Woman spent months thinking she was dating George Ezra
She was exchanging ‘up to 40 messages a day’ with who she thought was the ‘Budapest’ singer A woman was almost conned out of £5,000 by a scammer pretending to be George Ezra. Appearing on This Morning, Helen explained that she spent months exchanging messages with a person she thought was the Brit Award-winning singer. […]
3 years ago
Brits on holiday warned over Spanish ‘bird poo’ scam
Holidaymakers advise simply walking away Holidaymakers have warned British travellers who may be journeying to Spain to be aware of a “bird poo scam” that is prevalent in tourist hotspots. Previously conned victims have taken to Tripadvisor to warn other tourists of a scam that could cost them valuable belongings. Essentially, the con-men will pretend […]
4 years ago
Tinder Swindler conned out of $7,000 after falling for online scam
Meta later said they do not offer verification through payment The “Tinder Swindler”, who goes by at least three different names, was recently conned out of $7,000 by two people claiming to be capable of getting his Instagram account verified. Shimon Heyada Hayut has become a globally recognised name following his appearance in the popular […]
4 years ago
The ‘post a pet pic, plant a tree’ trend seems to be one big scam
Who fell for it? The Instagram trend of promising to plant a tree for every pet picture posted has been dubbed as a scam on Twitter. Writer and comedian Patrick Marlborough has alleged that the popular Instagram trend is actually a fairly elaborate con. Taking to the social platform, he said: “ok, I found most […]
4 years ago