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MoneySavingExpert.com is warning users to beware of a scam letter which claims to be from us and tells people they're owed money as part of a PPI reclaim. Here's what happened when we turned the tables and called one of the contact numbers on the letter.
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2019/08/beware-of-scam-letters-which-claim-they-re-from-moneysavingexper/
UK students are at risk from email scams because many top universities are not following best practices to block fraudulent emails, new research has claimed.
Members of the public are being contacted by fraudsters who are offering ‘free’ or ‘low cost’ government grants and loans.
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/fraudsters-targeting-people-with-offers-of-free-or-low-cost-government-grants-and-loans
A “despicable” Shropshire rogue trader who pressured two couples into paying more than £16,000 for shoddy work on their homes has been jailed for more than two years.
Islanders are being warned to be extra vigilant after fraudsters targeted local households with scam EuroLotto letters in Jersey.
An independent builders merchant has issued a warning to others to be vigilant when accepting suppliers’ bank details by email after being caught out by a fraudulent email.
https://www.buildersmerchantsjournal.net/fraud-warning-as-merchant-is-scammed-by-suppliers-hacked-email/
North Yorkshire Police says it's had a growing number of reports of scam phone calls, which involve you being asked to 'press 1'.
Scam letter currently in circulation.
https://twitter.com/think_jessica/status/1152511529343967232
Mason Wilder, CFE, ACFE Research Specialist, breaks down a recent business email compromise (BEC) scam that left a Catholic parish $1.8 million poorer, and discusses how you can protect your organization from future cyber attacks.
https://www.acfe.com/pcast.aspx?id=4295006372&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRoaU5EZzBaRFkwTmpnMCIsInQiOiJNcFh1akpZSTR4bWoyR1VWcVlDM0FJSUp1c0ljbmFVdktGMW1kd2NoXC9wSzRzQTl3WmQ5QXR4RlZUbW5DUzROdXUwUjBCS0pKcjY4ZzVOXC9NZnFHUENkZ1ZndERobVJCMmI1ZXM2dlpIR282V0FndTdzcGMwc1lIUE1lbEFDekFLIn0%3D#.XS-CMy0c6rM.twitter#.XS-CMy0c6rM.twitter
The UK’s is the world’s biggest target for phone scams, with 15 per cent of the world’s fraudulent telecoms traffic directed at British numbers, new research has found.
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