Scams

Scammers that impersonated YouTube stars to steal their fans' money have claimed 70,000 victims in less than a month, new research has found.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/01/30/youtube-fake-reward-scam-tricked-70000-people/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_tw

Police are urging members of the public to stay alert following reports of a Flintshire resident being scammed out of £15,000.

http://www.deeside.com/scam-alert-police-warning-over-bt-worker-phone-scam-which-fleeced-a-flintshire-resident-of-15000/

Some victims of pension scams have lost more than £1m in savings each to fraudsters, new statistics have revealed.

Holidaymakers looking to beat the January blues by booking a getaway are being warned to watch out for villa scams which can result in victims losing thousands of pounds.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/barclays-warns-sun-seekers-risk-000100027.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw

Householders are being warned not to fall victim to rogue traders who are on the prowl around Nuneaton.

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/nuneaton-news-rogue-traders-oaps-15685022

Last year saw a large increase in the value of fraud cases coming to courts involving rogue tradesmen, according to a new report.

https://www.scottishconstructionnow.com/article/rogue-tradesmen-help-drive-1-2bn-worth-of-uk-fraud-during-2018

Photographers and ‘influencers’ are the latest to suffer an elaborate internet rip-off – but some Instagrammers are themselves pulling a fast one

https://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2019/jan/17/insta-scam-how-online-con-artists-have-adapted-for-the-instagram-era?CMP=share_btn_tw

Brands are wasting millions of pounds on marketing as Instagram influencers buy fake followers to boost their reach.

http://www.cityam.com/271164/brands-waste-millions-extent-instagram-influencer-fraud

Victim explains nothing seemed suspicious about the website he clicked on, so he entered his bank details - and began a chain of events that would lose him £9,900.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46765681

Crown court judge said the trader “deliberately frightened” the vulnerable couple

https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/coventry-news-rooftech-rogue-trader-15545826