Action Fraud stories
Investment scams top UK search trends as over 2 million fall victim
Last week
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Investment scams top UK search trends with over 2 million victims in 2025, revealing a surge in fraud involving cryptocurrency and real estate schemes.
Millions at risk in UK as password reuse fuels hacking surge
Last month
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Over six million people in the UK use a single password for all accounts, fuelling a rise in hacking as reports soar to 35,434 in 2024, warns new survey.
Ecommpay urges merchants to bolster fraud prevention
Wed, 16th Apr 2025
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Ecommpay has urged merchants to enhance their fraud prevention strategies as UK ticket fraud losses soared to GBP £9.8 million in 2024, up 47% from the previous year.
United Kingdom loses record GBP £306m to crypto scams in 2023
Thu, 6th Feb 2025
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Cryptocurrency scams have surged in the UK, with victims losing GBP £306 million in 2023, prompting warnings for greater vigilance in the digital currency market.
NCSC warns of sophisticated scams during Black Friday
Tue, 26th Nov 2024
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The NCSC warns of a surge in sophisticated scams this Black Friday and Cyber Monday, with over 32,000 fraud reports and losses totalling GBP £30.4 million.
Scammers spoof UK university domains as part of massive fraud campaign
Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Action Fraud UK is warning people to be wary of any emails they receive that look like they belong to UK university email addresses.
Email phishing scam targeting UK students a ‘timely warning’
Wed, 6th Sep 2017
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UK watchdog Action Fraud has released details of an complex email phishing scam that has been touted as a much needed warning for the public.