The 12 Scams of Christmas

Tuesday 20th November 2018

As you’re busy planning for Christmas, the scammers are too, looking to earn some extra cash for Christmas and ruining others in the process. 2017 saw record numbers of scams and millions of pounds lost, but how can we avoid the trap this year? Well, arming yourself and others with information and […]

Is Financial Crime Investigated Adequately ?

Thursday 11th October 2018

An automated police run system is stopping 450,000 cases from being investigated by police officers adequately, and the cause is an unprecedented rise in financial crime.
Home Office Minister Ben Wallace released the figures after being questioned about whether or not financial crimes in the UK were being dealt with properly. A Lib […]

Is Cryptocurrency the real deal or the biggest scam ever?

Monday 8th October 2018

Action Fraud, The Financial Conduct Authority and Government ministers have all warned of the dangers of cryptocurrency and how dangerous the lack of regulation in the market is. Statistics released by Action Fraud show that in June and July, victims reported losing an average of £10,000 per person, with 203 reports made […]

Financial Ombudsman Service Tells Banks To ‘Stop Blaming Victims’ !

Thursday 30th August 2018

In their latest newsletter, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) has warned banks to treat victims of financial fraud more fairly, instead of assuming the victim was grossly negligent and to blame.
FOS see thousands of complaints from customers, who have had money stolen from their accounts, and assesses cases where the bank and […]

Crackdown on Fraud must target new generation of online scams.

Tuesday 7th August 2018

As people are becoming more and more aware of the types of scams out there, scammers are having to create new ones, to replace the old ones. We are all aware of Phising but have you heard about Vishing, Spoofing, Twishing and Smishing ?
Neither had we, but these are just some of the […]