Scams

Almost 45 million people in the UK were targeted by scam text messages or phone calls over the summer, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58982233

Major phone networks have agreed to automatically block almost all internet calls coming from abroad if they pretend to be from UK numbers, Ofcom has confirmed.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-59032795?mc_cid=58feeac3de&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

The cost to scam victims' wellbeing can be calculated at a monetary total of £9.3bn a year, according to the consumer group Which?.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58926333?mc_cid=fc99d8d61b&mc_eid=72e89a1d85

Residents in the Stratford district are receiving fraudulent letters claiming they are entitled to lottery winnings of hundreds of thousands of pounds.

https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/scam-lottery-letters-sent-to-residents-9220170/

The internet is awash with fake websites and adverts while our mobile phones are used by con artists - and the pandemic has given crooks a new way of emptying victims' bank account

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/top-10-tricks-scammers-use-25177947?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Nationwide Building Society is today announcing further support to help protect members from falling victim to Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams.

https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/89477/nationwide-launches-app-fraud-scam-checker-service

NHS COVID Pass fraud and bogus Amazon callers are just some of the scams happening in Warwickshire right now.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/in-your-area/nhs-covid-pass-fraud-bogus-21706603

INDUKUMAR PATEL, 87, from Barnet, north London, who lost £130,000 to scammers, was one of the recent victims of online fraud as reports say that there is an increase in the trend.

https://www.easterneye.biz/i-think-it-destroyed-him-says-daughter-of-online-fraud-victim-as-mps-launch-attack-on-tech-giants/

Encouraging trust, spreading awareness and sharing information about scams: these are some of the ways advisers have helped protect clients and prospective clients against financial fraud.

https://www.ftadviser.com/protection/2021/09/16/advisers-share-tips-on-fighting-financial-fraud/

in the last year or so, we’ve all benefited from being able to go online. The internet has kept us entertained and connected. During the times we couldn’t get out and socialise, it was a lifeline.

https://www.comparethemarket.com/credit-cards/content/digital-money-for-seniors/