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23 December 15:59:15	Jamaica is the new centre for lottery scams. Unsolicited phone calls promise winnings of up to £2,500,000. An innovation from the Jamaica scammers is the threat of violence. More at The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
17 December 14:59:44	The “hugger muggers” are busy in the festive season. They hug their victims in a friendly manner creating the opportunity to steal wallets and mobiles. More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
5 December 09:59:55	Scam websites - "The criminal gangs try to make the sites look as legitimate as possible by registering a domain name with '.co.uk' the end." More at BBC News.  BBC News
5 December 09:58:16	Scam websites - "Customers who buy from the sites either receive nothing, counterfeit goods, or have their credit card details stolen." More at BBC News.  BBC News
3 December 16:01:05	Police have shut down "1,200 scam shopping websites." The message is that sites using a .co.uk domain name can be run from abroad by criminals. More at The Guardian.   The Guardian
1 December 11:41:28	Criminals are targeting popular networking sites like Facebook and Twitter - "These guys steal an individual's profile, then email everyone in their contacts...and before you know it all your security information has been stolen." More at The Observer.   The Observer
29 November 16:08:02	Brits are "putting their health and bank accounts at risk by going online to buy drugs from bogus internet pharmacies" run by Russian criminal gangs. More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
16 November 10:25:33	"Money mules" - fraudsters are using recruitment websites "to con job-hunters into thinking they have found genuine employment" using their bank accounts to send and recieve payments" but the cash has been laundered from crime. More at BBC news.   BBC News
15 November 16:33:32	Christmas consumers are at risk from "an increase in copycat websites of high street stores that look legitimate. There is also a proliferation of 'bargain websites' selling counterfeit items or goods that fail to arrive." More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
27 October 07:08:28	Users of The Guardian jobs website may be at risk from ID theft after "Up to 500,000 records might have been stolen and the vast majority of these will include past employment details, date of birth and current mailing address..." More at The Inquirer.   The Inquirer
27 October 06:59:43	Nigerian 419 scammers are hijacking social networks such as Facebook, taking over the accounts of users and then asking “friends to send money to help them out of a crisis." More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
19 October 10:14:37	'Scareware' is the latest internet scam. Users are falsely warned that the security of the computer they are using has been compromised and they are then convinced to download fake anti-virus software. More at the BBC.   BBC
13 October 11:11:13	National Identity Fraud Prevention Week is Oct 12-18. The website gives advice about personal and corporate ID fraud.   ID Fraud
6 October 11:09:42	Mobile phones left in black cabs are providing scammers with the means for ID theft - “Londoners must realise that losing their phones, laptops, handbags or briefcases is like giving a thief the keys to your home...” More in The Standard.   Evening Standard
3 October 10:29:02	Scammers have targeted TV's John Inverdale in an attempted ID theft operation having managed to "re-direct all his mail to a false address." More in The Express.   Daily Express
26 September 11:03:54	100+ World Cup 2010 ticket scam sites have been closed down but "Fifa executives fear that these fraudsters are only the pioneers of an internet crimewave that will become more severe as the World Cup approaches." More at The Times.   The Times
22 September 06:39:08	The Clampi virus grabs steals online banking log-in details from infected computers - "Do not click on suspicious links to unknown sites within e-mails, instant messages or social networking sites." More at TimesOnline.   TimesOnline
16 September 05:44:47	The BBC has announced a new consumer series with the working title 'Rip-Off Britian'. Angela Rippon, Jennie Bond and Gloria Hunniford are "teaming up to help the nation in its battle" against cons, scams and rip-offs.   BBC
15 September 10:05:17	Car sale scam - rental cars are being sold as "one previous owner" vehicles by car hire firms which have registered the cars to a "front" company so that their history remains hidden. More in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
15 September 07:04:36	Car sale scam - driving school cars are being sold as "one previous owner" vehicles having been registered under a name other than that of the driving school. More in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
12 September 11:03:34	English football fans hoping to travel to South Africa for the 2010 World Cup have been warned that many of the websites offering tickets for sale will be scams. Travelling fans should be aware of the high level of crime in SA. More at The Guardian.  The Guardian
2 September 06:02:02	Spammers and cyber-scammers are exploiting the "growing trend among users of social networks to share links." Users are clicking onto some short links which attempt to install programs that record personal financial data." More at FT.com.   FT.com
1 September 07:35:54	"It's internet shopping for burglars" - professional burglars use social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to target victims who all too often disclose information about when they will be away on holiday or long weekends. More in The Mirror.   Daily Mirror
1 September 05:26:47	"If you want to get conned on holiday, go to Tenerife" - timeshares, fake scratchcards, credit card skimming, beautiful female pickpockets who hand out free city maps...More at TimesOnline   TimesOnline
29 August 10:02:34	"Work from Home" - scammers are using the Google name to get people to sign up for a scheme which then removes money from their bank accounts under the terms & conditions in the small print. More at Snopes.   Snopes.com
27 August 09:57:34	Police have issued advice about responding to classified adverts after a man was stabbed responding to a fake Gumtree ad - "Do not go to the meeting point alone, do not carry large amounts of cash on your person.." More in The Independent.   The Independent
24 August 06:48:45	Land bank schemes - investors are being warned to be wary of "companies selling plots of farmland that they claim will soar in value if reclassified for housing." More in The Observer.   The Observer
16 August 10:37:00	Tax refund scam - MailOnline has an example purporting the come from 'David Craig, Tax Credit Office, Preston PR1 0SB'.   MailOnline
14 August 04:52:40	The elderly in London are being targeted by scammers posing as police officers. It starts with a phone call "from the police" regarding a fraud and ends with the victims handing over bank/credit cards + PINs to "detectives" on their own doorsteps.  Evening Standard
9 August 10:22:12	Credit card fraud - "people who use petrol stations at night are particularly vulnerable." More in The Times.   The Times
8 August 10:22:24	There are already websites selling tickets for events at the London Olympics in 2012 even though "no tickets for any part of the 2012 games have yet been made available."   BBC News
8 August 10:16:40	100+ websites illegally selling Premiership football tickets have been closed down by police "in a series of electronic raids." More in the Daily Mail.   Daily Mail
1 August 10:26:55	British consumers are being tricked into buying fake goods from websites which appear to be based in the UK. A web address ending ".co.uk" does not mean that it is operating from within the UK. More at the BBC website.   BBC
1 August 10:19:17	British tourists to Thailand are being warned of a scam operated at Bangkok airport. "Passengers are regularly detained at the airport for alleged shoplifting, and then made to pay middlemen to win their freedom" - more on the BBDc website.   BBC
26 July 11:22:39	'Vishing' is voice phishing and 'smishing' is SMS phishing. More in The Times on other new cons - bogus landlord, job adverts, young renters, bank account hijacking and used cars.   The Times
22 July 07:11:33	Avoid the scams when buying entertainment tickets - check out the consumer advice from STAR.   Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers
22 July 07:11:01	Avoid being ripped off when buying tickets for music festivals - check out the advice from STAR.   Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers
20 July 09:51:55	City of London police investigations into an alleged ponzi scam are being hampered by the refusal of 'clients' to believe that they have ben conned - "the victims still do not believe anything is wrong.” More in The Times.   The Times
20 July 09:50:36	The Knightsbrisdge Ponzi scheme centres around Business Consulting International (www.businessconsulting-intl.com) according to The Daily Express.   Daily Express