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75 people have lost a total of £80,000 in the past few weeks Police are warning Police are warning parents to be wary of what they say is an ‘increasingly common’ scam involving fraudsters who pretend to be their child in trouble. The sick scam begins with people getting a message that either begins ‘Hi mum’ or ‘Hi dad’, and says they are messaging from a different, unknown phone because they have lost or damaged theirs. Police chiefs said they have seen a ‘huge rise’ in reports of the scam and said one victim had lost £10,000 to the con. Pretending to be their child Police said the fraudsters were using WhatsApp to start a conversation with their mark – and pretending to be their child. “Typically, the fraudster will send a message from a mobile phone number that the vi...

forbes Banks are urging Britons to watch out for fraudsters as it is introducing new debit cards for its customers. Visa to Mastercard The bank is changing its debit cards from Visa to Mastercard which shouldn’t have a big impact on its own. However, scammers like to take advantage of changes like these. Some banks have been writing to their customers to inform them they will be changing all debit cards from Visa to Mastercard. Although this won’t affect their accounts, it could be the perfect breeding ground for scammers, it has warned. Letter to customers In a letter to customers, some banks said: “Scammers like it when people get new cards, so always look out for unexpected phone calls, texts or emails from anyone claiming to be from the bank.” The warning comes...

123RF An additional cost of living payment of £300 will be added to eligible claimants this year £300 one-off The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently updated online guidance for millions of older people who qualify for a £300 one-off ‘Pensioner Cost of Living Payment’ on top of their annual Winter Fuel Payment this year. In order to help people over State Pension age manage energy bills this winter, more than 8 million eligible household who receive the Winter Fuel Payment across the UK will receive the cash boost from November 2022. The DWP has now clarified the payment amounts of people who live with someone and either of you receive certain benefits. These include Pension Credit, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA), income-related Employment and Support All...

Alamy A new law A new law is now in place that will enable businesses impacted by industrial action to plug staffing gaps with agency workers  Thanks to a change in the law coming into force businesses can now provide skilled agency workers to fill vital staffing gaps caused by industrial strike action. Repeal trade union laws With industrial action across a range of sectors threatening to disrupt crucial public services, the government has worked at speed to repeal trade union laws that restrict employment businesses from providing temporary agency workers to fill vacant positions caused by staff striking. From today, businesses most affected by industrial action will be able to call upon skilled, temporary staff at short notice to plug essential positions. This wi...