Scams news

2025

1. 26 Dec

   

   Safest ways to shop in the sales

   Banking
2. 19 Dec

   

   6 of the strangest scams of 2025

   Consumer Rights
3. 19 Dec

   

   I'm a scams expert and these are the scams that will be big in 2026

   Consumer Rights
4. 17 Dec

   

   Watch out for fake Amazon QR code postcards

   Consumer Rights
5. 17 Dec

   

   Scammers are hiding behind Google's ‘click-to-call’ ads

   Consumer Rights
6. 12 Dec

   

   FCA launches new Firm Checker tool to fight scams

   Banking
7. 10 Dec

   

   Five common charity scams and how to spot them

   Consumer Rights
8. 08 Dec

   

   Scammers are peddling a fake Cadbury Christmas giveaway on WhatsApp

   Consumer Rights
9. 04 Dec

   

   Watch out for fake NHS cold calls

   Consumer Rights
10. 03 Dec

    

    Don't let fake AI images ruin your Christmas shopping

    Consumer Rights
11. 27 Nov

    

    'A hacker scammed my friends on Instagram with fake Oasis tickets'

    Consumer Rights
12. 26 Nov

    

    Fake Facebook competitions linked to subscription traps, warns Which?

    Consumer Rights
13. 25 Nov

    

    Which? finds scam social media accounts posing as Zara, Asos, Vinted, Evri and others

    Consumer Rights
14. 24 Nov

    

    The biggest scams of 2025

    Consumer Rights
15. 20 Nov

    

    Warning: your computer doesn't protect you from phishing

    Computing
16. 20 Nov

    

    4 ways scammers exploit Black Friday

    Consumer Rights
17. 13 Nov

    

    How recovery scammers target recent scam victims on Trustpilot

    Consumer Rights
18. 12 Nov

    

    Leaked Meta documents predicted 10% of its revenue came from scam ads in 2024

    Consumer Rights
19. 05 Nov

    

    Scam alert: fraudsters impersonate Lidl in a series of fake ads

    Consumer Rights
20. 04 Nov

    

    Scam alert: Which? logo used for fake hearing aid adverts

    Consumer Rights