Scams

A woman has been jailed for pretending to raise money for the funeral of a four-year-old girl and using it to buy drugs.

https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/national/16963546.woman-jailed-for-fraud-over-four-year-olds-funeral/

A fifth man has been arrested and charged in relation to a rogue trader scam that conned elderly victims out of almost £60,000 after a police appeal to find him.

http://b31.org.uk/2018/10/charged-fifth-man-arrested-over-rogue-trader-roof-scam/

Action Fraud launches a campaign to warn people about the threat of Computer Software Service fraud, one of the country’s most reported top five frauds.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/victims-report-losing-more-than-21m-in-one-year-to-computer-software-service-fraud-sept18

Action Fraud, the specialist nationwide reporting point for cyber crime run by City of London police, has launched a campaign to educate people about Computer Software Service fraud.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/fake-computer-help-fraudsters-steal-21m-22-000-010500064.html

A total of £503.4m was stolen by criminals through authorised and unauthorised fraud in the first six months of 2018, data from UK Finance has shown.

https://www.professionaladviser.com/professional-adviser/news/3063340/half-a-billion-stolen-in-fraud-and-scams-in-h1-2018

The FCA listed an international telephone number and website with a .cc address as among the details to be aware of in the scam.

https://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurer/3600516/fca-warns-on-clone-of-direct-lines-uk-insurance

Fraudsters are sending out fake TV Licence refund emails that lead to convincing looking websites in a bid to steal victim bank account details.

https://actionfraud.police.uk/news/fake-tv-licencing-refund-emails-sept18

Identity spoofing is one of the most insidious and successful phishing attacks currently in use. Here are seven steps to take to make cybercriminals' efforts less effective.

https://uk.pcmag.com/apple-itunes-11/117500/feature/7-steps-to-minimize-ceo-fraud-and-identity-spoofing

In these recently reported cases, victims have reported receiving a call from someone claiming to be from either their bank or the Metropolitan Police, reporting that the victim’s bank account was showing fraudulent activity, and go on to ask for bank details in order to investigate the issue.

http://bjournal.co/police-remind-residents-to-be-vigilant-towards-fraud-as-thousands-fall-victim/

The Swansea mum, who had been targeted by scammers posing as police, was told she would be arrested and her children taken into care if she didn’t immediately hand over the money to officers.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/terrified-mum-told-children-would-15172571