![]() This often leaves the victim caught up in legal and financial trouble whilst the case is resolved.ħ6% of Brits are not worried about this scam enoughįraudsters are pretending to be from the NHS and are contacting people and offering a ‘fast track’ COVID testing for a fee, however, the NHS would never ask you to pay an upfront fee. Many Brits are remote-working, and the number of daily Zoom participants has increased to 200 million compared to 10 million back in December 2019 – leading to an increased interest from fraudsters.Ī scam where fraudsters use your details to open a new bank account, with the objective being to max out the credit limit as soon as possible before vanishing. Scammers are sending official-looking invites with a button to “open” up the Zoom app, however, once opened, it downloads malware that can access your passwords and usernames for all accounts. stocks or investments) and are pressured into making an on the spot decision about transferring money.ĩ0% of Brits are not worried about this scam enough Whilst many Brits may believe they’re too savvy for this scam, 400 of these scams are reported to Action Fraud, per month.ĩ1% of Brits are not worried about this scam enoughĪ classic "too good to be true" scam where victims are cold-called about a sure-fire way to make money quickly (e.g. Lockdown has left many Brits feeling alone, and some may have turned to online dating. This is where fraudsters create a fake online dating profile and build enough trust to ask for money or enough personal information to steal your identity. Ocean Finance also asked Brits which emerging scams they’re worried about:ĩ2% of Brits are not worried about this scam enough Despite this, 56% of Brits admit to not doing anything or learning more to protect themselves from the most common financial scams. ![]() Of those who have been scammed, 1/3 (33%) of fraud victims have lost over £1,001.There were 1,467,962 instances of fraud reported between 2018-2020 with a 12% rise throughout 2020.Ocean Finance submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to the National Fraud Authority (NFA) and surveyed 1,000 Brits about their financial fraud knowledge – revealing the following: This is known as an ‘impersonation scam’, and was highlighted as one of the most popular emerging scams in a report by personal finance experts, Ocean Finance This week, many Brits have found themselves, victim, to a Royal Mail scam, where people are asked to pay for ‘unpaid shipping fees’ via text, only to input their bank details to a fraudulent website. ![]()
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