Tag: scams
News and information from the Advent IM team.
Nearly 45 million received scam calls in three months, Ofcom says
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
Almost 45 million people in the UK were targeted by scam text messages or phone calls over the summer, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom. About half reported getting a scam call or text at least once a week. A survey of 2,000 adults in September found that almost a million people had been misled by […]
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Scam Victims in Britain Suffer Well-being Hit Worth £9.3bn
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
New research carried out by consumer group Which? has found that scam victims in the UK suffer a hit to their well-being worth up to £9.3bn a year. The organisation launched their survey due to the concerns that the full impact of all scams on victims has been “seriously underestimated”. Research found that “there is […]
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Cyber fraudsters ditch big money scams in favour of ‘silent stealing’ during pandemic
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
A report says the shift to home working has exposed the country’s vulnerability to cyber crime. Read via Sky News.
Read More#CyberMonday is coming…
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
A festive and timely contribution from Del Brazil. Those of you that are familiar with the term Black Friday should also be familiar with Cyber Monday which this year falls on 27th November. Those of you who have not come across the term should really put down your pipe and slippers and join the fast […]
Read More‘Tis the season to be jolly… careful.
- by Ellie Hurst
- Advent IM Blog
Thanks to Chris Cope for this look at Festive scams. Its that time of year when we all spend plenty of money buying presents for loved ones and, in a trend that increases year on year, many of these transactions are carried out online. Online transactions are worth millions of pounds to retailers and its […]
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