Scams

Online auction sites are being flooded with fake adverts as part of ‘sophisticated fraud’

Dog lovers in the Anglia region are being urged to watch out for fraudsters after reports of fake online puppy traders tricking people out of their money during the lockdown.

The past few weeks have opened up a new world of criminal possibilities, with fraudsters cashing in to the tune of £2.5 million so far, according to Action Fraud. The scale of attempted fraud is even more staggering – Google has said it’s blocking 18 million hoax coronavirus e-mails every day.

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.