May 11, 2021, 12:04 am
General view of the M1 motorway. The Insurance Fraud Bureau has highlighted the top crash for cash hotspots (Rui Vieira/PA)
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Parts of Birmingham are the top “crash for cash” hotspots in the UK, analysis of the scams has found.
Postcodes in Bradford, Blackburn, Romford, Wakefield, Leeds, Manchester, High Wycombe, London and Luton are also among the worst areas affected, the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) said.
We launch campaign to fight growing scourge of online financial fraud in Britain: Stop the online SCAMMERS
Criminals are using sophisticated internet investment scams to swindle life-changing sums from victims – leaving many pensioners destitute later in life
The crooks often use fraudulent adverts and websites to tout bogus schemes ranging from bonds and pensions to bitcoin
And in a sinister development, many now use images of celebrities or household names
Government urged to use Online Safety Bill to protect consumers from scams May 7, 2021, 12:05 am
A coalition of groups has urged the Government to use new laws to ensure online platforms have a legal responsibility to protect users from an ‘avalanche’ of scams (PA)
The UK must use new laws to ensure online platforms have a legal responsibility to protect users from an “avalanche” of scams, a coalition of groups has warned the Government.
The 17 consumer and business groups and authorities have urged the Government to include scams in its proposed Online Safety Bill – which could be announced in next week’s Queen’s Speech – to protect consumers from their “devastating financial and emotional harm”.
Government urged to add scam protections to Online Safety Bill
Group of organisations calls for the government to use the Online Safety Bill to protect people from cyber scams
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A coalition of organisations representing consumers, civil society and business is urging the government to include protections from online cyber scams in the Online Safety Bill, warning that Westminster’s much-quoted ambition to make the UK “the safest place in the world” to be online risks being unattainable.
In joint letter presented today (7 May) to home secretary Priti Patel and digital secretary Oliver Dowden, the group will call on the government to include online scams in the bill to better protect consumers from “the devastating financial and emotional harm caused by these crimes”.
PIMFA Launches Fraud Prevention Guide As Part Of Campaign To Protect Consumers From Online Fraud Date
07/05/2021
PIMFA, the trade association for wealth management, investment services and the investment and financial advice industry, has launched a guide to online fraud prevention for member firms as part of its campaign to make the internet safer for consumers.
The guide for firms provides information on the most common examples of fraud that PIMFA has identified in the past few years, including impersonation fraud, retail bond fraud, social media fraud and cloned websites. It also provides examples of real-life situations in which a firm or its clients were the victims of fraud, as well as advice on best practice to help prevent fraudsters from gaining access to clients.