Scams

A rogue trader who aggressively overcharged a pensioner for work around her home has been ordered to pay £5,000 compensation.

https://www.irishnews.com/news/northernirelandnews/2018/08/17/news/traveller-fined-for-defrauding-a-pensioner-1409493/

This advice to protect against scams was taken from The Little Book of Big Scams

https://www.bicesteradvertiser.net/news/16414260.fraud-how-to-avoid-getting-caught-out-by-a-con/

Consumer services group Which? found that of the 34% who had received a scam message, 7% had lost personal data, money or both.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/third-people-send-texts-receive-messages-scammers-survey-120200663.html

'These fraudsters are nothing more than vultures and the police must identify those involved'

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/home-office-scam-fake-phone-international-students-deport-chinese-indian-a8479901.html

A series of digital banner advertisements are being run online, including on some of the biggest online auction sites, which prompt shoppers to think carefully before rushing to make any bank transfers outside of the safeguards of the official websites.

http://news.met.police.uk/news/campaign-to-tackle-online-shopping-fraud-316253

The fraudster had hidden a very large amount of non-sensical white text – on a white background – in an attempt to beat the spam filter.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/clever-hsbc-scam-made-one-13003234

It is one of the world’s most popular professional online networks but LinkedIn users are being warned about a new scam targeting them.

http://www.thenational.scot/business/16384960.criminals-using-email-scam-to-steal-details-of-linkedin-users/

Pharming is a scamming technique in which attackers redirect traffic of a legitimate website to another fraudulent website with the purpose of spreading malware or stealing sensitive data from victims

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/blog/how-to-spot-and-report-fake-websites-and-pharming-scams

From fictional flats to fake jobs, there's a lot you can do to take down the scammers focusing their nasty efforts on students.

https://university.which.co.uk/advice/student-life/top-student-scams-spot-and-stop-them?718fb022=5aa2bad9

Selling things online can be a quick way for students to bring in some extra cash, but it could also open the door to scammers looking to take advantage. Could you identify the warning signs?

https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/student-university-online-shopping-scam/