Scams

IFB warns that people need to be wary as ghost broking scammers use fake adverts to pose as seemingly legitimate sellers on social media

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2018/one-in-three-young-people-have-seen-a-suspicious-advert-for-car-insurance-on-social-media/

A man who repeatedly pretended to be famous jockeys to steal money from their banks has been jailed.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news/crime/2018/11/02/man-jailed-for-fraudulently-impersonating-famous-jockeys/

The sole boss of a concrete driveway company, who conned victims across Kent out of thousands of pounds, has been sentenced to more than three years in prison.

https://kccmediahub.net/concrete-driveway-installer-jailed-fraud-money-laundering745

Fraudsters scammed nearly 49,000 older people across the UK in the past year, equivalent to almost six reports every hour, a BBC investigation has found.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45590333

The telephone scam, which has been attempted across the county, relate to a caller purporting to be a police officer investigating an incident of fraud.

https://www.cumbriacrack.com/2018/10/22/public-asked-to-be-vigilant-following-fake-police-officer-scams-in-cumbria/

By giving away too much personal information on social media, 21 people a minute are targeted by fraudsters in the UK.

https://www.yourmoney.com/saving-banking/dangers-oversharing-social-media-revealed/

Action Fraud warns against fake TV licensing emails, as over 2,500 reports are made in two months alone

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/action-fraud-warns-against-fake-tv-licensing-emails-as-over-2500-reports-are-made-in-two-months-alone

The elaborate hi-tech sting involved using apps to clone the phone numbers so as to make calls and texts appear genuine, so duping unsuspecting targets.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/40-000-stolen-in-hi-tech-banking-scam-in-west-lothian-1-4812249

A total of 1,073 people in the capital fell victim to crooks pretending to be from “tech support” attached to big firms such as Microsoft or Apple .

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/don-t-fall-scammers-police-105710443.html

On average, 1 in 10 user-reported emails is identified as malicious, and more than half can be tied to credential phishing, a Cofense report reveals

https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252450479/Some-10-of-user-reported-emails-malicious