Scams

Banks should consider refunding more customers who fall victim to certain kinds of payment fraud, according to MPs.

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/online-fraud-payments-banks-crime-scam-mps-push-consumers-fair-refunds-090743156.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Two criminal call centres in Kolkata, which were instrumental in defrauding thousands of victims in the UK alone, have been put out of business, in an operation conducted by City of London Police and Microsoft, in cooperation with the Indian police service.

http://news.cityoflondon.police.uk/r/1282/city_of_london_police_and_microsoft_crack_down_on

Victims have lost more than £400,000 in a new Amazon Prime scam, Action Fraud has warned.

People across the UK are falling victim to a scam by fraudsters pretending to be from Amazon.

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/amazon-prime-phone-call-scam-3446378?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

Police have issued a warning over cold callers who are pretending to be from MoneySavingExpert.com. We NEVER do any doorstep selling or make cold calls asking for your financial information – here's what's happened and what to watch out for.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2019/10/police-warning-over-cold-callers-posing-as-moneysavingexpert-staff/

The public are being warned about a new phone call scam that is gaining popularity across the UK.

A mum from Chichester is warning others after becoming victim of a phone scam, with fraudsters pretending to be from HM Revenue and Customs.

When Doug Varey clicked on a pop-up ad offering computer security protection for 12 years for £556, he signed up.

"I had no reason to suspect it wasn't genuine," he says.

That was a mistake. Mr Varey was a victim of a common online scam known as computer software service fraud, which ended up costing him some £4,000.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-50117796

The amount of money stolen by criminals through bank transfer scams has risen by 40% in a year and is running at more than £1m a day, according to official UK data.

TRADING standards officers are urging residents to throw fake lottery letters straight in the bin.