Frauds

Nottinghamshire Police is warning members of the public to watch out for a rise in phone call scams after two vulnerable victims lost more than £18,000.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/two-nottingham-victims-of-courier-fraud-conned-out-of-18000/

Victims of romance fraud make payments to criminals over two months on average, analysis by a bank has found.

https://www.thenational.scot/news/national/19909434.romance-scam-victims-make-payments-two-months-average-bank-finds/?ref=twtrec

A POLICE boss has issued an urgent warning to lonely men and women in North Wales not to be fooled by heartless scammers.

https://www.herald.wales/uncategorised/single-man-57-conned-out-of-150000-after-being-groomed-by-lonely-heart-scammer/

On Valentines Day a woman who was scammed out of nearly £50,000 by a man she met online is speaking out to warn others about the risks.

https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-02-14/romance-fraud-residents-in-hampshire-and-isle-of-wight-lost-3m

THE fourth and final member of a scamming gang whose members targeted businesses across Cumbria has been jailed.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/last-member-fraud-gang-jailed-111241047.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent, Jeff Cuthbert, is encouraging people to spot the signs of romance fraud this Valentine’s Day.

https://www.monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk/news/dont-fall-for-romance-fraud-this-valentines-day-510336

According to recent data from Action Fraud, £92 million has been lost through online dating scams in the last year alone.

https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/102414/valentine-s-weekend-5-ways-to-spot-an-online-romance-scam/#.Ygly453Nlpc.twitter

A "cowardly" gang recruited, trafficked and exploited vulnerable teenaged girls to carry out fraud.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/cowardly-gang-recruited-trafficked-exploited-090159361.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

UK MPs are calling on the Government to legislate on mandatory reimbursement by banks to victims of authorised push payment fraud and new rules to bring Big Tech to heel over social media scams.

https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/39619/alarmed-by-fraud-epidemic-uk-mps-push-for-legislative-change

Five fraudsters have been jailed after using an elaborate scheme to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds from vulnerable people across the North East.

https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2022-02-02/five-arrested-for-targeting-vulnerable-people-in-the-north-east-in-fraud-sca