Today’s Fraud News from around the world:
Post Office to offer digital ID services to customers: Post Office partnership with Yoti is intended to expand customer choice as to how people goes about proving their identity when accessing services.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: last chance to apply for January payments: Today (15 February) marks the final day for employers to claim Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) payments for furlough days in January 2021. Employers who used HMRC’s CJRS calculator between …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Scams targeting international students: The scams attempt to get money from students or to use their identity; international students in particular have been targeted by these scams and in some cases have lost large amounts of money due to …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Here’s how voting in the local elections is going to work in May: How will local elections, postponed from last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, look in 2021? With lockdown still in place and Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s road map out of lockdown yet to be …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Google fined over ‘misleading’ French hotel rankings: The search engine giant said it has made the ‘necessary changes to only reflect the official French star rating for hotels on Google Maps and Search’.: “Fraud” – BingNews
PewDiePie takes aim at ‘f***ing snitch’ Tekashi 6ix9ine on Cocomelon ‘diss track’: PewDiePie has turned a diss track against a children’s nursery rhymes channel into a diss track against Tekashi 6ix9ine, because of course he has. After teasing the new track for weeks, the YouTuber …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Three men appear in court on multiple fraud charges over sale of cars: Three men are to appear at court today charged with multiple fraud offences following a four month-long investigation by police. Detectives from Torbay CID carried out the inquiry into allegations of …: “Fraud” – BingNews
London Mayor Election: Londoners would prefer postal vote: Around two-thirds of Londoners would prefer a postal vote in the May 6 London Mayor and London Assembly elections, a survey has found.: “Fraud” – BingNews
Royal Mail issue warning over fake depot scam – here’s what to look for: Royal Mail has warned customers about a new depot scam currently targeting customers in the UK. This is what you need to look out for. A Twitter user reached out to both the official Royal Mail …: “Fraud” – BingNews
Fraud Prevention Tip: DON’T ASSUME AN EMAIL OR PHONE CALL IS AUTHENTIC – Just because someone knows your basic information (such as your name, date of birth and address), it doesn’t mean the email or phone call is legit. Criminals will use a range of social engineering techniques to get your personal identifiable information.