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Blackmailers are sending “sextortion” threats, Sussex Police warned today (Thursday 30 April).
https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2020/04/30/sextortion-warning-from-police/
E-fits of two men have been released in connection with the fraud investigation.
Social media websites are failing to clamp down on scammers selling people’s personal information through there platform, according to an investigation by Which? Money.
A Which? investigation found 50 cases of fraudsters selling everything from stolen identities to credit card details.
Scammers are increasingly leveraging the coronavirus pandemic as a means of targeting savers and investors, with vulnerable consumers at the most risk, the Investment Association has warned
https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/4014588/investment-association-warns-heightened-criminal-activity-coronavirus-scammers
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has warned of an increase in theft due to TV licensing scams.
A victim has lost thousands of pounds after cruel bank fraudsters struck in Telford.
The rise in coronavirus-themed scams was expected, but the numbers are surprising even the most experienced cybersecurity researchers.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/22/there-are-now-more-than-40000-high-risk-covid-19--threats-on-the-web/#57b2f3612722
A specialist police unit funded by the banking industry has executed warrants in London and across the country in a crackdown on criminals sending scam text messages and emails exploiting the coronavirus outbreak.
https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/82214/banking-industry-funded-police-unit-cracks-down-on-covid-19-text-message-scams-in-london
More than 40 cases of cyber-crime have been reported to police across Northern Ireland in just three days – the majority to do with so-called ‘sextortion’ scams.
https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2020-04-19/cyber-criminals-behind-dozens-of-sextortion-scams/
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