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Scammers try to trick victims with text messages claiming to be a fraud alert from their bank.

Fake text or email scams still keep happening. And as we are heading into the holiday shopping season, you need to be on guard.

£400 discount on energy usage. the deductions will begin in october automatically on your bill. around 67 and £67 as we approach march and april. if you have a different type of income, a low income household, disability and pensioners, there is an also extra cost of living support. the government has come through and provided a huge package of support to insulates consumers against these huge price rises which they are a consequence of the russian invasion of ukraine and a real tightening and...

Consumers against these huge price rises, which are a consequence of the russian invasion of ukraine and a real tightening and constriction on energy markets. the one thing to be careful about, consumer groups are warning this morning, even i got a text — a scam text — from groups saying "you are eligible for a discount on your energy bill under the energy bill support scheme. you can apply here." groups are saying this is becoming widespread and is a consumer scam. scammers want to get your...

Most scams are total lies, but there's a scam that may catch you off guard because part of the story is true.

Most scams are total lies, but there's a scam that may catch you off guard because part of the story is true.

News 8 On Your Side has been hearing from viewers who are getting a scam text claiming there's a problem with their M&T Bank account.

Thats £500 million that was stolen from 200,000 people in just the last year so, within those numbers, investment scams are up 60% to £166 million stolen, romance fraud scams, so not just the financial hit but the emotional hit as well, they are up as well, a 77% increase in the space of a year, to seeing £30 million stolen from just over 3,000 victims. fraud is a big, big problem in the uk. staggering figures. why has it got so bad? criminals, fundamentally, are extremely good at theirjob. t...

From 200,000 people in just the last year, so within those numbers, investment scams are up, 60%, to £166 million stolen, romance fraud scams, so not just the financial hit but the emotional hit as well, they are up as well, a 77% increase in the space of a year, to see £30 million stolen from just over 3000 victims. fraud is a big, big problem in the uk. staggering figures. why has it gone so bad? criminals, fundamentally, are extremely good at theirjob. they are ruthlessly efficient at manip...

They are ruthlessly efficient at manipulating people, they are very good at social engineering, and social engineering is when, for example, they harvest data from people, that people might put up online voluntarily, on social media. also, you might get a scam text, oh, you missed a delivery from royal mail, or here you can get details of the covid vaccine. if you enter any details in there, a week later you might get a call from someone pretending to be your bank, they have your name and addres...