Beware of Online Rip-offs
A 41 year old man was arrested after thousands of people reported an online ticketing fraud. Victims purchased tickets for various concerts, including the Take That Progress tour. (June 2011)

 

 
Foreigners are recruiting money mules in the UK to launder money on their behalf. The fraudsters use email, chat rooms and recruitment sites to offer what appears to be legitimate jobs. Students are targetted and are ending up in the centre of police investigations. Their bank accounts are closed and they find it difficult to open another account.
A fraudulant website called januarysalesdirect was incorrectly claiming to be part of the Carphone Warehouse. Customers were advised not to enter any personal details into the website. (January 2011)Women are warned of scam soldier dating websites. One woman has lost £150,000 after she was targetted in an internet dating scam in which fraudsters pose as US soldiers serving in Afghanistan. (February 2011)

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