Action Fraud stories
Ecommpay urges merchants to bolster fraud prevention
Last month
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ai
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graph analysis
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ml
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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blockchain
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phishing
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email security
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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data protection
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mfa
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phishing
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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martech
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email security
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cybersecurity
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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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
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.