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Warnings about active and recurring scam waves. Newest first.
Websites and pop-ups are displaying fake CAPTCHA-style 'verify you are human' prompts that trick users into pasting a command that silently installs malware.
Texts claiming you owe a small unpaid road toll and must pay via a link are circulating widely. The link leads to a card-harvesting phishing page.
Scammers are placing fake QR codes in emails, on posters, and over legitimate stickers in public places to redirect people to phishing or payment-harvesting sites.
Scammers are cloning relatives' voices from short clips to make urgent “I'm in trouble, send money” calls sound real.
As summer approaches, fraudulent holiday rental listings appear on booking platforms, social media, and copycat sites, collecting deposits for properties that do not exist or are not for rent.
Unsolicited messages offering well-paid online “tasks” lead to a deposit trap where a fake dashboard shows earnings you can never withdraw.
As a new academic year approaches, scams targeting students rise — including fake scholarships requiring fees, phishing for student loan credentials, and fraudulent accommodation listings.
People who have lost money to scams are being approached by “recovery experts” who promise to get it back for an upfront fee. It's a second scam.
Texts claiming you are owed a bank refund or overpayment are circulating widely, directing recipients to fake banking pages designed to steal credentials and card details.
A friendly “wrong number” text can be the opening move of a pig-butchering scam that grooms you toward a fake crypto platform.
Finance staff are being targeted by video calls featuring convincing deepfake impersonations of their CEO or CFO, instructing them to authorise urgent fund transfers.
Around tax deadlines, calls, texts and emails impersonating the tax office spike — demanding urgent payment or “refund” bank details.
After any high-profile disaster, emergency, or humanitarian crisis, fraudulent donation appeals appear rapidly online and by text, diverting funds away from genuine relief efforts.
When more parcels are moving, courier-impersonation “missed delivery / pay a fee” texts spike, linking to card-harvesting pages.
Across tax, tech-support, romance and prize scams, scammers keep demanding payment in gift cards because the codes are untraceable and irreversible.
Callers posing as your bank or the police claim your account is compromised and pressure you to move money to a “safe account” they control.
AI-generated videos of public figures “endorsing” investment platforms or crypto giveaways are being used to lure people into fraud.
Sellers on online marketplaces receive a cheque or bank transfer for more than the asking price; the buyer asks for the difference back before the payment bounces.