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Being conned whilst shopping

34 lemsip

Perils of using a "recycled stamp"

24 kwest

TV licence scam

4 Blossoming

Pleased I didn't fall for this

14 Franbern

Calorie counting site - Is this a scam?

4 livelylady

Bank card arriving unexpectedly

11 FarNorth

Fraudulent account opened on gambling site.

9 NanaDana

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

10 NotSpaghetti

Another scam

5 NanaDana

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

18 FoghornLeghorn

Phone call from bank that appeared to be a scam

4 M0nica

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

19 Shelflife

Be aware of a bank scam caller

18 Kim19

PayPal scam

11 Harris27

Beware TV License scam

10 Tweedle24

For Love or money

3 Kate1949

RevChris111111111

26 Buttercup19

Letterboxd, a clever scam

2 Doodledog

Smashed screen phone scam

11 Chestnut

Scam emails re Amazon sign in

4 Wheniwasyourage

BT Scam 01297824094

7 Blossoming

ALL YOUR DATA HAS BEEN HACKED AND COPIED TO MY SERVERS

23 Jaxjacky

Government website lookalikes

3 Callistemon21

Fake Trojan attack error message - CodeOx268d3

1 Elegran

Could you be scammed?

11 Chris732day

True or false? Organic or synthetic?

31 lovebeigecardigan...

What’s App message

4 aggie

Test and trace phone scam

9 FannyCornforth

Tesco Clubcard scam

5 grannydarkhair

Not exactly a scam but.....

15 lemsip

Private limited company

6 Rubeee

Yahoo scam alert

1 Wheniwasyourage

Letting Scam aimed at Students.

10 Jaxjacky

Washing machine cover scam

3 PollyDolly

Email supposedly from Ofgem

5 Dotty123

Clever scam I fell for, but no harm done.

33 icanhandthemback

Apple Pay Scam? ?

4 Auntieflo

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

1 Elegran

Don't be conned by a deepfake.

7 Dizza25

Covid infection scam

11 Wheniwasyourage

Virgin money scam ?

5 MiniMoon

Has anyone worked with someone who was stealing ?

24 lovebeigecardigan...

email message asking for help

16 mokryna

A new scam

8 mokryna

E.ON Winter Payment.

4 mokryna

Likely scam alert….

3 mokryna

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

20 mokryna

France - English speaking man just phone but with accent

22 mokryna

What a Shame

65 mokryna

Dirty rotten scammers

8 Teacheranne