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View alerts older than 30 days‘Poisoned’ AI models recommending scam websites to consumers
Criminals are ‘poisoning’ AI (artificial intelligence) models such as Chat GPT and other large language models (LLMs) so that they pick up …
Middlesbrough retailer sentenced after defrauding more than 20 customers
A Middlesbrough man has today (15 May 2026) been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court to an eight-month suspended prison sentence and ordered …
Criminal network that laundered £331k sentenced following Trading Standards investigation
Yesterday (21st May 2026) at Guildford Crown Court, final sentences were dished out to a criminal network that laundered a total of £331,22…
[UK] Successfully avoided scam! West London
Hey Londoners, just sharing my experience. I was in a rush when random teenage boys caucasian approached me and asked where is the nearest …
UK consumer losses as a result of financial fraud hit 4-year high in 2025 - Financial Times
UK consumer losses as a result of financial fraud hit 4-year high in 2025 Financial Times
Don’t blindly trust AI recommendations. Scammers are already poisoning the system - lbc.co.uk
Don’t blindly trust AI recommendations. Scammers are already poisoning the system lbc.co.uk
Was this a pig butchering scam on discord?
This happened on discord and the entire conversation lasted only a day but it was enough to raise some suspiciousness in me. Very simply …
AI-driven fraud makes UK bank scams harder to spot - SecurityBrief UK
AI-driven fraud makes UK bank scams harder to spot SecurityBrief UK
Very rude said he was from legal and general life insurance to talk about my policy I said I don’t have a policy with…
Number: +447441105258 | Category: telefonterror | Reported: 18 hours ago
Pretending to be HMRC, threatening legal action.
Number: +447893948526 | Category: telefonterror | Reported: 22 hours ago
Netflix scam email
A dodgy email impersonating Netflix tells you that your payment to the streaming service has failed and says that your account will be perm…