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Since going into nationwide lockdown in March there has been a significant increase in scams, particularly those targeting the elderly and vulnerable.
https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2020/sept-20/east-mids-residents-lose-almost-200k-to-police-fraudsters-during-lockdown/
British OAP Dennis appeared on ITV's Tonight investigation Scams: Ripping off the Elderly?, last night, to talk about his traumatic experience for the first time publicly.
Leaders in the tech, business and civil society sectors have welcomed the government’s plans to enable the use of digital identity across the UK, with plans to update existing laws and a new set of guiding principles for policy development.
https://businessnewswales.com/the-uks-use-of-your-digital-identity-is-set-to-change/
A conveyancer who recklessly facilitated a mortgage fraud before being convicted of three money laundering offences and then failing to surrender to bail has been struck off.
A WOMAN has been admonished for a £53,000 benefits fraud because of her failing health.
When cybersecurity reporter Danny Palmer found his card was apparently used on another continent, he set out to discover more.
UK Finance is urging people to be aware of criminals exploiting Covid-19 to target their victims, after figures revealed a sharp rise in impersonation scams in the first half of this year.
https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/covid-19-press-releases/impersonation-scams-almost-double-in-first-half-of-2020
In a case that highlights how anybody — truly, anybody — can be a victim of invoice fraud, federal officials have reportedly charged two brothers in New York State for an alleged $19 million scam targeting Amazon.
Warnings from pension companies to savers who are looking to transfer their pension somewhere that does not look right are often ignored, says Phoenix Group.
Just 7 percent of reported pension scams were passed on for police investigation last year, Quilter has found, as it pressed for changes to legislation to prevent scams.
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