Scams

Nearly one in five (17 per cent) Brits fell victim to a scam or fraud in the last year, with just under a third (29 per cent) losing money as a result.

https://www.yourmoney.com/household-bills/men-lose-more-than-twice-as-much-money-in-scams-than-women/

Social engineering and authorised push payment (APP) scams have been on the rise. For banks this creates a litany of problems, including compromising customer trust, difficulty navigating repayment schemes, and the changing nature of these attacks.

https://www.finextra.com/the-long-read/256/five-behaviours-that-indicate-a-social-engineering-scam

People are being warned to look out for a text message that appears to be from the NHS, telling you to order a PCR Covid testing kit.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/uk-world-news/warning-over-fake-nhs-pcr-5938748?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Advisers have been urged to help clients and prospective clients say 'no' to scam calls.

https://www.ftadviser.com/pensions/2021/09/14/how-to-help-your-clients-say-no/

Reports of ’smishing’ scams have jumped in the first six months of 2021, according to Which? But what is ‘smishing’ and what are the scam signs to look out for? Here’s what you need to know.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/read-this/heres-what-smishing-means-as-reports-of-text-message-scams-jump-and-how-it-differs-from-phishing-3382083

Social media companies should be made legally responsible for removing scam adverts from their networks and protecting users from fraud, the head of a policing body has said.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/social-media-firms-legally-responsible-230100227.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency has issued an urgent scam warning to UK drivers.

https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/national/uk-today/19572317.dvla-issue-urgent-scam-warning-uk-drivers-anyone-booking-test/?ref=twtrec

Chairman of the City of London Police Authority Board, James Thomson, will tell an audience on Thursday that tougher measures to tackle internet fraud should be included in the Online Safety Bill

Social media companies should be made legally responsible for removing scam adverts from their networks and protecting users from fraud, the head of a policing body has said.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/uk-world-news/social-media-firms-responsible-fraud-5891172?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Certain financial services providers will have to prove they are authorised by the financial regulator before advertising on Google from today (6 September). It's an effort by the search engine to tackle online fraud, but the new policy doesn't apply to ads for cryptocurrency or debt services and there are some other exclusions.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2021/09/google-scams-update-comes-into-force/

A WARNING has been issued over callous con artists who are using uncertainty caused by the Covid pandemic to cheat victims out of cash.

https://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/19557304.scammers-using-different-methods-target-victims/?ref=twtrec