Scams

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/

As a member of Friends Against Scams, we take our responsibilities to share advice that may help prevent you or anyone you know becoming a victim of fraud seriously.

https://www.findersinternational.co.uk/news/how-to-avoid-scams-inheritance-and-promises-of-covid-19-testing-kits/

A former ambulance technician appeared has appeared in court accused of defrauding a Dutch medical supply company out of almost £10,000 of medical equipment.

http://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2020/05/23/news/lisburn-man-charged-with-a-defibrillator-fraud-1949169/?param=ds441rif44T

The coronavirus crisis has offered up a big opportunity to fraudsters, writes Kerry Nelson, who sets out why more needs to be done to combat scammers