Scams

Police have issued a warning about bogus phone callers after five cases of fraud or attempted fraud in West Sussex in just four days.

https://www.spiritfm.net/news/sussex-news/2634686/watch-the-new-phone-scam-doing-the-rounds-in-west-sussex/

In the past few weeks people have been tricked out of thousands and thousands of pounds by convincing calls that try to fix "problems" with their internet connections

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/there-problem-your-broadband--12893547

Cyber criminals are sending victims their own passwords in an attempt to trick them into believing they have been filmed on their computer watching porn and demanding payment.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/news/alert-cyber-criminals-send-victims-their-own-passwords-in-new-sextortion-scam-jul18

These fake messages claim to be from Argos and say that you're owed a refund. The link in the messages lead to phishing websites designed to steal your personal information, as well as payment details.

https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2628915/scammers-sending-fake-argos-refund-messages/

A woman has described how scammers "invaded her life" after they hijacked her phone number.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-44660869

Fraudsters are falsely claiming to be calling from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) to try to persuade people to reveal details about their personal and financial circumstances - and they are even managing to make FOS's number appear on people's caller ID.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/banking/2018/06/scammers-are-calling-customers-customers-and-pretending-to-be-the-financial-ombudsman-watchdog-warns

Cybercrime experts have urged Fortnite fans – and their parents – to be vigilant to gaming fraud in light of reports from dozens of players who have been duped by scammers to the tune of £5,000.

https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/fortnite-fraud-gamers-warned-v-bucks-scam/

In our ever more interconnected world, these days many thieves wear suits, have charm, act in a sophisticated manner and make out they are on our side.

https://blog.moneysavingexpert.com/2018/06/martin-lewis--how-to-teach-yourself-scam-self-defence-/

June has been Scams Awareness Month, which aims to highlight con artists’ common tactics and help prevent people losing cash to them.

https://www.scotsman.com/business/don-t-let-scammers-catch-you-off-guard-1-4755671

Sophos warns of a 'protection racket' scam email that threatens to infect victims with the ransomware variant if they don't pay the attackers.

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/pay-up-or-get-wannacry-hit-extortion-email-spreading/d/d-id/1332125