Scammers are targeting Christmas Online Shoppers
Banking industry research has found that fraudsters are targeting online Christmas shoppers. Due to the new ban on Coronavirus Covid 19, people have turned to online Christmas shopping, but research has shown that frauds are targeting them.
According to research, people who are shopping for consoles bicycles and clothes online are at higher risk of falling victim to the scheme. UK Finance, which represents the finance industry, has warned of fraud in the absence of delivery of items ordered online.
In the first six months of the year, the average loss in such cases was 720 720. The trade body says criminals are increasingly using social media platforms, online marketing and auction websites where customers pay in advance for purchases of goods or services that do not exist. Or never delivered.
These payments are integrated Removed from the platform and instead paid by bank transfer means people are unlikely to get their money back. More than 27 27 million was lost in this type of fraud and forgery in the first half of the year, according to UK Finance figures.
UK Finance warns that purchase schemes may include home improvement and DIY purchases such as patio hairs and shades because fraudsters know that most people are staying at home and are targeting them.
Katie Wurbeck, director of economic crime management at UK Finance, said consumer spending was shifting online and that criminals were targeting online shoppers by ruthlessly persuading them.
With Black Friday and Christmas approaching, he said, frauds and criminals are stepping up their efforts to target consumers searching for bargains online.
UK Finance data shows that people between the ages of 25 and 34 shop more regularly online. Miss Katie Wurbeck said criminals are also using Christmas shopping deals as a cover and providing details to customers via phishing emails and then targeting them for their fraud. In these messages, cheap things are usually advertised and in them, the fraudsters show themselves as real organizations or burns.
The UK’s first coronavirus lak race has seen an increase in scams and fraud attempts. Barclays figures show that in the first half of this year there was a 66 percent increase in fraudulent attempts in general compared to six months earlier.
The Tech Five Two Stop Fraud Campaign advises people to stop and think for a moment before you transfer information or money to anyone. ۔ Can it be fake and if so, reject, deny or ignore any such request.
The campaign said criminals would try to speed up or upset you. If you think you have been caught in fraud, you should contact your bank immediately and report it to Action Fraud.
