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News.

Lauren Merryweather

41 articles

2022
2021
2020

News.

Lauren Merryweather

2022

'BT left me without internet, can I get compensation?'

Scams, fake news and rip-offs lurking in sponsored ads

One in six targeted by scam ads on social media, Which? finds

MPs call for greater protections against scams

'Lloyds Bank refuses to discuss my dad's mortgage after he died, what can I do?'

The five biggest scams of 2021

2021

Direct debit traps exposed: 'home appliance cover calls tricked my gran out of £10,000'

Scams impact on victims' wellbeing amounts to £9.3bn

Text scams epidemic laid bare: seven in 10 don't trust messages from companies

Three in five people have received a scam delivery text in the past year

Fraud at your front door: How doorstep scammers exploited the pandemic

Two in five victims of online scam adverts don't report to host platforms

Devastating emotional impact of online scams must force government action

2020

How PayPal fails fraud victims

Nearly one in ten scammed by adverts on social media or search engines

NHS COVID-19 contact tracing message: how can I tell if it's real or a scam?

Holidaymakers left £1,781 out of pocket on average by airlines and holiday companies refusing refunds

Which? calls for urgent Government action to protect people against online scams

Scammers hijack EWS1 process with fake cladding inspection forms

Could more stores fail? What retailers entering administration means for you