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Beware the latest Royal Mail con doing the rounds: Fake text tells consumers they owe £2.99 as it warns of 17 separate scam messages Fake emails and texts impersonating parcel companies have been widespread One Twitter user reported the latest example which seeks to harvest details The request for a £2.99 fee comes at a … Read more
Investment impersonation scams rise more than 600% since 2010: What do you need to look out for and what should you do if you become a victim? Investment scams impersonating financial services firms rise 634% since 2010 Impersonation scams account for 37% of all FCA warnings issued since 2010 453 clone warnings issued by FCA … Read more
Homebuyers warned over stamp duty scams: Thousands rush to complete sales before March deadline and criminals look to take advantage Stamp duty holiday has helped encourage a mini property boom in the UK Criminals are trying to intercept funds using fake email communications They could pose as solicitors or estate agents to trick buyers into … Read more
Online vehicle scams are on the rise with victims losing a total of £16.5million in nine months of this year alone, new research has revealed. This is up 10 per cent on the same months of March and November last year, according to data from Action Fraud. Vehicle scams often involve fraudsters posting images of … Read more
The most vulnerable time of the year: Britons bombarded with fake emails as fraudsters impersonate DPD and Royal Mail to grab personal and card details Dozens of people have reported being sent a fake email claiming to be from DPD Another from Royal Mail also asks recipients to provide a delivery address It comes as … Read more
Fraud victims lose £14.6bn to ruthless pension scams: Latest figures show scale of the crime has been grossly underestimated By Ben Wilkinson for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 1 December 2020 Ruthless fraudsters may have plundered as much as £14.6 billion from the nation’s pension savings, new … Read more
Top investment firms warn cases of sophisticated fraudsters ‘cloning’ their legitimate operations and products to steal people’s cash have soared in the past few months. Its industry body suspects organised criminals are behind a quadrupling of scams since the summer, while victims’ losses have mounted to more than £9million during the pandemic. Fraudsters are using … Read more
This time next week, the biggest shopping event of the year will see people looking to take advantage of Black Friday flash sales. More people will be online shopping than ever before with sales expected to increase a third this year, according to Adobe Analytics, thanks to the ongoing pandemic. However, shoppers have been warned … Read more
Scammers have used the chaos of the coronavirus pandemic to pose as everything from airlines, to mobile phone providers and streaming services and steal millions of pounds from victims in impersonation scams. Fraudsters have continued to cold-call victims stuck at home pretending to be their bank or the police to convince them that their money … Read more
Facebook is failing to safeguard Britons from online scams using fake celebrity endorsements, watchdog warns Facebook users were unaware sham products could be advertised on the site Younger people may actually be more susceptible to scams a survey found Only 30 per cent were aware of the scam ad reporting tool introduced in 2019 By … Read more