NFIB (National fraud intelligence bureau) 

The NFIB has received intelligence that fraudsters are using vishing techniques to gather bank account details of vulnerable people. Vishing is when fraudsters obtain personal details of a victim by phone. Fraudsters can then go on to use this personal information to commit fraud.

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Fraudsters have been advertising rental accommodation via social media, targeting potential overseas students who are likely to be interested in rental accommodation but do not have UK bank statements to provide what is termed ‘a statement of affordability’. The fraudsters advise the victims to transfer funds into a Western Union/Moneygram account to show affordability, which they would then be able to withdraw once they arrive in the UK.

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Fraudsters are committing man-in-the-middle vishing scams to exploit genuine bank account details and security information which enables them to make unauthorised payments to bank accounts under their control.

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This is an update to a previous alert sent from Action Fraud in November 2015:

Fraudsters are setting up high specification websites advertising various electrical goods and domestic appliances. These goods are below market value and do not exist. The website will state you can pay via card; however when the purchaser goes to pay, this option is not available and the payment must be made via bank transfer.

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Action Fraud has been receiving reports of an advanced fee fraud whereby suspects phone a member of the public and claim to be calling on behalf of the UK (or British) Government Grant Department.

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A number of businesses throughout the UK have received extortion demands from a group calling themselves ‘RepKiller Team’.

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The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s (NFIB) Proactive Intelligence Team has identified an increasing trend whereby people experiencing mental health issues are actively being recruited by fraudsters from within local communities to unknowingly become money mules.

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The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau’s (NFIB) Proactive Intelligence Team is warning people to beware of fraudsters that turn up on your doorstep and ask for your signature.

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Fraudsters are targeting Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs) by impersonating their clients in order to request that funds be removed from an investment product and paid into an account (or accounts) controlled by the fraudsters.

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There has recently been a series of incidents whereby fraudsters either phone or attend the home address of elderly members of the public claiming to be police officers. The fake officer/s will claim that they are investigating a fraud which they believe the elderly person to be a victim of. The fake officer/s will then request the bank cards and personal identification numbers (PIN) of the victim and claim these are needed for investigation purposes. If first contact is made by a phone call, the fake officer/s will tell the victim that someone will be over to collect the evidence.

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