You’re familiar with the Nigerian scam, aren’t you? You get an email – in days gone by it was a letter – which explains that the sender has a large sum of money stuck in a bank in Nigeria, or Sierr...

I’ve just come across a free $50 Starbucks gift card offer on Facebook. Have you seen it? Has a friend shared it? Or maybe you’ve thanked Starbucks for their generosity in the comments and shared i...

The most wonderful time of the year is fast-approaching, but it’s also the time of year when the classic Lapland holiday scam makes a reappearance. I had a quick look on Facebook, searched for ‘Lap...

It’s easy to fall for a Facebook scam. No, it really is. They pop up promising a prize you desperately want – a new iPad, a car, long-haul flights, maybe even a house – and it’s tempting. You click...

Sadly, I’m afraid it’s not. It’s a variation on the ‘advance fee scam’, which I posted about here, and it’s currently doing the rounds again as a scam text. The scammer’s message says you’ve won £1...

No, you haven’t. I can categorically assure you that you have not. Because the Facebook lottery is not a genuine promotion, it’s a scam. I mean, I’m sure Mark Zuckerberg is a really nice chap and h...

There’s been a recent spate of WhatsApp promotions offering high-value vouchers and gift cards for a number of high-street supermarkets and retailers, including Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Sainsbury’s...

No sooner had Apple announced its latest addition to the smartphone fam, the iPhone X, pre-orders sold out. It’s allegedly awesome, with face recognition security, a screen that the Justice League ...

Laura Harris, of the National Trading Standards Scam Team shares her insights into the world of scams. We have all heard of people being ‘scammed’ but does the word ‘scam’ really have the gravit...