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FCA reveals plans to protect consumers from coronavirus scams

The regulator set out its priorities for the next three years

Beware fake coronavirus text messages that appear to be from the government or your bank

Criminals are posing as the Government and sending out fake texts to steal personal information 

Pension scam risk increases amid coronavirus crisis, warn MPs

MPs call for greater legislative protection against pension scams 

"I fell for diet scam but HSBC failed to stop my payments"

Moneywise columnist Hannah Nemeth helps a reader get a refund from HSBC after it failed to stop payments

Virgin Media data breach leaves 900,000 customers exposed

The company says that the data for customers was left unsecure online for 10 months

Beware SIM swap fraud where your calls and texts are redirected to criminals

Criminals are tricking phone companies into swapping SIMS to phones they control and stealing thousands

Beware DVLA scams: Number of fake texts, emails and calls rises by a fifth

The DVLA says there has been a 20% increase in scams

I lost TWO sewing machines in the post - what are my rights?

Moneywise columnist Hannah Nemeth helps a reader get a refund for their lost parcel

Romance scams cost victims £7.9 million last year - here’s how to spot one

UK Finance warns that more than half of people who use dating apps or websites are vulnerable to fraud

DVLA kicks off 2020 with scam warnings

Drivers using the start of a new year to get their motoring admin in order are being warned they are targets for scammers