{"id":2585,"date":"2015-11-11T00:31:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T05:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/revealed-google-bans-524-million-web-scams-and-outlaws-brit-copycat-sites\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T11:05:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T16:05:54","slug":"revealed-google-bans-524-million-web-scams-and-outlaws-brit-copycat-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/revealed-google-bans-524-million-web-scams-and-outlaws-brit-copycat-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"REVEALED: Google bans 524 MILLION web scams and outlaws Brit copycat sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>REVEALED: Google bans 524 MILLION web scams and outlaws Brit copycat sites<\/strong><br \/>\nBrits ordering driving licences, passports, tax returns and EHIC cards, used to get healthcare in Europe, are vulnerable to being duped into unnecessary payments or sky-high admin top-up fees. More than 5,700 complaints were &#8230; That did not stop the &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/473777\/Scam-websites-copycats-passports-driving-licences-EHIC-E111-cards-internet-government\">Daily Star<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Big Walkers, here&#39;s your <b>passport<\/b> to the past<\/strong><br \/>\nWhile the passport is a way to renew Walkers&#39; appreciation for the landmarks that stand in testimony to Singapore&#39;s history, it is also a passport to fun in a special lucky draw at the Walk&#39;s end-point carnival at Gardens by the Bay. 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