The HMRC, DVLA, Royal Mail, Whatsapp and other scams targeting people right now – Wales Online

A message arrives from a loved one. They are in trouble and they need help urgently. It would be difficult to ignore, and that’s exactly what happened to Gerry Ellis. It wasn’t until he’d handed over almost £7,000 that he realised the person he thought was his daughter getting in touch with him wasn’t “It’s a very clever scam,” he added. “On the fifth attempt, I realised it was suspicious. I’m devastated,” said the retired 80-year-old. Read more:Students warned to avoid ‘easy money’ bank account scam that could see them jailed for 14 years But he’s far from the only person to be caught out by scammers. Frauds of many different types have soared over the past year, with online shopping the most common type, according to Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime. Sometimes it’s accidently easy to fall victim of fraud when text messages, website or phone calls seem so ‘real’. You could end up giving away access to your bank account and losing thousands of pounds if you are not careful. Find out about crime levels where you live: Further below is a list of some of the scams which have ended up…
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