Victims have handed over approximately £520k to fraudsters who have asked for payment using iTunes Gift Cards, since May 2016. iTunes is an online media player developed by Apple and…
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Fraudsters hacking into emails to divert house purchase payments
Action Fraud is continuing to receive reports where parties’ involved in house purchases are targeted to transfer money to bank accounts under the control of fraudsters, resulting in large losses…
Alert: Small businesses tricked into laundering money
Small businesses should be on the lookout for a new type of scam which involves overseas investors tricking victims into laundering money, warns the National Fraud Intelligence Bureaus (NFIB) Proactive…
Alert: HMRC and iTunes gift card scam
Action Fraud is warning people of a new trend that has hit the UK where fraudsters contact victims claiming to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) and trick them…
Online extortion demands affecting businesses
Within the past 24 hours a number of businesses throughout the UK have received extortion demands from an online hacking group. The group have sent emails demanding payment of 5…