Public Service Announcements

BBC News and Sport Search feeds discontinued – please update your feed reader

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:05:15 +0000

The BBC News and Sport Search feeds have been discontinued, but we now offer feeds containing results from across BBC Online, including BBC iPlayer, blogs, news and sport.

We recommend you update your feed reader to use the feed linked from one of these search results pages: Winning the lottery, Pixie Lott, National Lottery Commission, Heritage Lottery Fund, Postcode lottery, Lotte Lenya, Lottie Dod or RAF Scampton, or use the autosuggest system on the BBC Online search box to find a search results page for the subject you are interested in and subscribe to the feed for that page.

Please note that only search results pages branded 'Search+' have feeds available.

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BBC News and Sport Search feeds discontinued – please update your feed reader

admin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:05:15 +0000

The BBC News and Sport Search feeds have been discontinued, but we now offer feeds containing results from across BBC Online, including BBC iPlayer, blogs, news and sport.

We recommend you update your feed reader to use the feed linked from one of these search results pages: RAF Scampton, Gordale Scar, La Scala, Nevio Scala, Emancipation, EMAP, Mary Scanlon, Scale insect, Rahm Emanuel or Scabies, or use the autosuggest system on the BBC Online search box to find a search results page for the subject you are interested in and subscribe to the feed for that page.

Please note that only search results pages branded 'Search+' have feeds available.

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Ash compensation e-mail ‘is fake’

admin — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:50:06 +0000

Passengers receiving e-mails offering compensation for volcanic ash flight delays are warned it is a scam.

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Banking fraud ‘moves to internet’

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:44 +0000

Fraudsters are continuing their switch from traditional card fraud to raiding online bank accounts, new research shows.

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E-mail scams exploit Haiti quake

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:56:48 +0000

Criminal gangs have been cashing in on the Haiti earthquake by seeking funds for bogus charities, the BBC learns.

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New front for cybercrime battle

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:33:54 +0000

A new team is created in a bid to strengthen a challenge to online fraudsters that has yet to result in any convictions.

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Islanders target of lottery scam

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:38:10 +0000

Police in Jersey are advising residents of a lottery scam which asks for "winners" to send bank details.

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‘10% of Britons’ fall for scams

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:32:00 +0000

The full extent of scams in Britain is revealed as thousands are warned they could be on a sucker list.

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Warning on tax return e-mail scam

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:49:38 +0000

Thousands of fraudulent e-mails have been sent out ahead of Sunday's tax return deadline, Revenue & Customs says.

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Fraud ‘costs the UK £30bn a year’

admin — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:47:48 +0000

Fraud - including scams, online theft, insurance cheats and tax fraud - costs the UK £30bn a year, an official estimate says.

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