You ever fallen victim to an online shopping scam? Or maybe thought the fulla you’re talking to may be a catfish? In this ...

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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns about a surge in Valentine’s Day scams that can steal your money and identity. In ...

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The most common frauds experienced by young people were fake giveaways, phishing and fake websites, followed by online shopping scams, including fake ticket sales, and so-called “trust trades ...

The BBB is warning lovebirds or those searching for their special person to remain vigilant about online shopping scams.

Online shopping fraud cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking a rise of 20%. Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, with losses ...

Online refunds are often processed rapidly and sometimes without checking, if the parcels appear unopened. Bischoff said: “That allows scammers to replace items they bought with something of equal ...

This is compared to £46.6 million of losses in the previous year to fraudulent online shopping scams and some 66,000 cases reported. Action Fraud describes online shopping fraud as “shopping ...

the most common scams consumers have encountered include impersonation scams (43 per cent), online shopping scams (34 per cent), and rental scams for things like holiday homes (15 per cent).