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Police are urging members of the public to stay alert following reports of a Flintshire resident being scammed out of £15,000.
http://www.deeside.com/scam-alert-police-warning-over-bt-worker-phone-scam-which-fleeced-a-flintshire-resident-of-15000/
Some victims of pension scams have lost more than £1m in savings each to fraudsters, new statistics have revealed.
Holidaymakers looking to beat the January blues by booking a getaway are being warned to watch out for villa scams which can result in victims losing thousands of pounds.
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclays-warns-sun-seekers-risk-000100027.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw
Householders are being warned not to fall victim to rogue traders who are on the prowl around Nuneaton.
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/nuneaton-news-rogue-traders-oaps-15685022
Last year saw a large increase in the value of fraud cases coming to courts involving rogue tradesmen, according to a new report.
https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/article/rogue-tradesmen-help-drive-1-2bn-worth-of-uk-fraud-during-2018
Photographers and ‘influencers’ are the latest to suffer an elaborate internet rip-off – but some Instagrammers are themselves pulling a fast one
https://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2019/jan/17/insta-scam-how-online-con-artists-have-adapted-for-the-instagram-era?CMP=share_btn_tw
Brands are wasting millions of pounds on marketing as Instagram influencers buy fake followers to boost their reach.
http://www.cityam.com/271164/brands-waste-millions-extent-instagram-influencer-fraud
Victim explains nothing seemed suspicious about the website he clicked on, so he entered his bank details - and began a chain of events that would lose him £9,900.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46765681
Crown court judge said the trader “deliberately frightened” the vulnerable couple
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-news-rooftech-rogue-trader-15545826
The couple from Sheldon, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to three charges of fraud after running the scam from their home for five years selling stamps worth £443,244 while pocketing £149,344 in profit.
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