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  • Scamwatch: Do you want to be a model?

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, we issue a warning about

  • Can a robot help you invest for retirement?

    More and more retirement savers are turning to automated financial advice, or robo-advice, to help them invest for the future. Why? Well, it's a lot cheaper for a start. See also: State pension age for women is rising See also: Will your

  • Don't fall for this EasyJet scam on Facebook

    If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is. EasyJet is warning customers to be on their guard against a new Facebook scam doing the rounds. See also: iPhone users: don't fall for this fake text See also: Sharp rise in council

  • Scamwatch: cryptocurrency fraud

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, we explain how fraudsters are using

  • Scamwatch: online investment fraud

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, we issue a warning about the

  • Scamwatch: bogus online bargains

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, we explain how to avoid falling for

  • The freebie that's costing us £90 million

    Parents are being warned to beware of so-called free games that can turn out to be very expensive indeed. From Candy Crush to Final Fantasy, so-called 'freemium' games are some of the most popular on the web, with more than a third of

  • Celebrities behaving badly online is having an impact in real life

    Why is behaving badly acceptable online but not in real life?

  • Are you paying too much to sell your stuff online?

    One person's junk is another person's treasure, and one of the most obvious ways to make money is to have a big clear-out and try and sell off some of your unwanted stuff. See also: eBay seller tries to flog Pippa Middleton wedding

  • Checking Britney's Instagram could let the hackers attack

    Russian government hackers have found an unusual way to infect computers and steal information: the comments section on Britney Spears' Instagram photos. The Turla hacking group - believed to be an arm of the Russian intelligence services -

  • Five online shopping mistakes costing you thousands

    Shopping online can save you a small fortune - if you're doing it right. However, if we're not aware of the potential pitfalls, there are five daft mistakes we can make when we shop online that can cost us thousands of pounds a year.

  • You can now travel the world for free in return for pet sitting

    In need of a travelling and doggy fix? Look no further.

  • Scamwatch: beware fake bank websites

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, how criminals have created hundreds

  • Why the '10 concerts' meme could be putting you at risk

    For the last week or so, a new meme has been sweeping Facebook: '10 Concerts I've Been To, One is a Lie'. The idea is to list ten concerts of which you've been to only nine, challenging your friends to work out which one

  • Is living online good for our finances - or for society?

    The average Brit hasn't visited a cinema in a year and a supermarket in a month. They've not been to the seaside for two years either, because technology means we're not leaving the house anywhere near as often as we used to. See

  • Beware of these fake supermarket vouchers

    Supermarket shoppers are being warned to steer clear of Tesco and Waitrose coupons being shared on Facebook. The fake vouchers - for £100 and £75 respectively - are claimed to be up for grabs to celebrate the two supermarkets'

  • The bizarre piece of ransomware that forces you to play a game

    A new piece of so-called ransomware doing the rounds makes a rather bizarre demand of its victims. Usually, when users are infected, scammers lock down their computer and demand payment for releasing files, generally in the form of untraceable

  • The weirdest online delivery subsitutions

    It's great saving time by doing your supermarket shop online - until you realise you're going to have to go to a store anyway because your delivery doesn't contain what you ordered. When supermarkets haven't got the

  • Scamwatch: antivirus software fraud

    Stay one step ahead of the fraudsters with our series of articles giving you the lowdown on the scams they use to trick people out of their hard-earned cash - and how to avoid being taken in by them. This week, how criminals are targeting

  • The year's funniest Amazon reviews

    This time last year, we published a list of our ten funniest Amazon reviews. They ranged from the 'upside down' picture and the 'back-to-front' banana slicer to 'God's second novel after the Old Testament'.