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Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English television personality, businessman and record executive. He has judged on the British television talent competition series Pop Idol (2001–2003), The X Factor (2004–2010, 2014–present) and Britain's Got Talent (2007–present), and the American television talent competition series American Idol (2002–2010), The X Factor (2011–2013), and America's Got Talent (2016–present). Cowell is the principal, founder and chief executive of the British entertainment company Syco.
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Covid fraudsters cash in on pandemic with scams rocketing by 66% across the UK
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mirror.co.ukFigures reveal that 2020 was the year of the scam as cases rocketed by 66%. According to research by Barclays, the last six months of the year racked up a record breaking increase compared with the first half as fraudsters cashed in on uncertainty during the pandemic.
Copycat websites accounted for 29% of the rip-offs as cyber crooks fleeced Brits by impersonating brand names online and setting up fake accounts to dupe shoppers.
And scams urging customers to move their money to a “safe” bank account amid false claims that fraud had been detected made up 22% of incidents.
The study found more than half of people who have been victims of scams are too embarrassed to report the crime. Have you been a victim of a lockdown scam?
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