Scams

Action Fraud is reminding animal lovers to take extra care when buying a pet online, as new figures show more than £2.5 million has been lost to criminals through fake pet adverts.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/ruff-time-for-animal-lovers-as-scale-of-pandemic-pet-fraud-unleashed-by-action-fraud

Investment scams are almost exclusively pitched online to unwary inexperienced victims, frequently in the form of advertising, although the victim may not recognise the “too good to be true” investment opportunity as a paid-for advertisement.

https://www.giambronelaw.com/site/news-articles-press/library/articles/online-safety-bill-overlooks-paid-for-advertising

For most of us, being notified that you were to receive your Covid-19 vaccination was a moment of relief.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58029113

Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, shoppers across the country became more dependent on parcel delivery services such as Royal Mail, DPD and Hermes while we stayed indoors.

https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/warning-over-dpd-scam-text-heres-what-to-do-if-you-receive-a-fake-delivery-tracking-message-3317258

People in the Channel Islands are being warned about an overseas property scam which is circulating.

https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2021-07-28/islanders-being-warned-about-overseas-property-scam

A string of cross-party MPs have blasted the government’s failure to include paid-for adverts in its upcoming online safety laws, warning of “huge financial losses” to the public.

https://www.cityam.com/mps-warn-of-huge-financial-losses-as-scam-ads-left-out-of-online-safety-laws/

Two thirds of Britons say they have been targeted by a scammer this year, according to Citizens Advice. A terrifying figure, yes. But it's the remaining third I worry about.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/comment/article-9797841/RACHEL-RICKARD-STRAUS-Scammers-getting-away-billions.html

The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is warning the public to be vigilant of scam calls that appear to be coming from numbers similar to their own. Commonly, the first seven digits (07nnnnn) match the victim’s own number. The calls impersonate well-known government organisations, or law enforcement agencies, and will ask the recipient of the call to “press 1” in order to speak with an advisor, or police officer, about unpaid fines or police warrants.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/warning-about-scam-calls-from-matching-mobile-phone-numbers

Morrisons shoppers have been warned over a new scam offering a fake prize to unsuspecting victims.

https://www.herefordtimes.com/news/19433959.morrisons-issue-warning-every-customer-1-000-scam/?ref=twtrec

Investment scams involving digital assets like bitcoin have skyrocketed in recent months. However, authorities are striking back with some success

https://www.raconteur.net/finance/investing/cryptocurrency-fraud/