Scams

More than £1 billion is estimated to have been lost to bank transfer scams in just three years, according to Which?

Police have issued fraud prevention advice against coronavirus related scams, as they warn more fraudsters will capitalise on public fears about the pandemic as it spreads.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/14/police-issue-fraud-advice-protect-public-coronavirus-scams/

FRAUDSTERS are cashing in on coronavirus fears, and have reportedly made up to £800,000 in scams this month (March).

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), alongside the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI), are warning the public to take caution when looking up their insurer’s details after a collision. Increasing evidence shows dodgy claims management firms are using search engine ad results to misrepresent insurers, hi-jack claims for referrals fees and potentially leave road traffic victims out of pocket. 

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2020/beware-click-to-call-insurer-ads/

Sussex Police have shared a warning about coronavirus-related scams doing the rounds.

https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/3058855/warning-about-coronavirus-related-scams/#.Xmv_W20xIBI.twitter

LONDON (Reuters) - Victims in the United Kingdom have lost more than 800,000 pounds to coronavirus-linked scams since last month, with criminals tricking fearful people who wanted to buy protective masks, police said on Friday.

https://uk.investing.com/news/economy/coronavirus-fraud-uk-victims-lose-800000-pounds-in-scams-2066853?ampMode=1

A contestant on the reality show RuPaul's Drag Race has been disqualified over multiple allegations he "catfished" men.

https://www.spiritfm.net/news/showbiz/3058007/rupauls-drag-race-contestant-sherry-pie-disqualified-over-catfishing-claims/#.XmUytV0AMc4.twitter

LONDON (Reuters) - Victims in the United Kingdom have lost more than 800,000 pounds to coronavirus-linked scams since last month, with criminals tricking fearful people who wanted to buy protective masks, police said on Friday.

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-fraud/coronavirus-fraud-uk-victims-lose-800000-pounds-in-scams-idUKKBN20T1J4

More than £100 million-worth of fraud has been prevented so far by a rapid response scheme which enables bank branch staff to halt scams as they are happening.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/bank-branch-staff-help-prevent-000100775.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Overseas call centre scams have been a massive problem in the UK for a number of years, and it’s still ongoing, with an average of 21 million scam calls per month in the UK – that’s 8 per second. BBC’s ‘Panorama – Spying on the Scammers’ last night showed a huge amount of insight into one call centre in India which focuses solely on scamming victims in the UK, Australia and the USA.

https://pressreleases.responsesource.com/news/99264/scam-calls-every-second-in-the-uk-the-truth-behind/#.XmAvEwWGRP0.twitter