Case files

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  The £700,000 "safe account" scam that reached the Supreme Court

  In 2018 a couple lost £700,000 to authorised push payment (APP) fraud. Their case went all the way to the UK Supreme Court. The judgment is public, so we know in detail how the scam worked, and why the bank wasn't held liable for the transfers.

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  "Call 999 to check": the courier fraud trick that jailed a Cumbria gang

  Courier fraud starts with a phone call and ends with a stranger at your door collecting your cash. One case heard at Carlisle Crown Court shows exactly how it's done, including a trick that defeats the advice most of us were given.

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  "Hello mum, I've got a new phone, please save the number": how a WhatsApp scam hit families in north Wales

  The "Hi mum" scam feels personal, but it isn't. In early 2022 North Wales Police said it was seeing new victims every day.