Scams

Action Fraud has found that throughout March and April, a total of 669 people have lost a combined £282,686 after paying for pets they've seen advertised online.

Shoppers at Aldi have been warned of voucher scam in circulation on social media.

Animal lovers looking to purchase pets during the coronavirus lockdown have collectively been scammed out of more than £280,000 over the past two months, according to Action Fraud.

Online auction sites are being flooded with fake adverts as part of ‘sophisticated fraud’

Dog lovers in the Anglia region are being urged to watch out for fraudsters after reports of fake online puppy traders tricking people out of their money during the lockdown.

The past few weeks have opened up a new world of criminal possibilities, with fraudsters cashing in to the tune of £2.5 million so far, according to Action Fraud. The scale of attempted fraud is even more staggering – Google has said it’s blocking 18 million hoax coronavirus e-mails every day.

Blackmailers are sending “sextortion” threats, Sussex Police warned today (Thursday 30 April).

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2020/04/30/sextortion-warning-from-police/

E-fits of two men have been released in connection with the fraud investigation.

Social media websites are failing to clamp down on scammers selling people’s personal information through there platform, according to an investigation by Which? Money.

A Which? investigation found 50 cases of fraudsters selling everything from stolen identities to credit card details.