Scam alert news

2025

1. 10 Jul

   

   Scam alert: why you can’t trust that ‘Booking.com’ message

   Consumer Rights
2. 08 Jul

   

   Beware of fake Amazon calls and emails

   Consumer Rights
3. 08 Jul

   

   Prime Day scams: Which? finds copycat Amazon website and fake Prime Day ads

   Consumer Rights
4. 03 Jul

   

   5 most convincing scams of 2025

   Consumer Rights
5. 02 Jul

   

   Watch out for fake 'energy support' scams

   Consumer Rights
6. 01 Jul

   

   Beware of scam emails impersonating Marks and Spencer

   Consumer Rights
7. 25 Jun

   

   Quishing scams warning: how to spot and avoid dodgy QR codes

   Consumer Rights
8. 24 Jun

   

   Five tips to avoid tickets scams and dud deals

   Consumer Rights
9. 17 Jun

   

   Beware of dodgy ULEZ sites advertising on Google

   Consumer Rights
10. 10 Jun

    

    Common Father’s Day scams to watch out for

    Consumer Rights
11. 28 May

    

    'Our Thailand Booking.com villa was a scam'

    Consumer Rights
12. 26 May

    

    Scam watch: conned by a copycat Lastminute.com website

    Consumer Rights
13. 21 May

    

    Scam alert: watch out for this fake eBay transaction email

    Consumer Rights
14. 21 May

    

    Sim-swap scammers exploit weak email security, warns Which? 

    Consumer Rights
15. 16 May

    

    How fraudsters peddled an eBay job scam

    Consumer Rights
16. 14 May

    

    Scammers buy Google ads to con shoppers with a fake Costco website

    Consumer Rights
17. 13 May

    

    4 times data breaches ramped up the UK's fraud risk

    Consumer Rights
18. 07 May

    

    Property scams: what are they and how to avoid them

    Consumer Rights
19. 06 May

    

    Scam alert: new parking fine scam text

    Consumer Rights
20. 01 May

    

    'Scammers appear to have spoofed my number'

    Consumer Rights