A Christmas gift card is a popular option to enable your loved ones to spend at their favourite stores, although there are hidden rip-offs you need to know. The state of the high street is increasingly precarious with firms going into administration every week, so...
Phishing e-mail fraud is an ever increasing problem and this is what you need to know so you can deal with it. BACKGROUND I received an e-mail purporting to be from PayPal asking me to update my card details that were registered on my PayPal account. I didn't think...
BACKGROUND The SIM phone card scam was reported as far back as 2014 when a gang of fraudsters hijacked mobile phone accounts to defraud Vodafone customers of £2.8m by making £2.50 a minute calls to a premium rate number. Fraudsters assigned the phone numbers of...
This Facebook fraud case came to my attention from someone who bought my book and contacted me afterwards. BACKGROUND This lady tried to buy a product from a Facebook advert which was originally over £100 and reduced to £74. She proceeded to buy it, the goods never...
I had a fascinating conversation with a retired horologist (watchmaker) about a watch battery scam and what you need to know. BACKGROUND I have a designer watch that I often wear for going out, and it's fair to say that it attracts designer prices to change a battery....
I fell victim to what appears to be a fairly common Amazon fraud that could happen to anyone, so this is what you need to know. BACKGROUND I ordered a mobile phone that was priced at about £25 below the retail price at Argos and arranged for it to be delivered to my...