Scams

Pimfa has called for the Financial Conduct Authority to be given the power to direct Ofcom to act over potentially fraudulent online adverts.

https://www.ftadviser.com/regulation/2022/05/30/fca-should-be-able-to-direct-ofcom-on-scam-ads-says-pimfa/

Brits are being urged to keep an eye out for scams as the cost-of-living crisis continues to hit households hard up and down the country.

https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/national/uk-today/20180459.cost-living-crisis-sparks-hmrc-holiday-scam-warnings---4-scams-look/?ref=twtrec

Energy companies have warned those using pre-payment electricity meters of doorstep scammers offering to top them up at a cut price fee.

https://news.stv.tv/scotland/trading-standards-scotland-warns-of-pre-paid-electric-meter-top-up-scam-as-energy-prices-increase

Householders are being warned about scam emails claiming to be from the energy regulator Ofgem. The emails state the recipient is due a rebate as part of a new Government scheme.

https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/warning-over-scam-emails-claiming-7132261?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Warning as figures show record £101m worth of card and payment crime was blocked last year

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/may/15/scammers-exploit-cost-living-crisis-police-card-crime?CMP=share_btn_tw

Action Fraud – the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime – has said scammers are impersonating Eon in an attempt to steal the recipient’s money and financial details.

https://www.deeside.com/beware-of-fake-e-on-refund-emails-warns-action-fraud/

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning people to beware of people posing as investment advisers and offering to help them set up new schemes via online meeting platforms.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61323399

People urged to be vigilant as fake flight and hotel adverts proliferate amid ‘national fraud epidemic’

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/apr/30/holiday-scams-soar-as-britons-rush-to-book-summer-getaway?CMP=share_btn_tw

If you've been thinking that text scams and phoney emails feel more common than ever right now, you'd be correct – a report from TSB Bank recently found that impersonation fraud has soared by 300% since 2019. But what exactly is impersonation fraud? And how can you be more mindful of it?

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a39811167/scam-text-email/

Scammers are using the Government's Council Tax rebate scheme to target vulnerable people and empty their bank accounts. The Government has given people across the country £150 towards their energy bills after a huge rise in the cost of gas and electricity at the start of April.

https://www.kentlive.news/news/uk-world-news/council-tax-rebate-scam-warning-6989415