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Scammers who pass through the police, their bank and even the government are the coronavirus pandemic to defraud their victims.
The criminals have taken advantage of the lockdown and it is the covid-19 to borrow millions from those who fall into their lies.
Identity theft scams have increased dramatically since last year and other people are now being warned to monitor other vulnerable people around them.
These scams occur when a victim is persuaded to make a payment to a criminal claiming to be from a trusted organization, such as a trusted organization, such as a police, bank, application company, or government service.
And according to Merseyside police, nearly 15,000 of those scams were reported in the UK between January and June.
This is an accumulation of 84% compared to last year and losses amount to 58 million pounds.
Chief Detective Inspector Andrew Milligan of the Cybercrime Unit said: “Criminal gangs are mercilessly exploiting this pandemic to dedicate fraud, but the public can put those criminals out of the way.
“We urge you to be alert and take a moment to prevent and think about whether you get a request by phone or email to make a payment for claiming to belong to a trusted organization.
“If in doubt, contact the company or organization directly with an email or phone number on its official website.
“Remember that criminals can be experts in impersoning people, organizations and the police. Scammers will spend hours for their victims, but all they want to do is let their guard down for a minute. “
Get a call, text message, email, or social media message with an urgent payment request or your non-public or monetary information.
You are asked to act immediately, stating that “your cash is in danger” or “your account will be blocked” if you do not.
Caller asks you to move cash to the account to “keep”
The sender’s email is different from the genuine sender’s
Scams involving a criminal passing through a bank or police start with a phone call or text message claiming there has been fraud in the victim’s account.
The consumer is then convinced that, to protect his money, he will have to move it to a “safe account” belonging to the scammer.
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Other non-unusual scams involve scammers sending emails or text messages claiming to be government facilities and granting COVID-19-related grants, or claiming that a victim will have to pay a fine, pay notable taxes, or return a refund that was mistakenly granted.
Chief Inspector Terry Davies of the economic crimes team explained: “Two scams that are common in Merseyside involve criminals who call a victim and pass on to HMRC or Amazon.
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“Scammers will check to move cash, either by pretending to call the victim in court to pay a notable HMRC tax bill, or in the case of the Amazon scam, they will ask the victim to purchase a high-value product. . gift and idiot reading the gift card number over the phone.
“While these two scams use a COVID-19 claim, since the start of the pandemic, we have noticed that criminals adapt scams to exploit the crisis. “
Examples of pandemic-related scams come with others claiming to be from an airline or agency, providing refunds for flights or vacations that have been cancelled due to the pandemic.
In addition, scammers are also exploiting the growing number of other people running remotely, posing as software vendors or computers, and claiming that invoices are needed to resolve other people’s Internet connection or broadband issues, or to request remote access to the victim’s computer.