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Local man loses £20,000 in online banking scam


IN the most recent surge of fraudsters, a Fermanagh man has been scammed out of £20,000.  The latest incident comes as a survey has revealed one third of consumers here, 32% have been targeted by a scam in the past three years and the most common form of scam 74% is an email. On February 18th, a […]


Warning as BT scams ‘linked to local numbers’


SEVERAL people across the county have reportedly been subject to bogus callers from people claiming to be from BT. On Monday morning, a woman answered the phone to a person who said they were from BT Outreach and that someone was using her Wifi. The number in which the call came from appeared to be […]


Bogus callers target people on tax credits


A NUMBER of people throughout the county have received bogus phonecalls from individuals claiming to be from the tax agency HMRC. These bogus callers are encouraging people to provide bank account or personal details for alleged tax debts, in exchange for ‘tax advice’, or a bogus refund. The scam is particularly timely as throughout July, […]