Frauds

People have been told to be careful using cash machines as they 'may be targeted' by scammers during the Covid-19 outbreak.

An elderly woman was tricked into handing over thousands of pounds to investment fraudsters for the second time in as many years.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/business/2020/05/01/pensioner-loses-thousands-to-fraudsters-for-second-time-say-powys-police/

Residents in Gloucestershire have been told to stay vigilant after a phone scammer posed as a police officer.

Criminals are seeking to capitalise on the Covid-19 crisis and vulnerable people are especially at risk from online and doorstep fraudsters, MSPs have been told.

Vulnerable people risk falling prey to scammers as people struggle to set up power of attorney for their relatives

BANKING and mobile industries are uniting to tackle coronavirus message scams as it emerged fraudsters in Scotland are now impersonating the NHS to try and con people out of cash.

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/18397986.coronavirus-scots-scammers-become-fake-nhs-workers-new-fraud/?ref=twtrec

Defined contribution investors risk making serious mistakes with their hard-earned pension savings, especially those with poor access to advice, experts have warned.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2020/04/24/dc-pension-savers-caught-between-falls-and-fraud/

Essex Police have arrested six men in connection with a series of scams targeting older people.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-04-25/essex-police-make-six-arrests-in-fraud-investigation/

Charities across West Sussex are advising people of the steps they can take to avoid becoming a victim of a scam during the coronavirus outbreak.

NEARLY two dozen people have been jailed for swindling more than £1million since the Grenfell Tower fire nearly three years ago. They have been locked up for an average of more than four years each following the June 2017 blaze which claimed 72 lives. So far, 21 people have been convicted of fraud while investigations into other suspects could lead to further prosecutions, Scotland Yard said. Those convicted claimed to have been residents of the west London block destroyed in the fire. Many used false identities to access the survivors’ fund before spending the cash on top London hotels and holidays.

https://www.metro.news/news-in-brief-21-grenfell-crooks-jailed-over-1m-of-fake-claims/1984419/