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Sunday 25th May 2008
The internet has brought so much to our everyday lives such as buying online, checking our finances online and finding almost any information you are after, but it has also opened the door for many frauds and scams. There are reports that as people become more desperate for money the number of scams and frauds is increasing.
Email is very often the first port of call for the fraudsters offering you a slice of a non-existent inheritance for your bank details, asking you to confirm your bank details online (your bank would never ask you to do this) and investment returns which are just not possible. However, the number of people falling for these con tricks is increasing as financial hardship starts to hit many in the UK.
Emails and ‘offers’ which people would not have considered just 12 months ago now have an appeal and some foolishly believe they may be the answer to their problems. Two basic facts to remember when considering an unsolicitored offer :-
If it is from a 'bank’ asking for login details, but it is not actually addressed to the account holder, i.e. it starts Dear Sir/Madam, it is a fake. The fraudsters don’t know the account holders name – don’t click on any links or reply to them.
If the offer looks too good to be true, then it most probably is. Why would the fraudsters offer people investment returns and other incentives without actually knowing who they were? |
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