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Being conned whilst shopping

 34 27/05/23 08:31 lemsip

Perils of using a "recycled stamp"

 24 26/05/23 00:13 kwest

TV licence scam

 4 24/05/23 15:36 Blossoming

Pleased I didn't fall for this

 14 23/05/23 09:34 Franbern

Calorie counting site - Is this a scam?

 4 20/05/23 22:14 livelylady

Bank card arriving unexpectedly

 11 15/05/23 15:46 FarNorth

Fraudulent account opened on gambling site.

 9 09/05/23 13:20 NanaDana

Our Future Health - asking for blood, not money. Why!

 10 06/05/23 16:44 NotSpaghetti

Another scam

 5 29/04/23 15:15 NanaDana

Odd emails with (supposed) links to photos, purporting to come from relatives.

 18 12/04/23 23:13 FoghornLeghorn

Phone call from bank that appeared to be a scam

 4 23/03/23 22:03 M0nica

Does anyone else think that this is deeply suspicious? Opinions much appreciated.

 19 13/03/23 10:55 Shelflife

Be aware of a bank scam caller

 18 20/02/23 13:45 Kim19

PayPal scam

 11 05/02/23 16:15 Harris27

Beware TV License scam

 10 19/01/23 15:04 Tweedle24

For Love or money

 3 12/01/23 11:29 Kate1949

RevChris111111111

 26 17/12/22 23:14 Buttercup19

Letterboxd, a clever scam

 2 17/12/22 17:29 Doodledog

Smashed screen phone scam

 11 14/12/22 10:07 Chestnut

Scam emails re Amazon sign in

 4 24/11/22 16:55 Wheniwasyourage

BT Scam 01297824094

 7 24/11/22 11:57 Blossoming

ALL YOUR DATA HAS BEEN HACKED AND COPIED TO MY SERVERS

 23 31/10/22 21:10 Jaxjacky

Government website lookalikes

 3 31/10/22 16:01 Callistemon21

Fake Trojan attack error message - CodeOx268d3

 1 29/10/22 18:05 Elegran

Could you be scammed?

 11 26/10/22 09:07 Chris732day

True or false? Organic or synthetic?

 31 21/10/22 11:54 lovebeigecardigan...

What’s App message

 4 20/10/22 20:09 aggie

Test and trace phone scam

 9 02/10/22 10:34 FannyCornforth

Tesco Clubcard scam

 5 28/09/22 18:45 grannydarkhair

Not exactly a scam but.....

 15 07/09/22 13:20 lemsip

Private limited company

 6 05/09/22 02:31 Rubeee

Yahoo scam alert

 1 30/08/22 10:38 Wheniwasyourage

Letting Scam aimed at Students.

 10 27/08/22 11:59 Jaxjacky

Washing machine cover scam

 3 23/08/22 19:00 PollyDolly

Email supposedly from Ofgem

 5 22/08/22 21:08 Dotty123

Clever scam I fell for, but no harm done.

 33 17/08/22 11:14 icanhandthemback

Apple Pay Scam? ?

 4 15/08/22 10:46 Auntieflo

‘SkySky News screenshot linking vaccines with climate change is a fake

 1 24/07/22 08:13 Elegran

Don't be conned by a deepfake.

 7 23/07/22 14:50 Dizza25

Covid infection scam

 11 22/07/22 10:46 Wheniwasyourage

Virgin money scam ?

 5 19/07/22 09:49 MiniMoon

Has anyone worked with someone who was stealing ?

 24 13/07/22 06:52 lovebeigecardigan...

email message asking for help

 16 13/07/22 03:08 mokryna

A new scam

 8 13/07/22 03:07 mokryna

E.ON Winter Payment.

 4 13/07/22 03:04 mokryna

Likely scam alert….

 3 13/07/22 03:02 mokryna

BT - is this genuine or could it lead to a scam?

 20 13/07/22 03:01 mokryna

France - English speaking man just phone but with accent

 22 13/07/22 02:33 mokryna

What a Shame

 65 12/07/22 23:55 mokryna

Dirty rotten scammers

 8 18/06/22 14:34 Teacheranne