Scams

UK Finance unveils ten Covid-19 and lockdown scams the public should be on high alert for and how to spot them

Criminals are preying on a worried public by tapping into their financial concerns due to coronavirus, asking for personal and financial information

New animation video from Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign warns people to remember criminals are sophisticated at impersonating other organisations

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Beware if you receive a phone call purporting to be from your bank warning of irregular activity on your account – can you be sure it’s genuine? This video tells you what to watch out for.

Netflix users should be wary of a scam phishing email offering a year’s worth of free subscription to the service.

THERE is still not much improvement in our “summer” weather. Last week I mentioned a call from an unknown number that was clearly a scam call. I have looked further into these types of calls, since one of my local friends also had similar calls towards the end of the week. The first call began with an automated voice saying "this is Nat West Bank Visa Fraud Team” and then a voice came on. My friend was immediately suspicious as she has no account with Nat West and the caller had a strong foreign accent. He said 2 payments had been made on her visa debit card and they had the name of a shop and an overseas bank. When she said she didn’t bank with Nat West, they hung up. An hour later the same thing happened but it was "Barclays". The third caller claimed to be from Halifax Building Society.

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Action Fraud received over 1,000 reports within 24 hours about emails claiming to be from PayPal - users are asked to click a link to verify details but it goes to a phoney page

Action Fraud is warning the public about phishing emails, sent out by criminals, claiming to be from PayPal.

UK Finance unveils ten Covid-19 and lockdown scams to be aware of.

The internet may just be one of the most momentous inventions of all times, it has given us the kind of freedom and ability to communicate and share information that past generations could not have imagined. However, along with the good came the bad, as it often does.

People have reports that callers are being told they're going to be arrested

PayPal is often a target for scammers looking for quick access to your money. Here are two phishing emails from earlier this year so you know how to spot them.