Tag: scam
‘Soldier’ asked Ballymena woman to transfer £700 in ‘online romance’ scam
A Ballymena woman was prevented by her bank from transferring a total of £700 to a man claiming to be a soldier in America.
This...
Elderly Ballymena man coerced into paying ‘vet fees’ by scam caller to home
An elderly man was coerced into withdrawing money for a man who called at his home in Ballymena and said he had run over...
SCAM ALERT: Woman in 70s conned out of £2,000
A woman in her 70s from Lisburn has been scammed out of £2,000 after she was contacted by a caller claiming to be from...
Scammers may use Thomas Cook collapse as opportunity to obtain bank details
Scammers may use the news about Thomas Cook collapsing as an opportunity to obtain bank details from vulnerable people.
That's the message from The Consumer...
Ballycastle woman scammed in iPad online marketplace sale
Be careful when buying or selling online - that's the message from Scamwise NI this week.
It comes as a woman from Ballycastle received an...
Don’t be fooled into clicking on scam link
Another day, another scam - this time people have been receiving text messages from scammers claiming to be from EE.
Police are warning that the...
Latest SCAM – be wary of texts purporting to come from Uber
People in Northern Ireland have been receiving texts that appears to be from Uber, a peer-to-peer ride-sharing organisation.
Scamwise NI says this is part of...
Householders targeted by scammers claiming to be from HMRC
Three residents in Co Antrim have been targeted this week by scammers claiming to be from HRMC.
Police have received three reports from householders in...
Maghera man loses over £5,000 in online marketplace fraud
If you shop using online marketplaces, the advice is to be wary about sending money if you haven’t met the seller or seen the...
Over £769,000 lost in online fraud – PSNI
Over half a million pounds was lost by individuals and businesses due to email scams during July in Northern Ireland.
Reports to police in recent...