Scams

Drivers have been urged to remain vigilant amid a warning over a scam which has already fooled almost 3,000 motorists across the UK.

https://www.thenational.wales/news/national/uk-today/23025522.uk-drivers-warned-car-scam-costing-motorists-thousands/?ref=twtrec

People are being warned to look out for fake emails and texts claiming to offer discounts on energy bills.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-62967556

With energy bills increasing from October 1, when the Energy Price Guarantee comes into effect, an urgent scam warning has been issued to energy customers.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/ofgem-issues-urgent-cost-of-living-scam-warning-as-criminals-target-energy-customers/ar-AA120k1v

People are being urged to look out for energy scams as criminals seek to exploit the cost of living crisis.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/five-energy-scams-look-out-24965915?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

NATWEST has issued a stark warning on a scam claiming to derive from Royal Mail, which could set people back by hundreds of pounds.

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1667593/NatWest-scam-warning-Royal-Mail-text-email-bank-account-UK

People are being urged to look out for energy scams as criminals seek to exploit the cost of living crisis.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/cost-of-living/five-energy-scams-look-out-24965915

The warning was released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) following a rise in the number of such reports being made to Action Fraud

https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/dwp-warns-brits-new-national-7544661?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Kelly Grice, 41, was forced to accept she had been ripped off after spotting a property on Gumtree and arriving to find it was fully furnished and already occupied

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mum-turns-up-dream-home-27794274?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

When one of our students told us they were going to drop out of college in August 2021, it wasn’t the first time we’d heard of someone ending their studies prematurely.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-fraud-crisis/202208/scams-and-cryptocurrency-can-go-hand-in-hand

Ayesha Rascoe asks Haywood Talcove of LexisNexis Risk Solutions how job seekers can protect themselves from the proliferation of scams on employment sites like LinkedIn.

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/21/1118669924/that-high-paying-job-opportunity-you-saw-online-could-be-a-scam?t=1661854974083