fraud – Longrider

Actually

September 4, 2024 Longrider 6

I agree with them. Moves to slash the amount of compensation offered to bank customers who fall victim to fraud have been slammed as “outrageous” […]

Barclays Bank

April 22, 2024 Longrider 19

Cunts. Okay, let me clarify. Yesterday I bought a motorcycle. This beauty is a direct replacement for my 2018 Z900RS. Normally, I don’t buy privately, […]

Oh Dear

December 27, 2023 Longrider 4

Getting the sack is the done thing for misusing a staff discount card. A Co-op worker who gave discounts to pensioners and a war veteran […]

Mum and Dad Scam

February 20, 2023 Longrider 15

This one is still doing the rounds. The text message began: “Hi Dad!”. The sender informed pensioner Graham Price* that their phone had fallen down […]

Yah Don’t Say….

February 27, 2022 Longrider 10

Flawed data apparently. Scientists did not have accurate Covid data when they predicted that 500,000 people could die if the UK took no action during […]

And Another One…

January 24, 2022 Longrider 21

Just before I get into this one, my op went well. Unfortunately, I’m peeing a lot as I’m having to flush my system through to […]

Don’t These People Think?

March 31, 2021 Longrider 17

Scammers gotta scam. It’s what they do. But the victims are their own worst enemies. Surely we all know how they work, don’t we? We […]

Of Course

September 25, 2020 Longrider 6

The phone rang. An automated voice told me that this was the serious crime agency and some illegal activity had taken place using my national […]

Well, Would You?

March 30, 2019 Longrider 3

Fall for this one? A Cambridge businesswoman was scammed out of £90,000 by fraudsters claiming to be her bank’s anti-fraud team, after they modified their […]

Here’s Banking on It

September 25, 2018 Longrider 21

Bank fraud is on the rise. So beware. The banks are being heavily criticised because they don’t refund the victims. However… Read the case studies […]