Scams

A woman has described how scammers "invaded her life" after they hijacked her phone number.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-44660869

Fraudsters are falsely claiming to be calling from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to try to persuade people to reveal details about their personal and financial circumstances - and they are even managing to make FOS's number appear on people's caller ID.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/banking/2018/06/scammers-are-calling-customers-customers-and-pretending-to-be-the-financial-ombudsman-watchdog-warns

Cybercrime experts have urged Fortnite fans – and their parents – to be vigilant to gaming fraud in light of reports from dozens of players who have been duped by scammers to the tune of £5,000.

https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/fortnite-fraud-gamers-warned-v-bucks-scam/

In our ever more interconnected world, these days many thieves wear suits, have charm, act in a sophisticated manner and make out they are on our side.

https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2018/06/martin-lewis--how-to-teach-yourself-scam-self-defence-/

June has been Scams Awareness Month, which aims to highlight con artists’ common tactics and help prevent people losing cash to them.

https://www.scotsman.com/business/don-t-let-scammers-catch-you-off-guard-1-4755671

Sophos warns of a 'protection racket' scam email that threatens to infect victims with the ransomware variant if they don't pay the attackers.

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/pay-up-or-get-wannacry-hit-extortion-email-spreading/d/d-id/1332125

As June is Scams Awareness Month, community safety groups are warning of the rise in frauds after one West Berkshire woman was conned out of £21,000.

https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/metropolitan-police-fraud-scam-on-the-rise-across-berkshire/

Action Fraud is warning people once again of scammers contacting victims claiming to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) that trick people into paying bogus debts and taxes using iTunes gift cards.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/alert-fraudsters-claiming-to-be-from-hmrc-jun17

Fraudsters are cold-calling victims, purporting to be from a TV provider. Victims have been told that their subscription needs to be renewed, that part or all of the TV equipment has expired, and that they are due an upgrade on their equipment or their subscription.

http://www.altonherald.com/article.cfm?id=127286&headline=Discount%20TV%20fraud%20probed§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018

The caller asks for sponsorship money “to facilitate a crime prevention campaign involving young children and schools.”

http://www.deeside.com/police-issue-fraud-warning-over-bogus-caller-claiming-to-be-from-north-wales-polcie/