The victim was told the fake astronaut’s spaceship was ‘under attack’. A woman has been scammed by a man posing as a stranded astronaut claiming he needed money to buy oxygen. The 80-year-old Japanese woman sent money to an online fraudster who convinced her that he was stranded on a spaceship and needed to buy […]
5 months ago
There are only two real bargains to be had Travellers are only just waking up to the fact that airport duty-free shopping isn’t the money-saving perk it’s long been sold as after it was revealed that 74 per cent of items are actually cheaper online. Airport duty free shopping began in 1947 at Shannon Airport in […]
5 months ago
He has issued a statement The real Brad Pitt has issued a statement after a woman in France was tricked into sending £700k to a scammer impersonating the star. Pitt slammed the AI-assisted scammer who tricked the 53-year-old woman into thinking they were in love and that the actor needed money for cancer treatment after […]
1 year ago
She thought she was sending money to help the actor with hospital treatment A woman was scammed out of almost £700,000 after being convinced she was dating Brad Pitt online. Anne, a 53-year-old from France, was contacted on social media by a scammer who was posing as Pitt’s mother. The next day, she was sent […]
1 year ago
The email has landed in accounts across the world People have been warned about a scam email telling them they have been watched through their webcam. As more and more of us rely on our phones for everyday tasks, we need to be increasingly wary of cyber-scams trying to get us to part with cash. […]
1 year ago
Motorists have been alerted to new scam Drivers are being warned over a car-park scam which involves fake QR codes being plastered over council-owned parking machines. The alarm was raised by Conwy Council in North Wales and follows reports that similar scams have been taking place in pubs and restaurants. The scammers are sticking their […]
1 year ago