RESIDENTS are being urged to remain vigilant following a warning from East Dorset Police and Ferndown Town Council about a rise in telephone scams.

Scammers are getting smarter, and so are their tricks. From fake delivery alerts to impersonated government agencies, phone scams are more convincing (and more frequent) than ever before. Whether it’s ...

One in four (24%) adults say they encounter scams multiple times each week, a report has found. Emails, phone calls, texts, social media messages, digital adverts and online marketplaces were common ...

Retail scam and spam calls are the sixth most common in the UK, recording 1,869 reports in the first half of 2025.

Tech expert Elaine Burke was on Ireland AM recently to discuss how and why people are receiving scam calls and scam voicemails from UK numbers and what you should do to prevent being targeted ...

Convicted con artists reveal secrets to how they hook people. — -- It was 11 o’clock in the morning when Luann and Betty Ann’s world was shattered with a single phone call. “He says, ‘Do you have ...

Scam prevention experts say criminals are draining bank accounts 'one small payment at a time' - here's what you need to know ...