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Chapter 2 - Spot: New and Emerging Scams

Current Types of Scams


There are many different types of scams in existence, but this slide will focus on four types.

(Click on the cards below for more information)

Telephone Scams

  • Billing
  • Service interruption
  • Pension and investment
  • Voice cloning

Postal Scams

  • Clairvoyant
  • Lottery or prize draw
  • Catalogue
  • Inheritance
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Online Scams

  • Impersonating a staff member (Phishing)
  • Impersonating a legitimate website (Pharming)
  • Romance
  • Deepfake scams

Doorstep Scams

  • Doorstep callers
  • Distraction burglary (where a criminal enters your home at the back whilst another is distracting you at the front door)
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