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A Blackpool Bitcoin gang made so much money from an online scam, they handed out £5,000 gift vouchers to people in the street and bought cars for people they met in the pub.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/blackpool-bitcoin-scammers-made-so-much-money-they-handed-out-%C2%A35k-vouchers-in-street-and-bought-cars-for-strangers-in-pub/ar-AA16ph7c
Kids across the West Midlands are being recruited as 'money mules' to transfer cash between bank accounts on behalf of criminals, it has emerged. It is understood youngsters are being recruited over social media and told they will get paid if they use their bank accounts to transfer the funds.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/tiktok-scam-alert-as-west-midlands-kids-being-used-as-money-mules-by-criminals/ar-AA16oUP9
Barclays issues warning to Britons after man scammed on his own doorstep - ‘it was a lie!’
https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1715812/Barclays-scam-warning-doorstep-sales-fraud-UK-2023
It was seven years ago in the weekly update with the Data Science team. As Chief Cyber Officer and co-founder of behavioral biometrics company BioCatch, which specializes in online fraud detection, this was my favorite internal meeting: there were always some new tricks the fraudsters did which the team picked up on, and it was pure fun to learn about them.
https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/23473/the-crazy-year-of-scams
As many of us wind down over the festive period into the New Year, fraudsters are busy at work luring in unsuspecting victims.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/fraud-alert-five-bank-scams-to-watch-out-for-2023-000106780.html
Scam complaints from Revolut users have more than doubled since 2020, as victims warn against prioritising convenience over security.
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/scam-complaints-from-revolut-users-more-than-double-since-2020/ar-AA15EEOh
A Swansea business owner was just seconds away from losing £20,000 after being targeted by a phone fraudster over the festive period.
https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2022-12-28/i-was-seconds-away-from-losing-20000-business-owner-targeted-in-phone-scam
A brand new Cadbury giveaway scam is circulating on WhatsApp in the run-up to Christmas.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/scam-alert-avoid-cadbury-christmas-173557897.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
Lloyds Bank has warned customers over a new scam that could see people lose hundreds of pounds to fraudsters.
https://www.thenational.wales/news/national/uk-today/23196468.lloyds-bank-warns-online-scams-costing-people-hundreds/
Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, is highlighting the latest fraud threats, and warning the public to stay vigilant of the ever-changing tactics that scammers are using to extract money and information.
https://www.cifas.org.uk/newsroom/fruadfocus191222
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