19th Apr 2010
I’ve had yet ANOTHER spam email from some dodgy, fraudulent company offering me alleged ‘part-time work in Europe’. For some reason I’ve had a load of these in the last couple of days so they must be targeting a lot of people at the moment. Here’s what the scam email says: “Hi, West Union Group…
23rd Nov 2009
As the economy continues to falter, the crooks are getting busier! Here are two more phone scams that have come to our attention. Firstly we’ve heard of a phone and doorstep scam where fraudsters are pretending to be from the Council, saying that you’ve either over-paid your Council Tax or you’re late with the payment….
2nd Nov 2009
This is from a friend of mine who works for the police. Be warned!: “This one is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the VISA &…
15th Feb 2009
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