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It is estimated that this Christmas over £8 billion will be spent by people in the UK online. Antifraud companies in the UK have warned people to be extra careful in their online spending over the next few weeks as fraud is expected to reach an all-time high. The figures for Christmas spending online this year [...]  In court yesterday a serial internet fraudster admitted to a total of five new charges including trying to sell software packages, iPhones and Ryder Cup tickets that did not exist. Phillip Shortman, formally of Cwmbran, pleaded guilty in Newport Magistrates Court, to five offences that fall under the fraud act. The dates of the offences were [...] It is not certain exactly how many charges of fraud were brought against Jamie Lane of Paignton in Exeter; at least seventeen of them were dismissed, but enough were upheld to send him to jail for two years. Lane, a 39-year-old man with what was described by his solicitor as “a dreadful history” finally pleaded [...] A new survey has highlighted the concerns that consumers have when it comes to online shopping. The survey was commissioned by eWise Payo the only exclusively online UK bank. The survey worryingly revealed that over 21%, or one fifth of British adults who have bought online have been victims of online [...] A nineteen year-old son of a politician was the mastermind behind a huge Internet scam and an infamous website. Nick Webber, son of Tony Webber who was formerly a Guernsey politician, masterminded a stolen credit card ring with a potential net of about £12 million. He was assisted in his criminal enterprise by Samantha Worley, 22, [...] Recent claims that as many as 10 per cent of British consumers have been the victims of Internet fraud might be too conservative. That’s according to reports by ProCheckUp who say that the 10 per cent figure may pertain strictly to scams for cash. There are other Internet scammers who rob people of their user [...] The UK continues to lose more money due to online fraud, recent reports confirm. In fact, in the past six months since March there has been an increase in Internet frauds perpetrated on UK citizens. The average amount of loss due to online fraud has pretty much doubled within the most recent six months, when compared [...] There are plenty of internet scams to be found if you start browsing online, and if one is not careful then it is easy to actually fall victim to one of the numerous scams. Some of the most popular types of scams are found on websites such as Craigslist and eBay but there are plenty [...] The antitrust regulator for Britain sat down with Google Inc, EBay Inc, and a few other companies to consult on a national strategy that would provide a higher level of protection for shoppers from the UK that spent approximately £38 billion pounds on online purchases during 2009. The plan calls for the Office of Fair Trading [...] |
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