When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up. "I had no reason to suspect it wasn't genuine," he says. That was a mistake. Mr Varey ...

It's a common experience. The phone rings at home, and somebody claiming to be from Microsoft tells you there is something wrong with your computer and they can fix it. But usually this is a scam ...

Victims of computer takeover scams, in which their money and personal details were stolen, lost more than £16m ($21m) in the last year, new research by Which? showed. The problem has worsened as more ...

CLEVELAND Police are warning members of the public to be vigilant after people in the area were scammed out of thousands of pounds as a result of a computer service fraud scam. This type of fraud ...

ONE in five households in the North-East have been targeted by fraudsters selling malicious software that could leave a PC wide-open to attack. A survey by GetSafeOnline.org found that 21 per cent of ...

Chiara is an award-winning investigative reporter who specialises in banking and fraud, joining Which? in 2015 following six years as a personal finance journalist at a national newspaper. Scammers ...

Banks are being urged by a consumer rights group to refund more customers who fall victim to computer takeover scams, as reported losses top £16 million in a year. Which? says it has heard from people ...

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