Scams

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

Police have issued an alert after scores of Amazon Prime customers were targeted by fraudsters.

TV Licensing have now started sending letters to anyone aged 75+ asking them to either pay for their TV licence or apply for a free one.

Three men have been arrested for as part of a week of action against telephone fraud - in one case a woman from Warwick lost hundreds of pounds.

Criminals are preying on a worried public by tapping into their financial and health concerns about the coronavirus.

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

WATCH OUT FOR SCAMS LIKE THIS

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.