The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is raising awareness of the methods used by fraudsters to trick victims into calling apparent mobile phone numbers beginning with “070” which transpire to be premium rate numbers. “070” numbers featured in over 2,600 fraud reports received by Action Fraud over the past year. Known as ‘personal numbers’, they […]
Month: December 2014
Figures show steep rise in telephone scams
Figures released by Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) show a significant rise in the number of people who have been targeted by phone scammers over the last year. The research, carried out on behalf of FFA UK by ICM, suggests that 58% of people have received suspect calls, a rise from 41% from research […]
The 10 Biggest Bank Card Hacks
The holiday buying season is upon us once again. Another event that has arrived along with the buying season is the season of big box retailer data breaches. A year ago, the Target breach made national headlines, followed shortly thereafter by a breach at Home Depot. Both breaches got a lot of attention, primarily because […]
Vishing scams cost consumers £24m
Consumers lost £24m last year to phone fraudsters who pretended to be bank staff or police officers and persuaded them to hand over their savings. Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK) said losses through “vishing” were running at three times last year’s level and the problem had “got out of hand”. It has started an […]