Scam alert news

2025

1. 26 Nov

   

   Fake Facebook competitions linked to subscription traps, warns Which?

   Consumer Rights
2. 25 Nov

   

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

   Consumer Rights
3. 24 Nov

   

   The biggest scams of 2025

   Consumer Rights
4. 20 Nov

   

   Warning: your computer doesn't protect you from phishing

   Computing
5. 20 Nov

   

   4 ways scammers exploit Black Friday

   Consumer Rights
6. 13 Nov

   

   How recovery scammers target recent scam victims on Trustpilot

   Consumer Rights
7. 12 Nov

   

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

   Consumer Rights
8. 05 Nov

   

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

   Consumer Rights
9. 04 Nov

   

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

   Consumer Rights
10. 23 Oct

    

    Watch out for Windows 10 scams

    Consumer Rights
11. 21 Oct

    

    Which? warns of fraudsters targeting internet outage confusion

    Broadband, mobile & TV services
12. 16 Oct

    

    7 scam calls to watch out for

    Consumer Rights
13. 15 Oct

    

    'I was fleeced by a rogue builder I found on Facebook'

    Consumer Rights
14. 08 Oct

    

    Which? finds deepfake investment scams on YouTube

    Consumer Rights
15. 08 Oct

    

    One year of the bank transfer fraud scheme: why are 30% of claims rejected?

    Banking
16. 01 Oct

    

    Scam watch: 'A bank impersonation scam nearly caught me out'

    Consumer Rights
17. 24 Sep

    

    Subscription traps: who are Howly and JustAnswer?

    Consumer Rights
18. 24 Sep

    

    Scam ads targeting learner drivers circulate on social media

    Consumer Rights
19. 17 Sep

    

    Scam warning: fake government Emergency Alerts emails circulate

    Consumer Rights
20. 15 Sep

    

    Scam alert: watch out for emails claiming your iCloud storage is full

    Consumer Rights