Scams

New warning from Action Fraud about cost of living scams in the run up to Christmas.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/criminals-are-using-the-cost-of-living-crisis-to-scam-the-public-dont-become-a-victim

More than half of social media purchase fraud is linked to Facebook, according to TSB. We warn you what to look out for

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/facebook-marketplace-scam-fraud-con-25652056

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/