Property fraud occurs when fraudsters sell or mortgage your property without your consent. Property is usually the most valuable asset you own and can be sold and mortgaged to raise money. It is therefore an attractive target for fraudsters, who may steal your identity first and then pretend to be you to carry out the […]

Motor insurance fraud, also known as ‘ghost broking’, occurs when organised crime groups or individuals pose as genuine insurance brokers in order to commit fraud. They deceive you into buying cheap motor vehicle insurance and in many cases, actually buy the cover from legitimate insurance companies on your behalf. However, they are not authorised to conduct […]

Video gaming for your children can be enjoyable and safe, as long as games are age-appropriate, regulated and supervised by you, and playing times limited. However, there has been a massive surge in illegal websites enticing people – including children – to gamble on the outcome of video games.

It is well-known that email messages, texts and phone calls are methods commonly used by criminals to approach people with the aim of committing financial or identity fraud … or both. However, social media is also a favourite method used by criminals to deceive their victims, as it makes their work very simple. With over […]

Smishing – the commonly-used name for SMS phishing – is an activity which enables criminals to steal victims’ money or identity, or both as a result of a response to a text message. In common with both phishing, which uses email as an initial approach, and vishing, which uses phone calls, smishing uses your mobile […]

Loyalty schemes operated by retail, hospitality, entertainment, travel and dedicated card businesses have become very popular to the extent that they represent a billion-pound industry. Schemes vary in how they operate: some reward customers with a simple discount off purchases, whilst some offer purchases from third-party organisations as well as the issuer. Other schemes are […]

Victims of investment scams are increasingly vulnerable to other investment scams, follow-up scams and recovery room fraud.

Unsolicited texts from people you don’t know are at best annoying, and at worst can contain links to malicious websites designed to steal your personal details and, ultimately, defraud you.

Radicalisation by extremist groups or individuals can be perpetrated via a number of means: face-to-face by peers, in organised groups in the community and, increasingly, online. Their targets are individuals or groups of people who can be easily led towards terrorist ideologies because of their experiences, state of mind or sometimes their upbringing.

There are a number of precautions you should observe when visiting websites featuring adult content. Firstly, the popularity of such sites means they have become a favoured way of criminals to spread malware, which can have a variety of serious consequences. It is also because of the very nature of the content being viewed, which will be […]