Scams

The financial regulator has warned consumers to beware of fraudulent emails from scammers pretending to be MoneySavingExpert.com or our founder Martin Lewis, after identifying a copycat firm falsely using our name. 

Mental health sufferers are three times more likely to fall victim to online scams, while the coronavirus pandemic has made the threat worse - and now campaigners are calling on the Government to act.

PayPal customers encouraged by sellers to make payments via its 'friends and family' option instead of 'goods and services' are unnecessarily leaving themselves without payment protection – and some are even losing cash.

Virgin Media has apologised after a database containing personal details of 900,000 customers was accessed without permission due to being "incorrectly configured".

Some customers of credit history-building tool Loqbox have had personal and financial data compromised after the firm was hit by a "sophisticated and complex" cyber attack.

A temporary funding arrangement for a scheme that reimburses people who are tricked into transferring money to fraudsters will be extended until the end of the year.

We've seen a spike in reports from MoneySavers who've received emails using Martin Lewis' image to advertise Bitcoin trading. But Martin NEVER endorses products, and nor does MoneySavingExpert.com, so don't be fooled.

Two MoneySavers who were tricked into transferring £10,000s to fraudsters were wrongly refused refunds – despite their banks being signed up to a new code designed to protect customers from 'authorised push payment' scams. 

British Airways is facing a fine of £183.39 million after a data breach last year which compromised the details of about 500,000 customers. 

Consumers are being warned to look out for automated phone calls pretending to be from their bank or card company, after a wave of reports of similar scams.