£250 warning issued to anybody with a Mastercard or Visa card birminghammail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from birminghammail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Authorised Push Payment (APP) scams - or bank transfer scams - have become one of the most "significant" types of fraud in the UK accounting for nearly £500million in losses last year
Staffordshire scheme helping to tackle nuisance calls to elderly and vulnerable residents wins national praise lichfieldlive.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from lichfieldlive.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Miracle cure scams exploit vulnerable people, who may be suffering serious health issues or low self esteem into believing false claims, to steal both their money and their data.
People with pensions are being targeted by scammers keen to get hold of the nesteggs that they have spent their whole working lives building for a happy retirement.
We read a lot about coercive control and how it s used to force people into doing things. The most recent National Trading Standards Scam Team report on fraud, scams and financial abuse highlights the use of coercion and control to devastate individual lives and cost the UK economy billions each year.