Recruitment scam warning as young adults ‘offered jobs they never applied for’ Half of 18 to 24-year-olds surveyed for Virgin Media O2 said they worry about missing a genuine opportunity. Evening Standard · Oct 14
Gen Z warned of fake job offer messages amid employment crisis Concerns about missing out on work can make messages hard to ignore The Independent UK · Oct 14
Shopping for Christmas bargains? Beware the ‘spray and pay’ parcel delivery fraud Criminals send thousands of texts about an undelivered bargain buy and ask for a redelivery fee in a bid to mine your data and bank details The Guardian - UK · Nov 30, 2025
Two-thirds of teens hit by mobile phone scam texts of TikTok jobs and 'goods that never arrived’ More than four in ten teens provided personal details such as name or address to scam texts The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Two-thirds of mobile phone-owning 13 to 16-year-olds ‘targeted by scam texts’ Fake TikTok job offers, bogus discounts and fake delivery company messages are among the texts blocked by Virgin Media O2. Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Phone Company Uses AI Tool to Redirect Scammers to Fake Grandma Who Keeps Them on the Line with Long Stories That Go Nowhere A British phone company is getting back at scammers with an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line with a fake grandma offering fabricated bank information. Latin Times · Nov 14, 2024
AI tool that sounds like a grandmother created to waste phone scammers’ time The tool was created as part of the ‘Swerve the Scammers’ campaign The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2024
O2 creates AI tool to waste phone scammers’ time The artificial intelligence-powered tool can hold autonomous voice conversations with scammers to keep them on the phone and away from real people. Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024