Scammers began capitalising on coronavirus to con victims out of cash almost as soon as the disease started spreading worldwide. Fraudsters have been knocking on our doors, infiltrating our email inboxes and telephoning us in our homes — using the fear and confusion to steal from us. But today Money Mail can expose how a … Read more
Crooked solicitor and his colleague tried to sell three London homes they didn’t own in £3m scam – as pair are jailed for 12 years Hashok Parmar and Syed Gous Ali used the cover of a Loughborough law firm The pair used forged documents to attempt to carry out three sales in London However, other … Read more
A Breaking Bad-style police officer who masterminded a drugs racket has been given an extra year in jail for a pirate TV set-top box scam that cost pay channels up to £5million. PC Daniel Aimson, 39, used his scam to live a lavish lifestyle with wife Rachel, 31, including eating £500 meals in Michelin star … Read more
The founder of a ‘virtual summit’ has said the announcement of George Clooney on its schedule of keynote speakers was a ‘misunderstanding’, had claimed she’d known the actor for years. Thrive Philanthropy, a small consulting firm based in Utah, had been advertising the star-studded Connect Summit that would feature celebs including George and Amal Clooney as ‘keynote … Read more
Google reveals it blocks more than 18 MILLION coronavirus scam emails every day as criminals try and steal money and personal information from unsuspecting users during lockdown Google saw 18 million daily scam emails related to COVID-19 last week This includes malware and phishing emails intended to defraud users Google reports a further 240 million COVID-related … Read more