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Hundreds hit by Carphone Warehouse phone scam promising upgrades and free iPhones

Charlie Hawkins2021-08-25T10:58:35+01:00

Criminals are using the Carphone Warehouse brand to access people's accounts and defraud them out of their money, we can reveal. Mirror Money has heard from dozens of people who [...]

Hundreds hit by Carphone Warehouse phone scam promising upgrades and free iPhonesCharlie Hawkins2021-08-25T10:58:35+01:00

IT student who scammed victims out of £185,000 with fake Royal Mail texts is jailed

Charlie Hawkins2021-08-24T11:18:00+01:00

A student who defrauded the public out of £185,000 by pretending to be Royal Mail and HMRC has been jailed for almost two years. Abdisalaam Dahir, 20, a computer science [...]

IT student who scammed victims out of £185,000 with fake Royal Mail texts is jailedCharlie Hawkins2021-08-24T11:18:00+01:00

Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scams

Charlie Hawkins2021-08-16T11:43:40+01:00

On social media, there's a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they promote fraud. They flash stacks of cash, hide their faces, and [...]

Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scamsCharlie Hawkins2021-08-16T11:43:40+01:00