Scams

The UK Government has issued a warning after con artists hijacked an official number and are using it to try to scare people out of money.

Fourteen elderly and vulnerable victims were contacted by the fraudsters claiming to be the HMRC over the last few weeks

We have received a surge of reports where victims have received messages through Facebook Messenger from friends and family requesting to use their Pay Pal account to receive funds from the sale of items on EBay.

Only seven percent of international airlines proactively block fraudulent emails

Warwickshire residents are being warned of a scam targeting people’s inboxes.

Fraudsters are calling the public and posing as members of a bank security team. The recipient of the call is asked to verify three large – and non-existent – sums paid using their debit card in various parts of the UK. The victim is then informed that their bank is supposedly investigating fraud occurring at their local branch.

https://www.journaloftradingstandards.co.uk/crime/bank-security-scam-call-emerges/

In just four months, the NCSC has removed over 300,000 URLs linking to investment scams with fake celebrity endorsements.

Scammers and fraudsters of all kinds will take advantage of disruption and State-enabled transfers designed to deal with the pandemic.

Action Fraud received 164 reports from users of the photo-sharing app who had fallen victim to fraudulent investment schemes in June alone.

During June 2020, Action Fraud received 164 reports from individuals falling victim to fraudulent investment schemes, commonly referred to as a ‘money flipping’ service offered by users on the Instagram social media platform. These reports have amounted to a combined financial loss of £358,809.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/164-instagram-users-report-losing-over-350000-to-investment-scams