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Lancashire's police and crime commissioner is urging shoppers to be wary of scammers this Christmas after online shopping fraud in the county topped £1m in the last year.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/police-continue-crackdown-shopping-scammers-144500958.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
Woman who was conned out of £32,000 after she came to Britain was initially refused compensation because she used a debit card to transfer money from her account
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/nov/28/scam-attack-on-ukrainian-mother-exposes-flaw-in-uk-bank-safeguards?CMP=share_btn_tw
The UK’s biggest-ever fraud sting has brought down a phone number spoofing site used by criminals to scam thousands of victims out of millions of pounds.
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2022/11/uk-s-biggest-fraud-sting-takes-down-ispoof-site-linked-to-200-000-victims/#.Y4E_2mP9Cac.twitter
Most families will do some shopping on Black Friday, giving fraudsters an easy chance to try to get their hands on your money
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/black-friday-scams-email-con-25561164?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
Phone users will be better protected against scammers using fake phone numbers, under new rules announced today by Ofcom.
https://www.cityam.com/ofcom-clamp-down-on-fake-number-fraud/
DRIVERS are being warned about a car park scam which could cost you money - here's how you can avoid being caught out.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/20414388/warning-drivers-car-park-scam/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebarweb
Reports of purchase scams jumped by around a third (34%) after Black Friday and Cyber Monday last year, compared with the usual monthly averages, according to Barclays.
https://uk.style.yahoo.com/barclays-saw-surge-reports-shopping-000100962.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
Faced with high inflation and soaring energy prices, UK consumers are unleashing their darker sides and scamming online retailers in order to get free products, according to data from commerce protection provider Signifyd.
https://internetretailing.net/customer/ecommerce-fraud-among-consumers-rises-as-online-sales-fall-across-europe/
FOR the fifth instalment of our cost of living campaign with NatWest, we're looking at five scams SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises) may fall prey to. The rising costs for businesses have created golden opportunities for scammers.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/avoid-scammers-exploiting-cost-living-050000955.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr
Staffordshire Police are urging people to be vigilant of fraudsters who appear to be genuine buyers or sellers on Facebook Marketplace.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2022/11/01/police-warning-over-facebook-marketplace-fraud/
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