Scams

Track and trace scam – With the launch of the NHS test and trace service, it is likely that fraudsters may try to exploit this service by posing as contact tracers.

Householders who use off grid fuel are being urged to be on guard against fraudsters after hundreds of attempts.

https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/crime/2020/06/03/householders-urged-to-be-on-guard-after-hundreds-of-fraud-bids/

The Covid-19 outbreak has forced the retail industry to adapt to different ways of operating, as physical stores and highstreets close for business and many turned to online trading to stay afloat during lockdown. Over recent months, we’ve seen certain retailers prosper and others struggle, yet all have had to alter the way they do business.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/18827/what-have-we-learned-about-fraud-prevention-during-the-covid-19-outbreak

People are being warned to be wary of scammers pretending to be from the NHS as coronavirus contact tracing launches in the UK.

It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book – sending a text or email pretending to be someone’s bank and hoping they’ll hand over their personal details. And at a time of national uncertainty and anxiety, with money a big concern of many amid the threat of job losses and pay cuts, people are proving more likely to fall for these scams.

https://starspost.com/do-not-click-this-link-paypal-scam-cons-woman-out-of-11000-in-phishing-attack/

Heartless doorstep criminals have scammed an elderly Buckinghamshire resident out of £20,000 for spurious roof repairs while his wife was in hospital being treated for Covid-19.

https://www.buckinghamtoday.co.uk/news/crime/scammers-conned-elderly-bucks-resident-out-ps20000-while-wife-was-hospital-coronavirus-2859575

SCAMMERS are finding it ‘blisteringly easy’ to pose as coronavirus contact tracers, experts said yesterday.

https://www.metro.news/do-not-underestimate-the-professionalism-of-cyber-criminals-says-tech-expert/2031851/

WEST Mercia Police is warning of two new scams which see Herefordshire residents targeted by fraudsters.

So far this month, we have seen 260 reports about a coronavirus-related TV Licensing scam.

Criminals are using Covid-19 as an excuse to sell vehicles to people without letting them view it in person first, North Wales Police has said

http://www.deeside.com/police-warning-about-people-selling-vehicles-via-the-internet-after-one-person-was-scammed-out-of-5500/