
Report: Scam hotel booking sent family to Wetherspoon pub
A report from BBC Business sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

A report from BBC Business sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.

A fraudulent app called Dora used an AI-generated persona to lure users, according to a security researcher's analysis reported by The Verge.

Scammers are demanding money from Instagram users using fraudulent copyright claims, according to BBC Technology.

Scammers are demanding money from Instagram users using fraudulent copyright claims, according to BBC Technology.

A segment on BBC's Tech Life programme describes scammers demanding money from Instagram users by falsely accusing them of copyright infringement.

Scammers are demanding money from Instagram users using fraudulent copyright claims, according to BBC Technology.

Instagram users report losing money or facing account suspension as scammers file fake copyright claims and Meta struggles to identify fraudulent reports, according to the BBC.

Fraudsters are sending fake text messages about altered bank details to try to intercept a share of the £2.6bn in UK student maintenance funds paid out each September, according to the Guardian.

Scammers are using booby-trapped recruitment apps to pose as employers and steal money and personal data from jobseekers, according to a BBC investigation, with Gen Z said to be particularly targeted.