Guides covering recovery scams, impersonation fraud, and advance-fee tactics targeting UK consumers. Learn to recognise fraud patterns and report them correctly.
Mandate fraud is when criminals impersonate your supplier or service provider and convince you to alter your direct debit instructions. The scammer redirects your regular payments to their own bank account, potentially costing thousands before you notice.
Conveyancing fraud is a sophisticated crime where criminals impersonate your solicitor or conveyancer to intercept property funds. This guide explains how the scam works, what warning signs to watch for, and how to protect yourself during a property transaction.
Deed fraud involves criminals forging documents to claim ownership of your property or use it as security for loans without your knowledge. This guide explains how the scam works, what to watch for, and the urgent steps to take if you suspect your property has been targeted.
Noticed an unrecognised account or a sudden credit-file surprise? Here's how identity theft actually happens in the UK, and what to do about it first.
Someone asks you to read back a Google verification code to 'prove you're real'? It's a scam to hijack your number. Here's how it works and what to do.
Every scam relies on the same handful of tricks. Learn the pattern once and you'll recognise it in a call, text, or email you've never seen before.
An unsolicited caller offers cheap driveway or roof repairs using 'leftover materials'? How to spot a doorstep cowboy trader and report it in the UK.
Asked to donate to a charity appeal by phone, text, or social media? How to spot a fake charity scam, check it's genuine, and give safely in the UK.
Lost money to a scam and now a 'recovery agent' offers to get it back for a fee? How to spot a recovery scam, avoid a second loss, and report it in the UK.
Got a WhatsApp from 'your child' on a new number needing urgent money? Spot the 'Hi Mum' family impersonation scam, check safely, and get money back.