While scams evolve with the times they are adaptable bless em, the methods for spotting and avoiding them often remain the same. Taking time to think before you act on any request for money or information don’t be fooled by these scamming lowlifes. Advertisement Please take these steps to protect yourself from scams: If you […]
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Spear phishing is when fraudsters use any information they already attained about you – such as your date of birth or place of work – to make scams targeting you much more effective. Phishing is one level of threat but this on a whole different level. This year in England, we’ve seen large-scale data breaches at
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Deepfake videos will use AI to digitally alter footage, they sometimes blend real visuals with fake audio to make it appear as if the person in the video is saying something they never said. This is regularly seen on on social media using famous fake people. However, this is increasingly being used to create completely
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Social media is still the primary source of scams for Gen Z consumers. In 2025, six in 10 (58%) reports from Gen Z customers involved social media, compared with 45% across all age groups according to Barclays. The widespread use of AI has made scams harder to spot. Three in four (75%) consumers believe AI
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Barclays customers are at risk of having their bank accounts emptied by fraudsters. The scams data shows investment scams accounted for 47p in every £1 claimed by victims this year. They have stated that half of UK adults have been targeted by a scam in 2025, rising to two thirds of Gen Z (64 per
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A scam phishing email which claims to be from NatWest tells you that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) will be making biometric login, using a biological trait like your fingerprint a mandatory requirement. This is the wording that they have choose to use in this scam. Dear Customer, As part of our ongoing commitment to
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AI has given cybercriminals the ability to operate like FTSE100‑scale marketing departments—except their product is taking over accounts, data theft, and identity fraud. email was the weapon of choice for phishing attacks. However, they now occur across non-email channels such as social media, search engines, and messaging apps. Poor grammar and spelling can no longer
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Back in October there was a suspected hack by the Chinese, although this has not been officially confirmed. Trade minister Sir Chris Bryant told Times Radio on Friday that “there certainly has been a hack” but it is too early in the government’s investigation to confirm other widely reported details. The Sun claimed that Chinese state-sponsored attackers
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Whether its a PC, laptop, tablet or phone they are all at risk. Why? The main reason is that hackers want to break into your devices to gain control one way or the other for their own benefit. Usually the benefit is financial, but not always. If it is financial the most popular form of
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They are a bigger threat than ever and now more tools are at their disposal causing a great deal more devastation to the innocent victims. They cannot wait to grab your cash and runaway like the lowlife cowards that they are. Thanks to high speed connections, AI and plenty of experience they are on the
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