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ToraToraTora
I have an old fridge freezer, bit tatty but in full working order. I advertised it on Gumtree for free if someone wants to collect. Done that many times and mostly someone local comes round and... ...
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Spreeny
I'm being plagued by messages asking me on messenger if different cars are still for sale! I haven't advertised anything on marketplace !. I must've had hundreds of messages this morning - started... ...
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calmck
Howly is a company that says it will help solve issues with suppliers, stores etc. I was directed to this company after trying to solve a problem with Uber. You pay $1 for initial contact but have... ...
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OldChestNuts
We had a fraudster who claimed to have moved into our new business premises in Oct 2023. This came to our attention beacause there was a new customer joining letter from Scottish Power and... ...
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Rosie29
I have recently had two of these - purporting to be from O2 and offering me a 30% discount.   I was immediately suspicious as very recently I had an email from O2 about a small increase in my bill... ...
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Peter Pedant
I was paying a new trader with a debit card and rightly expectd a message on the mobile with a code number and got two! - this is a criminal scam, code no 1234 will secure the purchase for £65 -... ...
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henrys202020
  anyone  using  apex/ai   for  easy  money  'must  deposit  250  pounds    to  begin   is  it  a ... ...
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hellywelly4
I keep getting friend requests from men supposedly in the US military. I'm able to block them but thought I would put a warning on AB as there have been several examples of ladies being conned out... ...
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Hymie
I’ve just received the blackmail e-mail below (in my spam folder), interestingly the sent e-mail address is my own e-mail address (I don’t know how they do that). I doubt very much that they have... ...
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wotty59
has anyone has dealings with this online firm
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renegadefm
Not sure if this is a new scam, or if its common these days.  Basically a friend of mine was at home minding his own business watching day time tv, when he spotted through his window a young couple... ...
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tearinghair
My stupid fingers slipped as I was trying to delete what I was sure was a scam email about BT. I have a horrid feeling I've activated the scam, but I can't find the email anywhere - noyt in the... ...
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tali1
On my mobile phone i stupidly i clicked on fake Evri parcel collect email.It took  me to Russian site (olympia-saransk.ru)-seems to be a hotel, when i checked later  ?  .However the page was... ...
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retrocop
I have just received a text purporting to be from Royal Mail stating that my shipping information is missing an address and have requested me to upload correct shipping info. I smell Scam. Has any... ...
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newcastle1
My Facebook page has been hacked.  It was done last night when I was asleep so I didn't see message saying e mail has been changed and password has been changed. For personal reasons, I don't use... ...
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barry1010
I have just received an email dated today from NSI dated today, telling me I've won. Woohoo!  Problem is the draws always take place on the 1st or the first working day of the month. I always get... ...
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HongKongphooey
My daughter has had an old (thankfully previously cancelled) Amex card that's been cloned by scammers and they have hacked her email address so she now has over 800 emails telling her she is... ...
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theorganicgardener
Hello, Can anyone suggest how I can go about blocking permanently someone most likely a scammer who keeps messaging me via WhatsApp. This person keeps mesaging me however they seem to keep changing... ...
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Bobbisox1
I thought I'd done it by going to my PC but now I realise they've got different IP addresses? 
so I still am being bombarded each day by McAphee sometimes 4/5 times a day , this lates one says it's... ...
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William51
I had a phone call from an Englishman saying his company had taken two payments from my bank account for the article i ordered but the last payment did not go through. I knew i had had no withdrawals...