All posts tagged "Scam"
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoBogus Sky caller threatens: ‘Help us set up direct debit or we’ll disconnect your TV’
They come in all sizes and guises but the end intent is always the same – to steal your cash. From...
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8 years ago
Con artists bid to lure bank details from online Christmas shoppers
Yet another email scam doing the rounds. This time it is claiming to be from Amazon and looks very official. Unfortunately,...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoMicrosoft ruse goes pear-shaped for con artist as IT engineer answers call!
A wannabe computer trickster got more than he bargained for when he tried to fleece an unsuspecting Armagh family. The con...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoElderly woman almost duped into scam home visit by ‘health centre’
Scammers tried to duped an elderly woman into a home visit by pretending to be from the local health centre. Luckily...
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News
/ 8 years agoWoman loses more than £400 as card is skimmed at ATM
An Armagh woman lost more than £400 when her card was skimmed at an ATM in Moy this week. Tracey McCaul, used...
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8 years ago
Two potential car buyers tricked into shelling out £8,400 in ‘plausible’ scam
Two potential car buyers lost a combined £8,400 in a scam run through local newspapers and car sale websites. Over the...
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8 years ago
Armagh banks inundated with calls from worried customers over ‘Apple refund scam’
Armagh-based banks are reported to have been inundated with calls from worried customers after another ‘get rich quick’ bid by scammers....
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Craigavon
/ 9 years agoVile fake news scam reports multiple teen fatalities in County Armagh crash
Vile scam artists are once again attempting to entrap local people with an internet hoax claiming young people have been killed...
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Newry
/ 9 years agoPolice warn public after rogue ‘trader’ fleeces man and flees with cash
Now this is one incident, if ever there was one, which highlights the age old adage: “If it seems too good to be...
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Newry
/ 9 years agoReality strikes all too late as man fleeced of his bank savings
First came the bogus banker. Then came the pretend policeman. And before the man knew it his money was on a passage...
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Newry
/ 9 years agoFraudsters target secretaries at Tandragee and Newry businesses
Police are warning businesses to be vigilant after two businesses in Tandragee and Newry were targeted by fraudsters. In both instances...
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News
/ 9 years agoPolice believe magazine advert call was bid to scam a local business
Police in Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon are advising local businesses to be wary of unsolicited phone calls asking them to advertise...
