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New figures reveal victims lost over £63m to investment fraud scams on social media
Figures released by the City of London Police show criminals continue to use popular social media apps to advertise investment scams and contact potential victims. Over £63m was lost nationally by victims of investment fraud who referred to a social media platform in...
Two cocaine dealers who were brought down after coded chats were cracked have been jailed for over 17yrs
Two “cocaine wholesalers” who supplied up to £700,000 of high quality cocaine in just a few weeks have been jailed after their encrypted drug deal chats were cracked by police. Kieran Melody and Josh Boore thought their conversations through EncroChat – a phone...
Police CyberAlarm
ROCUWM has today announced that every business and organisation in the region can now get access to a free tool called Police CyberAlarm, designed to help them understand and monitor the threats they face from malicious cyber activity. Funded by Government, Police...
First time victims of fraud go on to lose £373 million to repeat frauds – with victims of at least one investment fraud worst affected
Data from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) at the City of London Police has revealed that over £373million was lost by repeat victims of fraud in the financial year 2019/20, with the average repeat victim losing £21,121. However, when someone was...
Money mule recruiters use fake online job adverts to target ‘Generation Covid’
Money mule recruiters are targeting those looking for work or to earn easy money during the pandemic, by posting fake adverts on jobs websites and social media. Figures reveal there were over 17,000 suspected money mule cases involving 21-30 year olds in 2020, up...
NHS text alerts for life-saving Covid jab
The NHS will begin texting people today inviting them to book their life saving Covid jab, making it quicker and more convenient to get an appointment. Almost 400,000 people aged 55 and over and 40,000 unpaid carers will be the first to get a text alert inviting...