Frauds

A romance fraudster conned a victim out of thousands of pounds and targeted hundreds of others including a terminally ill woman, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA).

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/romance-fraudster-conned-victims-thousands-141222405.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

A national cybercrime reporting centre is urging people to beware of a bogus ‘Omicron PCR test’ email.

https://www.deeside.com/action-fraud-beware-of-fake-nhs-emails-asking-you-to-order-an-omicron-pcr-test/

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of fraud following an incident in Cliftonville reported by a man in his 90s.

https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2021/11/30/pair-arrested-on-suspicion-of-fraud-over-use-of-90-year-old-mans-cliftonville-home-as-delivery-address/

The operation, HAECHI-II, involved police from 20 countries and targeted a range of internet and email scams.

https://gizmodo.com/interpol-says-email-fraud-operation-resulted-in-1-000-a-1848132700

According to UK Finance, there was a 71% increase in APP fraud in the first six months of this year, reaching £355m(1). The question is what does the future of costs look like. Let’s take a look at the latest results

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/21330/scamdemic--forecasting-the-future-cost-of-authorised-push-payment-app-fraud

According to the Financial Conduct Authority, a total of £2,241,774 worth of of pension-scam losses has been reported to Action Fraud since the start of 2021 (between January and May).

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2021/11/24/how-will-the-new-pension-transfer-restrictions-work/

Shoppers and businesses are being warned to expect a fraud surge ahead of Black Friday on November 26 and Christmas.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/christmas-shoppers-warned-expected-fraud-103911408.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The Financial Ombudsman Service has reported a 30 per cent increase in complaints about “authorised” scams in the second quarter of this financial year.

https://www.ftadviser.com/fos/2021/11/24/fos-sees-30-per-cent-rise-in-authorised-scam-complaints/

More than 21,000 fake policies linked to social media deals targeting young drivers looking for cheap insurance deals

https://www.nationalworld.com/lifestyle/cars/drivers-urged-to-look-out-for-these-online-insurance-scams-3463347

The free Land Registry alert could help you protect your home from property title scammers.

https://www.lovemoney.com/news/121329/property-title-fraud-signing-up-to-land-registry-alert?source=1000693