Money UK tightens rules on 'misleading and irresponsible' crypto ads Adverts for crypto assets and exchanges will have to display warnings about financial risk and highlight that the industry is unregulated in Britain. 22/03/2022
Biztech news Tech companies face fines and jail time under UK Online Safety Bill The sweeping and controversial draft law aims to crack down on cyberbullying, scams and other harmful content. 18/03/2022
Biztech news Big Tech told it should reimburse victims of online scams An influential group of British MPs have called on more responsibility to be placed on big tech companies when it comes to online scams. 02/02/2022
Italy Italian businessmen scammed €440 million in virus tax credits Authorities carried out 80 raids across the country on Monday as part of the investigation. 31/01/2022
Biztech news Tech this week: SpaceX rocket set to slam into the Moon The rocket launched by Elon Musk’s company has been in orbit since 2015. 30/01/2022
Travel News Everything you need to know about Christmas travel and avoiding scams With PLF forms being advertised for €85 and “scandalous” behaviour from test providers, how well do you know your travel admin? 07/12/2021
Money Meme coin posters spark calls for crypto advert ban in London The posters advertising the Floki dog-themed meme cryptocurrency have sparked calls to ban adverts for "risky" financial services from London's public transport system. 17/11/2021
Nature Instagram's pet-sharing-tree-planting trend is definitely a scam A new feature suddenly appeared on photos of pets a couple of days ago. But it's not what it seems. 09/11/2021
Money A Squid Game cryptocurrency crashed from €2,400 to €0 in 5 minutes Investors in the SQUID token were told they could take part in a game based on the smash hit Netflix series. Now many are left counting the cost. 02/11/2021
Money Turkey investigates alleged Dogecoin mining scam worth €100 million 1,500 investors were promised 100 per cent returns in 40 days by a mysterious online character known as. “Turgut V”. Now they have disappeared offline. 27/08/2021
Europe News EU anti-fraud office identified nearly €300m in misused public funds OLAF's 2020 report showed how the organisation had to battle with fraudsters trying to benefit from the pandemic. 10/06/2021
The Cube Fraudsters seek to cash in on UK's race to inoculate against COVID-19 The Cube, Euronews' social media newsdesk, has spotted huge numbers of online users sharing screenshots of scam emails and texts. 27/01/2021
Nigeria Nigerian police arrest two men over Germany PPE 'scam' Authorities say the two suspects falsely represented a Dutch company to order personal protective equipment from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. 07/09/2020
The Cube Twitter hackers accessed messages of far-right leader Geert Wilders Geert Wilders, from the Dutch right-wing Freedom Party (PVV), said Twitter had informed him that his account had been compromised. 23/07/2020
United Kingdom Victims of coronavirus scams lost a huge amount of money in February Scammers conned victims in the UK using phishing emails where they posed as groups associated with the World Health Organization. 06/03/2020
France Gang on trial for impersonating French minister in €50 million scam The alleged impersonators wore a mask of French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to trick their victims. The scheme saw them extort more than €50 million from wealthy figures. 05/02/2020
world news Roaming stork lands Polish charity with huge phone bill Someone removed a SIM card from a GPS tracker placed on a stork's back to clock in 20 hours of phone calls. 03/07/2018
Italy Venice’s mayor pledges action over €1,100 dinner bill Four Japanese tourists say they were handed the bill for a dinner of steak, fish and water. 22/01/2018
Business Facebook moves to stamp out fake news stories on its site Facebook is to do more to prevent fake news stories from spreading on the social media website by making it easier for users to report them. 16/12/2016
