Owners Direct is reported to have been subject to a phishing attack after a villa owner’s email was hacked. Link to article
Category: Latest Fraud News
New scam pushes up card fraud losses
Online and phone scams rose by £36m to £337m in the last financial year, according to Financial Fraud Action, which is funded by the financial services industry. Link to report
The Little Book of Big Scams
Every year the British public loses billions of pounds to scammers who bombard us with online, mail, door to door and telephone scams. Link to report
Helping SME fraud victims to get their money back
Smaller businesses can ill-afford to lose money to fraud. It costs the sector around £9.54bn a year and victims are severely disadvantaged by a lack of initial crisis help and guidance on how to get their money back. Link to article
Know your business
Fraud affects 1 in 4 small businesses every year. Last year fraud losses to SMEs were estimated at £18.9 billion. Link to article
Scaremongering has to stop
The IT security sector is running the risk of harming its reputation with sensationalist claims, says one industry insider, after US vendor McAfee was forced to admit the $1 trillion figure it slapped on the cost of cybercrime was significantly overstated. Link to article
Manchester tops league of shame for cybercrime
Manchester has been named as the Europe’s top city for travellers to become the victims of cybercrime. Link to article
University of Kent Survey on Cyber Security
We asked the British people some general questions about their online experience, and obtained quite interesting results. Link to article
Cybercrime hits more than 9 million UK web users
Researchers find 8% of cybercrime victims suffered financial losses while those aged over 55 were least likely targets. Link to article
Qantas email scam takes flight
Qantas has warned customers to be wary of a fake e-ticket itinerary and receipt email currently circulating. Link to article
Teenager admits jetset fraud
A teenager has admitted spending more than £70,000 on a jetset lifestyle by conning customers while he was working as a travel agent. Link to article
Holiday scams costing consumers over £3,500
A new Which? survey reveals consumers who are falling foul of a scam lose on average £1,488, with holiday scams tricking people out of the most money on average. Link to article
Police issue warning over Hajj travel scams
Police are warning Redbridge families going on Hajj to avoid losing thousands of pounds in travel package scams. Link to article
Adlington conman gets 4 years
A fraudster who ripped off music fans and Rebecca Adlington’s parents in a ticket scam has been jailed for an extra four years after failing to repay a penny of his illegal profits. Link to article
The cost of tricky taxis and cash withdrawals
The average British tourist stands to lose almost £7,000 during a lifetime of holidays – due to ignorance and scams. Researchers for Generator Hostels polled 2,000 tourists and found that as many as one in three of us will be ripped off on holiday this summer. Link to article
Businesses beware of email containing a virus
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is warning businesses to be on the lookout for an email purporting to be from a potential client containing a virus. Link to article
Seat Selection Fee Scam
During the holiday seasons, winter or summer, many people are flying to see their loved ones all over the world. The cost of these flights is usually exorbitant but people are always willing to pay what they must to spend the holidays with their far-flung family or friends Link to article
Greenwich man named in travel fraud scheme
New Jersey authorities have filed suit against two brothers, one of whom is from Greenwich, they say ran travel clubs that defrauded customers out of more than $1 million and left some people stranded overseas when the companies went under. Link to article
Ticket fraud on the rise
With summer sporting events and festivals in full swing across the UK we’re seeing an increase in ticket fraud. Link to article
Hackers steal air miles from frequent flyer accounts
Hackers managed to break into US Airways’ frequent flyer accounts and steal the air miles. Link to article