Tag: scam
WATCH: Phone scammers know names and addresses of householders they call in bid to...
Scammers know the names of the householders they call in a bid to dupe them into believing they are dealing with genuine callers.
This is...
Woman swindled out of £300,000 in online romance scam
A woman from Northern Ireland has been swindled out of more than £300,000 in an online romance scam, according to police.
It has had a...
Callous scammer calls woman (82) pretending to be police officer
Scammers are continuing to target the elderly and police are reminding people to be vigilant.
In the latest incident, a scammer called an 82-year-old woman...
Scam alert – fraudsters claim they are calling from BT
Householders in Antrim, Newtownabbey and Carrickfergus continue to be the target of a large number of attempted telephone scams over the last few days.
The...
A third of people targeted by scam in past three years
One third of consumers here, - 32% have been targeted by a scam in the past three years, according to figures.
And with the number...
Bank staff alerted police to scam while woman was in branch trying to transfer...
Bank staff who suspected a householder was on the telephone with an online scammer contacted police while she was attempting to transfer money in...
Fermanagh man in 80s swindled out of £20,000 in telephone scam
A man in his 80s from Fermanagh has been swindled out of £20,000 in a telephone scam.
He was one of three people in counties...
Recognise this man? Women are being duped into sending large sums of cash
Beware of this man – unsuspecting women are being duped into sending large amounts of money to him.
Police say this is a simple but...
Cold callers allegedly attempting to sell knives in Ballymoney
House burglaries, cold callers and telephone scammers have been persistent problems around Northern Ireland in recent months.
Yesterday, police say cold callers were reported to...
Telephone fraudsters con two men out of £40,000
Two men from Belfast and Omagh have been conned out of a total of almost £40,000 in separate telephone scams.
It has prompted police to...