FSS Warns of Scam Emails Posing as Lenders Offering Debt Relief for Crypto Transfers

Photo courtesy of the Financial Supervisory Service The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) on Tuesday issued a consumer alert warning that fraudulent emails impersonating licensed moneylenders are spreading, luring victims with promises of debt forgiveness in exchange for cryptocurrency transfers. According to the FSS, hackers recently breached the systems of several moneylending firms and have since…

Renfrewshire advice services facing ‘tsunami’ of demand as debt, rent arrears and housing crises grow

Advice services in Renfrewshire are dealing with a “tsunami” of demand as more people fall into crisis over debt, housing and rising bills, councillors have been told. At the Fairer Renfrewshire Sub-committee on Wednesday 25th March, representatives from Advice Works and Renfrewshire Citizens Advice Bureau outlined a sharp rise in complex cases, with more households…