Frauds

Impersonation frauds almost doubled during the pandemic, as scammers scooped up around £208m from fake government loan forms, phishing emails and bogus websites.

We talk to one man who was targeted by scammers pretending to work for HMRC to find out how this scam works and reveal how we helped him recoup some of his money.

Financial fraud is an ongoing battle, but the latest technology is giving banks the advantage.

Consumer group Which? is urging the UK Government to introduce a post-Brexit rule change that would force banks to reimburse victims of authorised push payment fraud.

A trio of con artists have been arrested in connection with a cruel scam which saw pensioners defrauded of more than £180,000.

'Charlotte' refused to speak to the man on FaceTime and disappeared for days at a time before coercing him to send her money

Car insurance experts warn that a range of road users have suffered at the hands of fraudsters including the elderly and key workers. The comments come after recent data shows fraudulent insurance claims rose by five percent in 2019.

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1347500/car-insurance-uk-scam-fraud-policy-ifb-police

Two men from Gravesend have been charged with fraud after organisations were tricked into parting with large sums of money.

Retail has faced a battering both financially and operationally this year, yet further long-term damage could be done if increasing fraud rates are not addressed, says Aaron Begner, EMEA general manager at Forter.

The European Association for Secure Transactions (East) is reporting a sharp rise in 'jackpotting' Black Box attacks on European ATMs in the first six months of 2020

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/36740/european-atm-losses-from-black-box-fraud-pass-the-1-million-mark