Overview
How fraudsters are using social media posts about missing people and pets to hook their victims into scams.
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16 - 1They sold me a written-off car May 20, 2024 -
16 - 2Blacklisted because of my surname May 21, 2024 -
16 - 3Where’s my £300,000 whisky gone? May 22, 2024 -
16 - 4Paying £1 per mile for car insurance May 23, 2024 -
16 - 5My four-star holiday deal was anything but May 24, 2024 -
16 - 6Energy Special May 27, 2024 -
16 - 7Help – my home’s infested with beetles May 28, 2024 -
16 - 8The phone, the thief and the worthless insurance May 29, 2024 -
16 - 9Cut off from my landline May 30, 2024 -
16 - 10Help, they’ve hacked my holiday hotel May 31, 2024 -
16 - 11I became a money mule by mistake June 03, 2024 -
16 - 12‘Lose a stone in a week’ – the pamphlet peddling porkies June 04, 2024 -
16 - 13Help, I don’t owe the debt you’re chasing me for June 05, 2024 -
16 - 14£89,000 down... and my bank won’t listen June 06, 2024 -
16 - 15My holiday coach crash nightmare June 07, 2024 -
16 - 16No payout pet insurance November 11, 2024 -
16 - 17Out-of-control bamboo is destroying my driveway November 12, 2024 -
16 - 18Help, my £45,000 pension is missing! November 13, 2024 -
16 - 19Crumbling concrete wrecked my home November 14, 2024 -
16 - 20Wrong flight landed us in Lithuania! November 15, 2024 -
16 - 21Bank account switch left me broke November 18, 2024 -
16 - 22Floored by ground rent demand November 19, 2024 -
16 - 23No win, no fee cost me £27,000 November 20, 2024 -
16 - 24Thieves charged hundreds to my phone bill November 21, 2024 -
16 - 25Airport security delays left my holiday in ruins November 22, 2024 -
16 - 26The missing person ads that transform into scams November 25, 2024 -
16 - 27£226,000 crypto scam left me homeless November 26, 2024 -
16 - 28Help, someone stole my house! November 27, 2024 -
16 - 29Fake weight-loss drug almost killed me November 28, 2024 -
16 - 30Ripped passport wrecked our holiday November 29, 2024 -
16 - 31Doorstep raiders knocked out my doorbell camera January 06, 2025 -
16 - 32Social media bank staff scam cost me £16,500 January 07, 2025 -
16 - 33Mistaken identity cost me thousands January 08, 2025 -
16 - 34Landed in debt… for someone else’s shopping January 09, 2025 -
16 - 35The hotel with no running water January 10, 2025 -
16 - 36Missing £400,000 put my mum’s care at risk January 13, 2025 -
16 - 37Ravenous rats destroyed my car January 14, 2025 -
16 - 38Careless couriers left our parcels in pieces January 15, 2025 -
16 - 39When will my flood-wrecked home be fixed? January 16, 2025 -
16 - 40Filthy holiday cottages cut our break short! January 17, 2025 -
16 - 41Filthy takeaways posting incorrect hygiene ratings January 20, 2025 -
16 - 42Telecoms contract pushers caught on camera January 21, 2025 -
16 - 43Tainted tap water left us in agony January 22, 2025 -
16 - 44Scammed by fake AI celebrities January 23, 2025 -
16 - 45Forced to take five flights to board our cruise January 24, 2025