Scams

A national campaign is currently underway to raise awareness of scams – particularly those that have emerged as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

A rogue trader based in Shropshire who breached a cold-calling court order for the sixth time has been sent to prison.

Police Scotland have recently received a number of reports of scam calls purportedly from Amazon. There are two frequently reported messages:

The NCSC's Suspicious Email Reporting Service has received over a million reports of scam emails.

Scams can be difficult to recognise, but there are things you can look out for. You can use our online scams helper to get advice that’s specific to your situation.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/check-if-something-might-be-a-scam/

Pensions leader Henry Tapper describes one of his main passions as “people working together in common endeavour”.

Scams are on the rise in the UK as fraudsters exploit the COVID-19 crisis to deceive Brits and steal their money and personal information.

Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant and take extra care when shopping online.

The next step of the UK’s battle against coronavirus has been rolled out, months after it was abandoned because the system couldn’t cope with the influx of cases.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/nhs-track-and-trace-scams

Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant and take extra care when shopping online.