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As online payment fraud becomes an increasing problem for retailers, Forter explains how best to safeguard customer accounts.
https://www.retail-week.com/retail-voice/how-to-protect-against-changing-online-fraud-practices/7033323.article?authent=1#.XcFSBWXGjts.twitter#.XcFSBWXGjts.twitter
People being duped into transferring money to scammers may soon have a much better chance of seeing their funds returned, after a parliamentary group today announced a raft of new proposals to better protect consumers.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/victim-scam-might-likely-get-money-back/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw
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
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