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Sophie, 17, and Juliette, 49, gave their story as part of a new awareness campaign launched with Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers (STAR) that urges people to avoid fraud by taking more care when buying tickets for live events. Fraudsters will pose as a website or agent for a music concert or festival, a […]

• Action Fraud received over a quarter of a million reports of phishing between April 2018 and March 2019 • Most commonly spoofed sectors are telecoms companies, technology brands and Government organisations • Never automatically click on a link in an unexpected email or text The national Cyber PROTECT Network, led by the City of […]

New defensive controls deployed by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have put an end to fraudster’s spoofing the tax authority’s most recognisable helpline numbers. Fraudsters have increasingly mimicked legitimate HMRC helpline numbers (often beginning with 0300) to dupe taxpayers and steal money. Last year alone, HMRC received over 100,000 phone scam reports. The ‘spoofing’ scam worked as taxpayers would […]

Over £27million lost to scams involving crypto and forex investments in 2018/19 Victims lost on average over £14,600 last financial year Reports tripled to over 1,800 from the year before   The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Action Fraud are warning the public to be wary of investment scams carried out via bogus online trading […]

Up to 25,000 British Muslims will be booking trips to Mecca over the coming months to perform Hajj in the autumn. The total reported loss to victims was £185,967 between July and December 2018. The public are urged to check that their travel company is a member of a recognised association such as ABTA City […]