Scams

A new scam email claiming to be from HMRC and offering a fake ‘tax refund’ has been detected.

https://twitter.com/HMRCgovuk/status/1627670385423417344

O2 customers have been urged to be aware of scam calls and text messages from fraudsters attempting to steal personal details.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/o2-customers-warned-about-scam-phone-call-and-text-that-could-drain-your-bank-account/ar-AA1783js

As the UK continues to grapple with its cost-of-living crisis, scammers are taking advantage of people’s increased financial vulnerability.

https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/personal-finance/2023/01/25/five-scams-beware-2022/

A NORTHWICH man who falsely claimed he would carry out building work and requested money for materials conned people out of more than £2,500 in total.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/man-claiming-carry-building-conned-060000474.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

Ahead of a major ruling of the Supreme Court next month, Cat MacLean takes a look at the jurisprudence of online fraud. 

https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/cat-maclean-where-next-for-online-fraud-claims-part-two

Ahead of a major ruling of the Supreme Court next month, Cat MacLean takes a look at the jurisprudence of online fraud. Part two follows tomorrow.

https://www.scottishlegal.com/articles/cat-maclean-where-next-for-online-fraud-claims-part-one

A Blackpool Bitcoin gang made so much money from an online scam, they handed out £5,000 gift vouchers to people in the street and bought cars for people they met in the pub.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/blackpool-bitcoin-scammers-made-so-much-money-they-handed-out-%C2%A35k-vouchers-in-street-and-bought-cars-for-strangers-in-pub/ar-AA16ph7c

Kids across the West Midlands are being recruited as 'money mules' to transfer cash between bank accounts on behalf of criminals, it has emerged. It is understood youngsters are being recruited over social media and told they will get paid if they use their bank accounts to transfer the funds.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsbirmingham/tiktok-scam-alert-as-west-midlands-kids-being-used-as-money-mules-by-criminals/ar-AA16oUP9

Barclays issues warning to Britons after man scammed on his own doorstep - ‘it was a lie!’

https://www.express.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/1715812/Barclays-scam-warning-doorstep-sales-fraud-UK-2023

It was seven years ago in the weekly update with the Data Science team. As Chief Cyber Officer and co-founder of behavioral biometrics company BioCatch, which specializes in online fraud detection, this was my favorite internal meeting: there were always some new tricks the fraudsters did which the team picked up on, and it was pure fun to learn about them.

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/23473/the-crazy-year-of-scams