Purchase scams are the UK's fastest-growing form of fraud, as increasingly sophisticated scammers trick consumers into paying ...

Purchase scams are on the rise, as new data reveals they are the fastest-growing scam in the UK - here are the top 10 scams ...

In 2024, Kirsty, a woman in her 40s living in North Yorkshire, met a man on a dating website who said he was an English businessman working in Turkey. He shared a picture that he claimed was of ...

The service has also seen rises in other types of fraud. Checks for impersonation scams are up 31%, while fake security ...

Households across the UK have been warned to avoid scammers trying to sell them bogus ways to avoid inheritance tax (IHT). With legislation set to change from April 2027, following your death any ...

Many cases involve criminals using other people’s identities to sell fake event tickets to friends and family ...

Chiara is an award-winning investigative reporter who specialises in banking and fraud, joining Which? in 2015 following six years as a personal finance journalist at a national newspaper. Save ...

National Trading Standards has launched an ‘AI Scam Watchlist’ to raise awareness among consumers of the latest scams and how ...

UK payment fraud losses reached £1.28 billion ($1.74 billion) in 2025 as criminals increasingly turned to artificial intelligence to create more convincing scams, prompting fresh warnings from UK ...

A warning has been issued to bank customers over a new payment scam - where "banks" are the scammer. Impersonation scams are where callers or texts claim to be from trusted entities such as banks.

The University of Kentucky’s Police Department said that it has recently received multiple reports of fraudulent ticket offers shared through social media platforms.