As the cost of living crisis takes hold, determined WhatsApp job scammers impersonating Hays recruitment consultants are advertising fake jobs.
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Cream of the Crap: How Fake Reviews, Bad Businesses and Dangerous Products Rise to the Top 💣
The UK and USA consumer market regulators plan to take action against the dangers of bogus ratings, but how did fake online reviews gain such a foothold?
Exposed: The Hong Kong Investment “Fraud Recovery” Scammer Deceiving Victims 🤑
Last year I used Tinder to investigate romance scammers tugging at the purse strings of besotted would-be partners. After publishing the findings, a Hong Kong woman offered to help victims reclaim lost monies. What happened next was sad and exhausting.
Competitors Can Easily Edit Your Google and Facebook Business Listings 🤨
It’s possible for competitors to maliciously edit your public Google and Facebook business information listings. These attempts by rivals to mislead your customers could be happening right under your nose and you might not even notice.
Magazine Advertising Scam: Rogues Impersonate Crime Prevention Officers 🤥
Fraudsters are impersonating the police and telephoning self-employed people to sell advertising in a fake crime prevention magazine. They claim to be partnered with Trading Standards.
Privacy and Data Protection is a Matter of Life and Death ☠️
A data protection failing can threaten everything from a person’s bank account to their life, or, at the very least, cause damage and stress.
Magazine Advertising Scam: Bogus Children’s Cancer Charity Misleading Small Businesses 🤥
Don’t be misled by this classic magazine advertising scam in which small businesses seeking exposure are hoodwinked by ruthless rogues claiming to be running a real charity. This particular operation is called “Kids for Life”. It was heavily criticised on an edition of BBC Radio 4’s “You and Yours”.
Stolen Credit Card Email Scam Targets Small Businesses and Service Providers 💳
Get wise to this socially-engineered credit card fraud operation that hinges on the recipient invoicing someone who is not who they say they are for a project that doesn’t exist.