platform means you're probably more likely to click on it, and you may even be convinced it's legitimate if it has passed through Google's verification checks.
Are private parking firms playing fair?

1 month ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

The number of privately issued parking fines continues to rise, and many motorists feel they're being unfairly penalised. In the first half of 2023, car park management companies requested more than 5m vehicle-keeper details from the DVLA to issue fines to drivers. This went up again by more than 600,000 by the second half of the same year. Then, by the first half of 2024, well over 6m details had been requested. This year, private parking firms are on track to issue another record number of fines.
Property scams: what are they and how to avoid them

1 month ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Fraudsters employ many tactics to con you out of your cash – almost £9m was lost in 2024 to rental fraud alone. According to insights shared by property company Sell House Fast, property-related fraud continues to target home buyers, sellers and renters. Below, we look at the most common property scams and explain how to spot and avoid them. Scammers pose as genuine buyers to steal the personal details of the property owner.
Tickets for popular music and sports events listed for inflated prices on Viagogo and Stubhub

1 month ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Tickets for popular music and sports events are being touted on unauthorised resale sites, Viagogo and StubHub International, at inflated prices – even before the events have sold out. Which? found tickets listed for hugely inflated prices for a range of upcoming gigs, festivals and sports events, some of which explicitly prohibit tickets being sold through these secondary ticketing sites. Fans who buy from sellers using these sites risk paying higher prices and could be refused entry.
Scam alert: watch out for fake iCloud storage emails

1 month ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Which? has seen six scam emails impersonating Apple’s iCloud service and using various claims to convince recipients to click on malicious links within the message. The fake emails look like they’re from iCloud and tell you that your storage is full, your payment method is outdated or that there's suspicious activity on your account. It's not the first time scammers have impersonated Apple, and it won't be the last.
Which? warns Gmail users to watch out for this convincing phishing email

1 month ago | which.co.uk | Tali Ramsey

Fraudsters have impersonated Google by 'spoofing' a Google email address and support page in a convincing and widespread scam. Spoofing is when scammers disguise themselves by masking their true identity with a genuine email address and phone number. This can make it difficult to spot a scam, unless you know what to look for and how to look for it. In this particular attack, the scammers also managed to bypass Google’s filters for scam and suspicious emails.