Scams

Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak in the UK, many of us are concerned about what will happen next. But many scammers see it as an opportunity to profit. Which? Computing editor Kate Bevan explains how to protect yourself against coronavirus fraud.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGdPtynf_Lg&feature=youtu.be

Public urged to flag coronavirus related email scams as online security campaign launches - Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/covid19

Shopping and auction fraud involves fraudulent shopping scams that rely on the anonymity of the internet.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/a-z-of-fraud/online-shopping-fraud

Police have received a number of reports of members of the public across the country receiving scam emails recently.

With many people experiencing redundancy and job loss and quarantined in their homes, a lot of people are looking for remote working jobs to bring in an income.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/how-to-spot-a-workfromhome-scam-050049629.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Priti Patel fronted the daily Covid-19 update from the government yesterday afternoon and spoke at some length about criminality emerging from the current Covid-19 pandemic. Nobody is naïve enough to imagine crime would just go away but it did make us like many wonder.

https://www.hospitalityandcateringnews.com/2020/04/man-charged-with-fraud-for-claiming-six-free-hotel-nights-as-an-nhs-worker/

Scammers are taking advantage of worried people during the pandemic – don’t be taken in – there have been more than 500 scams related to coronavirus, with victims losing £1.6 million in just a matter of weeks

https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/dont-be-taken-fraudulent-help-gareth-shaw-2536030

British firms and individuals have lost more than £1.86m to coronavirus-related fraud since the crisis began, police have revealed - most of that to bogus companies selling non-existent products like masks and sanitisers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-52136987/coronavirus-tests-and-masks-sold-by-fraudsters-online

National banking chain NatWest has warned customers to stay vigilant for these during the coronavirus crisis

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/special-features/coronavirus-scams-fraudsters-advice-natwest-18040268?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Find out about potential coronavirus (Covid-19) scams, how they could affect you, and how to protect yourself.