Scams

Scots are being warned to check their mail carefully after being targeted by a fake 'postcode lottery' scam.

The Trading Standards team has received reports of suspicious telephone calls being made to residents, raising concerns over their current loft insulation.

Trading Standards chiefs have issued a warning after 18,000 people shared a fake Center Parcs competition post within hours of it being created.

Malicious app developers are exploiting TikTok’s popularity among under-18s to promote adware scam applications,...

Pension cons are not the only way fraudsters can now steal your investments in an instant. The pandemic has seen a rise in sophisticated scams targeted at investors looking to make their money go further.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-8735929/How-cyber-scammers-suck-steal-investments.html

Criminals are evolving their behaviour to rip off consumers as the coronavirus crisis develops, trading standards officers have warned.

A stronger clampdown is needed to tackle scam adverts appearing on Google search results, according to Which?

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/google-must-more-tackle-scam-230100681.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

AS autumn encourages the falling leaves and conker collecting, the scammers keep working away to rob us.

A scam email is going around Asda customers claiming they have won thousands of pounds worth of gift vouchers.

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of PayPal scams, fake Netlix emails, investment scams and fraudulent tax refund emails!