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Action Fraud warns half term holiday makers to avoid new tactics of fraudulent flight ticket sellers The reporting centre has received 110 reports with total losses of £98,043 Check with ABTA and ATOL to make sure a ticket sales site is legitimately authorised The reporting centre, which has received 110 reports with total losses of […]

The fraudster, previously involved in deceiving people online, revealed that they would create fake accounts with social media platforms so that their details matched and could be searched. By appearing to be a real person their fake persona could be corroborated by prospective partners searching their background and believe them to be genuine. The fraudster said […]

New research, produced by Security Software Company McAfee, shows that 44% of people set their profiles to private. Yet, more than a third (36%) of people reported being concerned that images and information taken from their social media could be used against them. Chief Scientist and McAfee Fellow, Raj Samani comments: “Every day, people leave streams of information […]

Intelligence gathered by members of the multi-agency Project Bloom group, which was set up to tackle pension scams, indicates that a number of “fraudster families” are targeting pension holders. Criminal investigations involving regulators, government agencies and police forces are currently ongoing into a number of these gangs. In addition, a number of individuals linked to […]

Reports made to Action Fraud reveal that a staggering £50,766,602 was lost to romance fraud in 2018 – an average of £11,145 per victim and a 27% increase on the previous year. One case study reveals how she lost nearly £10,000 to a romance fraudster who claimed to be in the British Army. What is […]