Scams

Police have issued a warning over cold callers who are pretending to be from MoneySavingExpert.com. We NEVER do any doorstep selling or make cold calls asking for your financial information – here's what's happened and what to watch out for.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2019/10/police-warning-over-cold-callers-posing-as-moneysavingexpert-staff/

The public are being warned about a new phone call scam that is gaining popularity across the UK.

A mum from Chichester is warning others after becoming victim of a phone scam, with fraudsters pretending to be from HM Revenue and Customs.

When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up.

"I had no reason to suspect it wasn't genuine," he says.

That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online scam known as computer software service fraud, which ended up costing him some £4,000.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50117796

The amount of money stolen by criminals through bank transfer scams has risen by 40% in a year and is running at more than £1m a day, according to official UK data.

TRADING standards officers are urging residents to throw fake lottery letters straight in the bin.

The jailbreaking community is currently working on a legit tool for older iPhones, dubbed Checkra1n. But in the meantime, a scammer is capitalizing on that name with a website that pretends to offer the tool but is really just a click-fraud scam.

https://uk.pcmag.com/news/123078/scammer-uses-fake-iphone-jailbreak-for-fraud-scheme

This scam, also known as port-out or SIM splitting fraud, allows criminals to hijack your cell phone number. Once they have your number, the bad guys can clean out your financial accounts, confiscate your email, delete your data and take over your social media profiles.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/liz-weston-sim-swap-criminals-151736686.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

People across Nottinghamshire are being asked to take five to stop fraud and ensure they do not fall victim to a fraudulent attack by phone, text, email or online.

https://westbridgfordwire.com/take-five-to-stop-fraud-advice-from-safer-nottinghamshire-board/

A Brighton car repair fraudster has been jailed for scamming drivers out of £60,000 through the Groupon and Wowcher e-commerce websites.

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2019/10/09/brighton-car-repair-fraudster-jailed-for-60k-wowcher-scam/