A JUDGE has blasted a ‘deeply dishonest’ thief who blackmailed a family and splurged their money on gambling accounts.

Cumbria Police are asking for help warning any older and more vulnerable friends, neighbours and family who may not see their messages on social media. The fraudsters sometimes impersonate officials ...

A DRIVER has warned other motorists to be wary of fraudulent QR codes when paying for parking in Essex after being caught out by a scam in Brightlingsea.

A Melbourne couple have lost $50,000 to sophisticated scammers who hijacked emails from their builder and tricked them into sending the money to a fake account. Kathy Winton and Mark Richter were ...

Copywriter Sally Anderson-Wai, of Wivenhoe, was meeting a contact at the beach cafe in Brightlingsea on July 21 when she came across the non-suspicious-looking QR code on an instruction sign on how to ...

DWP said most people will get the Winter Fuel Payment automatically if they are eligible during the qualifying week, which is September 15 - 21, 2025. If you do not get any of these, you need to claim ...

Judge Simon Medland blasted the ‘deeply dishonest’ thief, who blackmailed a family and splurged their money on gambling accounts. Ellis, of Bewsey Street, targeted a vulnerable Warrington victim and ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has confirmed the people who need to claim for this year's Winter Fuel Payment can do so ...

The new rules are designed for safety, but some fear that problems in the new rules could lead to missed payments ...

A thug subjected a family to months of hell by blackmailing and threatening them following a message on Snapchat. Jordan ...

From May 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority is bringing in sweeping changes to how payment and e-money firms protect customer funds. These reforms, published in PS25/12, are aimed at fixing ...

I called TSB's fraud line, but the person who answered wanted to know about a fraudulent transaction and refused to accept ...