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Millennials are falling victim to scams involving handing money to fraudsters more than any other age group, according to Lloyds Bank.
A scam ‘International Postcode Online Lottery’ letter is turning up in people’s post. We’ve obtained a copy so you know what to watch out for.
https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/scam-watch-postcode-lottery-letter/
THOUSANDS of Warwickshire residents looking for love are among those who have fallen victim to online scams.
A rogue Roofer and Property Maintenance trader has been handed a 24 week prison sentence after making fraudulent representations and engaging in “aggressive” practices to an elderly South Cumbrian householder.
https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2019/08/19/rogue-trader-jailed-for-ripping-off-elderly-south-cumbrian-customer/
An appeal for information has been launched after an elderly couple were the victims of a distraction theft.
http://www.deeside.com/elderly-couple-targeted-by-rogue-traders-in-distraction-theft-in-llay/
A fraudster has attempted to scam £3700 out of a 92-year-old woman in Scarborough.
Officers from Nottinghamshire Police’s Cybercrime Unit are encouraging members of the public to remain vigilant in light of a new ‘sextortion’ email scam.
https://westbridgfordwire.com/nottinghamshire-police-warn-against-sextortion-scam/
Talking of the news an eBay seller was scammed out of £54,000 when a hacker changed the payments email address on some of his listings, Tamebay reader Jim was scathing when it comes to reporting eBay scammers to the Police and in particular the Action Fraud website.
https://tamebay.com/2019/08/is-reporting-ebay-scammers-to-action-fraud-a-waste-of-time.html
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