Scams

An elderly man was nearly conned out of more than £1,600 by a scammer who claimed to be selling commemorative Coronation coins.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-05-01/police-warn-of-coronation-coins-scam-targeting-royal-fans

Following the news that Ofcom is investigating ways to stamp out spoofing, a popular tactic by scammers to trick people into thinking a phone call is from a trusted person or organisation, Marijus Briedis, cybersecurity expert at NordVPN, has commented.

https://ifamagazine.com/article/ofcom-spoof-call-crackdown-consumers-shouldnt-have-to-spend-their-days-dodging-these-scams-nordvpn/

As the UK continues to grapple with its cost-of-living crisis, scammers are taking advantage of people’s increased financial vulnerability.

In the first half of 2022 alone, criminals stole a total of £609.8 million through scams, according to UK Finance data.

You are more likely to fall victim to fraud than robbery or violence in England and Wales. What’s more, according to the government, 61% of fraud offences in England and Wales are committed online. But how many of these scams target mobile phone users?

https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/compare/sim_only_deals/mobile-fraud/

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Two rogue traders who conned an elderly man out of almost £30,000 for poor roof work that was not needed have been sentenced.

https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/rogue-traders-sentenced-after-conning-26715582

Financial institutions everywhere are still wrangling with the issues of vishing and smishing, the identifiable code words for scam phone calls and text messages. According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW), there were an estimated 4.5 million fraud offences in the Telephone-operated Crime Survey year ending March 2022, a 25% increase compared with the CSEW year ending March 2020.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/24064/no-caller-id-stopping-the-onslaught-of-fraud-text-messages-and-phone-calls

Fraudsters always try to keep on top of the current trends to try and trick you out of your hard-earned money. Here are four of the latest scams to watch out for.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/watch-out-four-common-scams-worming-their-way-into-your-inbox/

Following new figures on fraud and scams from Ofcom which reveals nearly 43 million UK adult internet users have encountered suspected scams online, Rio Stedford, financial planning expert at Quilter has given some practical advice.

https://ifamagazine.com/article/new-ofcom-scam-figures-lays-bare-need-for-online-safety-bill-progress/

Protect your money and your personal information by learning how to spot a cybercriminal

https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/whatsapp-fraud-how-to-spot-three-different-scams-and-prevent-them-4058205

Lincolnshire Trading Standards has secured a prosecution against a dodgy handyman who defrauded at least 23 victims across the East Midlands.

https://lincolnshiretoday.net/mag/prison-for-rogue-trader-who-cheated-over-140000-out-of-his-victims/