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Best Buy scam alert! People are pretending to be members of the Geek Squad. How to spot it.
USA TODAY via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoBest Buy customers beware. Scammers are pretending to be from Geek Squad, the company's tech-support...
5 Holiday Scams to Avoid in 2022
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWe call out scams involving gift cards, charities, deliveries and more. It's that time of year when Santa's coming to town, but so are the fraudsters who...
Banks’ customers will have greater protections from APP scams under proposals
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBanks and building societies will have stronger incentives to prevent scams happening in the first...
Buyer beware - shoppers could lose close to a billion pounds in scams this Christmas, experts warn
TechRadar via Yahoo Finance· 7 months agoCropped close-up of five people sitting on a bench with shopping bags - only shows their legs....
£14,000 being lost to investment scams on average, says Barclays
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoPeople falling victim to investment scams are losing around £14,000 on average, data from Barclays...
Nationwide records jump in men reporting romance scams
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoReports of romance scams involving male victims jumped by 40% between 2022 and 2023, according to...
5 Common Holiday Scams and How To Spot Them
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoMost shoppers will be spending the holiday season using their hard-earned savings to purchase gifts for everyone on their wish lists. The last thing...
Unsolicited Stimulus Check by Mail? IRS Warns It’s the Latest Scam To Steal Your Identity
GOBankingRates via Yahoo Finance· 12 months agoWhile most scammers nowadays prefer to go the digital route through fraudulent emails, texts and...
New website checker launched to combat online fraud
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new website-checking tool has been launched to help users confirm whether a site is legitimate before they visit. Internet safety group Get Safe Online...
One in three people ‘would rush to book a holiday without making checks’
PA Media: Money via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoNearly a third (32%) of people would rush into booking a holiday to make sure they got a “deal”...