Scams

Four men have been jailed at Teesside Crown Court today for a total of 14 years after being convicted of conspiring to defraud residents and businesses in the Yorkshire and Humber and North East areas over Tarmac work at their premises.

https://www.minsterfm.com/news/local/2753721/four-jailed-over-tarmac-fraud/

A TV licence fraud warning has been issued, as phishing watchdog says that scammers are mimicking emails to dupe BBC licence-fee payers.

https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/watchdog-issue-warning-over-tv-180000107.html

This Christmas, Action Fraud and City of London Police are reminding shoppers to take extra care when shopping for gifts online.

https://tamebay.com/2018/11/avoid-getting-scammed-in-the-11-million-christmas-fraud.html

Be safer when shopping online this Christmas with these scam awareness tips

https://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/stay-safer-online

Undercover filming by BBC's Watchdog found phone shop staff didn't ask for proper identification to ensure that the customer was who they said they were

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-6345717/What-Sim-swap-fraud-stay-safe-mobile.html

The scammers are using seemingly legitimate university email addresses (for example ‘@uc.ac.uk’) in order to avoid detection.

https://www.itv.com/news/westcountry/2018-11-17/tax-scams-targeting-university-students/

A new TV Licensing scam is appearing in emails and texts claiming there has been a problem with your payment method.

https://www.lovemoney.com/news/79338/tv-licence-problem-direct-debit-billing-information-invoice-license-text-email-is-this-a-scam

Sextortion scams are a type of phishing attack where people are coerced into paying a BitCoin ransom because they have been threatened with sharing video of themselves visiting adult websites.

http://www.deeside.com/increase-in-sextortion-scam-attempts-reported-in-north-wales/

An 88-year-old dementia patient was tricked into spending nearly £10,000 on so called "miracle health cures" after being targeted by sales calls and letters over several years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-46123457

IFB warns that people need to be wary as ghost broking scammers use fake adverts to pose as seemingly legitimate sellers on social media

https://insurancefraudbureau.org/media-centre/news/2018/one-in-three-young-people-have-seen-a-suspicious-advert-for-car-insurance-on-social-media/