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Islanders are being warned to be extra vigilant after fraudsters targeted local households with scam EuroLotto letters in Jersey.
An independent builders merchant has issued a warning to others to be vigilant when accepting suppliers’ bank details by email after being caught out by a fraudulent email.
https://www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/fraud-warning-as-merchant-is-scammed-by-suppliers-hacked-email/
North Yorkshire Police says it's had a growing number of reports of scam phone calls, which involve you being asked to 'press 1'.
Scam letter currently in circulation.
https://twitter.com/think_jessica/status/1152511529343967232
Mason Wilder, CFE, ACFE Research Specialist, breaks down a recent business email compromise (BEC) scam that left a Catholic parish $1.8 million poorer, and discusses how you can protect your organization from future cyber attacks.
https://www.acfe.com/pcast.aspx?id=4295006372&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRoaU5EZzBaRFkwTmpnMCIsInQiOiJNcFh1akpZSTR4bWoyR1VWcVlDM0FJSUp1c0ljbmFVdktGMW1kd2NoXC9wSzRzQTl3WmQ5QXR4RlZUbW5DUzROdXUwUjBCS0pKcjY4ZzVOXC9NZnFHUENkZ1ZndERobVJCMmI1ZXM2dlpIR282V0FndTdzcGMwc1lIUE1lbEFDekFLIn0%3D#.XS-CMy0c6rM.twitter#.XS-CMy0c6rM.twitter
The UK’s is the world’s biggest target for phone scams, with 15 per cent of the world’s fraudulent telecoms traffic directed at British numbers, new research has found.
Scammers are being targeted by a new tool for UK Facebook users that allows the reporting of fake adverts.
The fight against fraud, bribery and corruption is never ending. Since the global financial crisis, authorities in the US, the UK and elsewhere have attempted to combat corporate malfeasance wherever it is found. Self-reporting has become one important mechanism, which, although risky, allows companies to benefit from deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) and the reduced penalties they confer.
https://www.financierworldwide.com/perils-of-self-reporting#.XTTN9vZFxYd
The bank has teamed up with Kurupt FM, from BAFTA-winning BBC TV show People Just Do Nothing, to help it target under-25s as part of an anti-scam drive.
Consumers are being warned to look out for automated phone calls pretending to be from their bank or card company, after a wave of reports of similar scams.
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