Laura Cannon

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Join date: Jun 25, 2026

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Welcome to our site. I am one of the founders of The Scam Hound, which came about after I was nearly scammed in an advanced AI Airbnb con. I wanted to raise awareness of the huge issue impacting people in the UK today. Following a successful career presenting in TV and Radio, I am currently a property landlord and now it is time for a new challenge. I roped That Lee Burton in with me and together we created The Scam Hound as you see it today, Lee named it after my dog Delilah a miniature Dachshund always tracking someone.

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Oct 2, 2026 ∙ 2 min

£5m Theft from school

A former director and trustee of Cardiff Sixth Form College has admitted stealing £5m from the Cardiff Sixth Form College, one of the UK’s best-known independent academic institutions. Nadeem Sarwar, 50, pleaded guilty to theft at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Tuesday. The case concerns money taken from the finances of Cardiff Sixth Form College, a fee-paying school with a strong reputation for A level performance. A second defendant, Ragu Sivapalan, 41, has also admitted a charge linked to...

Oct 1, 2026 ∙ 2 min

How to spot a fake website!

We are regularly targeted and unwittingly channelled into following links to fake websites believing they’re the real McCoy. Scam site are primarily trying to harvest our financial credentials and personal data, this information can then be sold on the dark web, used to hijack our identities or steal our hard earnt funds. In this article we have been chatting to Techspert Furqan Ashraf, who publishes articles such as “How to Check a Link Before You Click It” which was written specifically...

Sep 30, 2026 ∙ 2 min

Pilgrimage Fraud

Two men were arrested from Birmingham after a major investigation which targeted victims planning to make a pilgrimage to Mecca. Mainly the elderly were deceived in and around the Birmingham area resulting in dozens of victims losing around £100,000 between them. The Hajj Pilgrimage, an important part of the Muslim faith was used as the bait to extort funds from victims wanting to attend this once in a lifetime trip. Victims were promised visa, travel and accommodation, which many of them...