Going, going, scam.
Online auctions through sites such as eBay are vulnerable to scammers tricking users into parting with money or personal information for items that may not even exist. Other auction scams can lead to overpaying for items that include everything from cars to fine art.By Rightly
Wed 31 May 2023
4 min read
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- Blog
Wed 24 May 2023
4 min read
Pass, shoot, scammed.
So City have won this year’s Premier League title but there are still some big games coming up. Demand for tickets is high, despite high prices and a cost of living crisis. Scammers take advantage of the high demand for tickets, especially for popular and high-profile games such as the Champions League. Scammers exploit fans' enthusiasm and their burning desire to attend matches.
- Privacy
Wed 17 May 2023
6 min read
Don't you just love car insurance!
It’s not the most exciting thing, but if you have a car, you have to have insurance. When the renewal comes around we don’t always pay much attention to the mail that arrives from the insurer. Some people are on automatic renewals and before they know it, two or three years have passed and the premium has crept up and up. Or others forget to renew altogether. But a better way is in reach.
- Privacy
Wed 10 May 2023
7 min read
Money mule mayhem
Ever tempted by a message on social media, offering you easy money for very little effort, all from the comfort of your own home? It could be an attempt by criminals to engage you and your bank account in criminal money laundering.
- Privacy
Wed 03 May 2023
5 min read
Scammers use coercive control
We read a lot about coercive control and how it’s used to force people into doing things. It uses a range of psychological tactics to control how people behave in certain circumstances. Fraudsters exploit this when they create scams. So, what does it look like, how can you spot it and how can you keep yourself safe from it?
- Privacy
Wed 26 Apr 2023
5 min read
The loyalty penalty and how to avoid it
In these difficult times, strapped by a cost of living crisis, consumers are falling foul of the loyalty penalty, a trap set by insurance companies who just roll over your policy for another year, costing ever increasing amounts that go unchallenged. It's time to do something about it and save money every year.
- Privacy
Wed 19 Apr 2023
5 min read
Clairvoyant scams. Who predicted that?
Scammers posing as clairvoyants and psychics are out there every day, tricking vulnerable and often lonely individuals into paying for some fantasy good luck or to avoid something bad. Make sure you see it coming.