In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Test and Trace Scams, ticket fraud, o2 smishing texts and holiday scams!
Action Fraud, the national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime, received 15,214 reports of email and social media hacking between February 2020 and February 2021 – 88 per cent of which were from individuals who had their personal accounts compromised by criminals.
Thousands of UK consumers cannot access accounts but FCA says ‘good progress’ has been made.
Figures released by the City of London Police show criminals continue to use popular social media apps to advertise investment scams and contact potential victims.
