Mobile banking: alarm as fraudsters take over handsets and raid accounts
Your problems, with Anna Tims
A stranger seems to have taken over our address
February 2024
Sim-swap fraud: How your bank account can be emptied by phone
Money hacks
Get rid of the paper clutter: how to deal with your household documents
November 2023
‘Harmless’ fraud soars in UK amid cost of living crisis
Growing numbers are giving false information to obtain money, new study shows
October 2023
UK consumers lose £580m to fraudsters in first half of 2023, figures reveal
Money hacks
What to do when you think you have been scammed
‘I lost £240,000’: UK fraud victims share their stories
UK users of illicit streaming services warned of risk of fraud or police visit
September 2023
A sign of the times: Australia moves towards digital statutory declarations
The federal government will accept electronic signatures and video link witnessing from next year
June 2023
TSB urges Facebook and Instagram owner to better protect users from fraud
Bank says UK consumers could lose £250m from scams originating on Meta platforms in 2023
April 2023
International sting takes down online marketplace of stolen identities
Operation led by FBI and Dutch police with involvement of UK National Crime Agency takes Genesis Market offline
December 2022
Fakers, fast sign-ups and fraud: the crisis at the UK’s Companies House
Britain’s register of companies was reformed in 2011 to allow incorporations within 24 hours for £12. Now the number of firms on its books has soared – and so have the complaints
November 2022
Companies House is dysfunctional and facilitating fraud, MPs told
Less verification for someone to set up fraudulent shell firm than to borrow a library book, risk managers say
September 2022
Optus tells former Virgin Mobile and Gomo customers they could also be part of data breach
As a victim of identity theft, I know just how quickly it can happen – and how hard it is to fix
Martha Bedggood
Optus data breach: Australians will be able to change their driver’s licence with telco to pay
Purported Optus hacker releases 10,000 records including email addresses from defence and prime minister’s office
Optus customers exasperated by chatbots and ‘rubbish’ communication after data breach
Optus data security breach: what should I do to protect myself?
