Scams

The current COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented in its global reach and implications for consumers and businesses worldwide. Across the globe, millions of people have been locked down in their homes, with online banking and shopping consequently seeing a significant rise.

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute has found evidence of bogus texts from criminals attempting to gain access to homes.

British financial tech company, Revolut, have today informed their customers on how to spot a phishing scam on the app, while fraud and phishing scams are a on the rise during COVID-19.

Residents across Cheshire are being urged to remain vigilant when buying pets online following an emerging trend of animal related scams during the coronavirus pandemic.

A new system to find and remove bogus adverts from the internet has launched in the UK.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-06-16/new-scam-advert-alert-system-launched-to-target-online-fraud/

ROGUE traders may try to con Oxford businesses into getting deep cleans to help them reopen.

North Yorkshire Police is issuing advice to local communities after it received reports of fraudsters targeting individuals using a so-called ‘number spoofing’ scam.

Citizens Advice has confirmed a rise in number of people asking for help during lockdown with people encouraged to report suspicious activity

THAMES Valley Police is reminding people to be aware of scammers and fraud.

https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/18511419.police-give-fraud-scam-safety-tips/?ref=twtrec

The Chartered Trading Standards Institute has announced the formation of Business Against Scams (BAS), an initiative led by National Trading Standards and joined by more than 100 organisations set up to train employees and help them identify and prevent scams which they may be targets of as a result of working from home due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. BAS is providing free online training modules dealing with the most common scams involving businesses, such as government grants and tax refunds, requests to amend payment details, technological support and repair offers and impersonating a CEO, and also teaches employees how to avoid falling victims to such fraud.

https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/blog/covid-19/businesses-against-scams-initiative-launched-to-prevent-fraud-amid-coronavirus-(covid-19)#.XuKhl2GhLRE.twitter