Category Archives: Debt Help

AI-driven odds manipulation and chatbot promotion: Illicit gambling syndicates cost HKers $250b over 20 years

As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly ubiquitous, it has been “weaponized” by illicit offshore gambling syndicates to aggressively harvest money from punters.  These underground syndicates have recently turned to unregulated, wide-open AI programs to help them set odds for various gambling activities. Meanwhile, chatbots on prominent AI platforms—including ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Meta—have unwittingly become marketing…

Improving how we support people with Centrelink debts

Published: 26 May 2026 We’ve increased the small debt waiver amount and expanded when we can use our special circumstances waiver. Thanks to government decisions made in November 2025, we’ve made changes to how we manage Centrelink debts. These changes reflect our commitment to providing better outcomes and supporting people when life becomes difficult. We’ve…

Gambling addict former Met PC from Fareham coerced girlfriends to fund bets

A former Metropolitan Police officer who abused and lied to a string of girlfriends while taking their money to feed his gambling habit has been sentenced. Lewis Rollins, from Fareham, Hampshire, was a PC when he used three women he met on dating apps to fund his addiction, telling them a series of lies to…

I know from bitter experience how hard it is to seek debt advice

There’s a third type of participant: professionals from services such as the council, Jobcentres, banks or local charities. But they attend as individuals, leaving lanyards at the door – and maybe sharing personal experiences of money worries. That helps participants build trust with the key people they might need in future, according to the co-founders.…

Putin unveils new financial incentive for Russians joining the war

As the publication writes, Putin signed a decree exempting participants in the so-called special military operation and their family members from the need to repay overdue loans. However, the document applies only to those who decided to sign a contract with the Russian Defense Ministry starting from May 1, 2026, and for a term of…

Putin Approves Debt Relief for Newly Recruited Troops in the Ukraine War – 8am.media

Putin Approves Debt Relief for Newly Recruited Troops in the Ukraine War  8am.media Read the original article here

Bradford man says £8,000 debt ‘pushed me to breaking point’

Jonathan Lees, a debt adviser with the charity, said its frontline workers who took up to 80 calls a day were increasingly encountering people in acute distress. “We’re seeing a lot more council tax debt, utilities debt and rent arrears,” he said. “People simply do not have the money for what we would consider essential…

'An £8,000 debt pushed me to breaking point' – BBC

‘An £8,000 debt pushed me to breaking point’  BBC Read the original article here

A Very Shiny Debt Trap – The Tyee

A Very Shiny Debt Trap  The Tyee Read the original article here

Russia’s Putin provides debt relief to new Ukraine war recruits and their families

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree providing debt relief to new Ukraine war recruits and their families, the Kremlin said late on May 25, adding to the support measures Moscow is using to boost its army in a more than four-year-long war. People who signed a contract with the Russian Defence…