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FBI Warns of Surge in ‘Banking Spoof’ Calls Draining Accounts

Banks say real staff never ask customers to transfer funds or share remote access.

Police Issue Warning After £11,000 Courier Scam Hits NatWest Customer

Social Security Watchdog Warns of Surge in Fake ‘Statement’ Emails Targeting Retirees

Banks Warn Holidaymakers Of Scams As Nationwide Pushes In-App Call Checker

Germany Logged 565,546 Spam Calls in February as Scammers Cycle Numbers and Deploy 'Silent' Calls

Verizon $20 Outage Credit Rolls Out as Some Customers Secure Up to $200 and Phishing Texts Are Reported

Sir Tom Jones’ Team Issues Fresh Warning Over Fake Social Media Profiles Targeting Fans

HMRC Warns of Tax Scam Surge Ahead of 31 January Self Assessment Deadline

Internal Docs Link Billions of Meta’s China Ad Revenue to Scams as Senators Push Investigations

Germany Disables 3,500 Suspected Fraud Phone Lines in Operation Herakles

BBC Warns Shoppers About BNPL Phone Scam That Hijacks Accounts With One-Time Codes

HMRC Says It Removed 29,100 Scam Websites, Renews Scam Warning

China-Linked Smishing Rings Netted Over $1 Billion Targeting U.S. Phones, DHS Says

SSPC Issues National Alert on Fraudulent Job-Offer Calls Using +1 and +44 Prefixes

Mexico Warns of Surge in One-Ring and Fake Job-Offer Calls From Abroad

DVSA Issues Alert as Learner‑Driver Scams Jump 211% in 2025

LAPD Probes AI Deepfake Using Steve Burton’s Likeness That Cost L.A. Woman $81K

UK Couriers Warn of Surge in ‘Phantom Parcel’ £2 Delivery Scams

HMRC Warns Self Assessment Taxpayers of Impersonation Scams Pushing Fake Refunds

Ohio Man Warns as AI Impersonator of Jelly Roll Presses for More Gift Cards