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A series of recent scams across the UK and globally has led to significant financial losses and a strong law enforcement response. Holidaymakers were scammed out of up to £1,200 due to a phishing fraud on a booking website, prompting calls for a crackdown on such cons. In a separate incident, a man lost $21,000 in a SIM swap scam. Additionally, Barclays reported that its customers lost £14,000 on average to investment scams, which increased by 23% in 2023. Concert goers in the south-east of England lost hundreds of thousands of pounds to ticket fraud. A global cybercrime operation involving a network of fake websites was dismantled by police, resulting in dozens of arrests and the protection of half a million victims' card details. Australian federal police arrested five individuals linked to a cybercrime operation that compromised the personal details of 94,000 people in Australia. These events highlight the rising issue of cyber scams and the ongoing efforts to combat them.
‘Pretty much everyone at some point is likely to fall victim to fraud.’ GB News Home and Security Editor @markwhiteTV, reports on police taking action on cyber scam affecting 70,000 victims. https://t.co/YJORVcttj3
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A man has been left with £17,000 worth of debt and a crippled credit score after fraudsters, who he believes broke into his letterbox, managed to steal his identity and open bank accounts in his name before going on a spending spree ✍️:@TomJCam https://t.co/bKDXchFsMd
A victim lost thousands after being duped by a man claiming to be from BT - who persuaded him his bank account had been hacked https://t.co/D1tf2qKv3w
'Don't be embarrassed if you have been a victim of fraud.' Following a series of arrests made after scammer site LabHost was taken offline, the Met Police's Commander Steve Clayman offers tips to help listeners avoid falling victim to similar crimes. @NickFerrariLBC https://t.co/Lh2OZXhwLF
Five Australians have been arrested by federal police who allege that they are part of a global cybercrime operation that stole the personal details of 94,000 people in Australia. https://t.co/mVToHaPune
Dozens arrested and thousands of victims contacted after scam site taken offline | ITV News https://t.co/6emRR4MJeN
Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud https://t.co/IQTQw13OPJ
Dozens arrested as police infiltrate UK-founded cyber network after half a million tricked into handing over card details https://t.co/NeuDGZvFWh
Arrests made and thousands of victims contacted after scammer site taken offline https://t.co/PPAMW5BnmW
Dozens arrested and thousands contacted after scammer site taken offline https://t.co/6Yv9uDm0K5
Police infiltrate UK-founded network of fake websites after almost half a million tricked into handing over card details https://t.co/qonJNS5Wlc
Students turning to cyberfraud as huge phishing site infiltrated, police reveal https://t.co/OObPhCxoXY
Investment scams were up 23% in 2023, accounting for a third of all money Barclays customers lost, according to data released by the banking group. Full story 👇 https://t.co/UYA5qkEvn7 #Tech | #News | #InvestmentScams
Festival and concert goers across the south-east of England lost hundreds of thousands of pounds last year buying tickets from fraudulent sellers. Tap below to read more: https://t.co/LYZVq8eVbH
Ticket scams: 'Off-the-scale' demand fuelling fraudsters https://t.co/jnHQVcYz8y
£14,000 is being lost to investment scams, Barclays has warned. https://t.co/d63J9WO7oh
Police have arrested a man who, they said, conned people into letting them use their phones to send himself money. Now a victim is speaking out about her encounter with the serial scammer. https://t.co/UUs6qRecTf
$4 billion was stolen by scammers in crypto in 2023. Almost everyone has been drained at least once. Not yet you? You could be next... Here's a Mega-Thread on how to protect yourself from all types of scams in crypto 🧵👇 https://t.co/l1dYCGaPRi
Man lost $21,000 in SIM swap scam. Here's how to protect yourself https://t.co/YdAvwLv3fA
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