Scams

Help spread the message that scams are crimes that can happen to anyone and we don’t need to be embarrassed if we fall victim to them.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/sam18/

It follows recent reports where victims have been conned out of thousands pounds, in some cases by fraudsters pretending to be police officers.

https://www.strayfm.com/news/local-news/2569841/five-ways-to-spot-a-fraudulent-phone-call/

A fraud victim has been scammed out of almost £50,000 by someone purporting to be an internet broadband provider, according to the PSNI.

http://www.itv.com/news/utv/2018-05-01/fraud-victim-scammed-out-of-nearly-50k/

The offender said the victim needed to pay a £1000 deposit for scaffolding before the work could begin and that this was needed straight away as the building supplies store was due to close.

https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/police-hunt-bogus-builders-after-fraud

A North Sea operator and an Aberdeen-based engineering firm have reported fraudulent recruitment emails going out in their names.

https://www.energyvoice.com/oilandgas/north-sea/170735/nexen-cnooc-and-sparrows-warn-of-recruitment-fraud/

EBay has been accused of failing to protect users from scams and dodging responsibility for the number of fake listings it allows to be posted on its website. Shopping scams of all kinds are rife online

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/ebay-accused-failing-stop-scams-another-buyer-loses-1500/

Action Fraud, the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre, has received several reports indicating sellers of items on online marketplace websites are falling victim to fraud by bogus buyers.

http://www.haslemereherald.com/article.cfm?id=126583&headline=Don%E2%80%99t%20fall%20fall%20to%20bogus%20sellers§ionIs=news&searchyear=2018

Sixteen victims misled into transferring their pension pot into an arrangement they were told would allow them to access half their funds before the age of 55.

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2018-04-21/two-jailed-for-elaborate-pension-scam/

Fraudsters claiming to be from Action Fraud are contacting victims using automated phone calls in order to gain remote access to their computers and drain bank accounts.

https://actionfraud.police.uk/news/automated-action-fraud-tech-support-scam-calls-apr18

A message spreading around WhatsApp warns about a dangerous threat – but it is the post itself that is a scam.

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/whatsapp-message-martinelli-video-security-how-safe-gold-facebook-latest-a8309091.html