Covid-19: Internet ‘healers’ sell bogus coronavirus vaccine ‘reversal’ oils for £120

African ‘healer’ sells bogus £120 potion recipes online that he claims can REVERSE the ‘effects’ of a Covid vaccine ‘before it kicks in’ EXCLUSIVE: A hoax ‘vaccine reversal herb oil recipe’ is being sold on Fiverr Experts have criticised the recipe for misleading customers on the marketplace  Kenyan seller says the oil will ‘enable you … Read more

Oyster card fraudster swindled £24,000 by creating bogus travel cards

Oyster card fraudster who swindled £24,000 by creating bogus travel cards using faces of elderly Turkish actors and politicians before selling them on is facing jail Efecan Gokce, 20, from Hendon, London, sold fake Oyster cards via social media Potential loss to TfL ranged from £647,000 to £2,500,000, Gokce taking £24k Found to be using four … Read more

Pub loses licence after serving pints during lockdown to regulars posing as bogus builders

Pub loses its licence after it was caught serving pints during lockdown to regulars posing as bogus builders pretending to carry out repairs Y-Bodunig pub in Wales has lost its licence after serving drinks during lockdown In one incident, police caught regulars trying to pose as bogus repairmen Licensing committee told manager Derek Coulton put … Read more

Scammers are churning out vast numbers of bogus online ads, MPs told

Pension savers and investors are being bombarded with fraudulent online ads on ‘industrial scale’, say financial regulators who called for more money and resources to step up public warning campaigns. Criminals no longer need to produce glossy brochures or set up fake offices as online adverts can be created ‘very easily’, an official told MPs … Read more

Uber boss blames ‘gang of fraudsters’ after 14,000 trips were made by bogus drivers, court hears

Uber boss blames ‘gang of sophisticated fraudsters’ after 14,000 trips were made by bogus drivers, court hears as taxi app appeals TfL’s refusal to renew its operating licence Uber boss Jamie Heywood said company was ‘transparent’ and ‘open’ with TfL He said Uber was trying to work out how unauthorised drivers exploited system Mr Heywood … Read more

Surrey-based antiques auctioneer, 46, is linked to bogus ‘five star’ reviews scam involving Amazon 

Mr Scamazon: Surrey-based antiques auctioneer, 46, is linked to a bogus ‘five star’ reviews scam involving Amazon Justin Fryer reviewed £15,000 worth of products last month, giving five-stars He was identified as Amazon’s most prolific product reviewer in Britain Mr Fryer appeared to have sold many of the goods he reviewed on eBay  By Sean … Read more

Treasury says bogus charities dodging business rates

Treasury says widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates eating into £25bn a year raised through the tax By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates is eating into the £25billion a year raised through the … Read more

RHOBH: Teddi Mellencamp calls out bogus tweet that claimed she was leaving the show

‘Fake news!’ Teddi Mellencamp calls out bogus tweet that claimed she was leaving The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills By George Stark For Dailymail.com Published: 20:22 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 20:22 BST, 19 August 2020 Teddi Mellencamp wants you all to know that she isn’t exiting The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills anytime … Read more

TOWIE’s Vas J Morgan slams Love Island star Connor Durman’s ‘bogus apology’ over racist remarks

Former TOWIE star Vas J Morgan has called out Connor Durman for his ‘bogus apology’ over sending racist messages to his ex-girlfriend Stevie-Leigh Pich, in which he branded her ‘rank, a s**t and a s**g’ for sleeping with black men. The Tings magazine editor, 31, took to Instagram on Friday to share images of the … Read more

Amazon is selling hundreds of bogus ‘cancer cure’ books

Retail giant Amazon has today come under heavy fire for selling scores of books promoting bogus cancer cures. Cancer experts have today accused the billion-pound company of preying on the vulnerable who are desperate for a remedy. More than 3,000 titles are listed on the site under ‘cancer cures’, including ones endorsing unproven CBD oil … Read more