Financial scams soar as crooks snatch phones and manipulate vulnerable victims Personal Finance UK banks saw a staggering rise in financial scams last year, as growing public awareness was offset by criminals pivoting towards victim manipulation to get their hands on sensitive information. Banks reported a 62 per cent rise in social engineering scams, in which attackers manipulate victims into authorising payments themselves, as they turned away from [...]
How to spot a financial scam Personal Finance Financial scams are on the rise. Here’s what to be aware of to make sure you don’t fall victim to one, and what to do if you or someone you know is scammed. Criminals stole over £1bn through fraud in 2024, UK Finance’s latest fraud report has revealed. There were over 3.3m confirmed cases of [...]
Fraud crackdown helps stop the rise of online scams Business Over £1.1bn was stolen in 2024 as the financial services sector works to protect its customers; criminals find new ways to exploit people
UK has become the epicentre of WhatsApp scams in Europe April 1, 2025 The UK has become the epicentre of WhatsApp scams in Europe, with British consumers losing more money on the platform than in any other country. Analysis compiled by Revolut revealed that in 2024, WhatsApp fraud accounted for 21 per cent of all reported scams in the UK, with victims losing an average of £2,437 per [...]
Brits lose more than £2.6bn to investment scams since 2020, pension body warns April 2, 2024 Britons have lost more than £2.6bn to investment fraud since the start of 2020, according to new research, as experts warn of the rise of scams originating on social media.