Weekly Scam Article with the Daily Express
This article is updated regularly.
In March 2022, Louise Baxter (Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team) teamed up with James Walker (Director of The Ombuds Group) to produce a weekly scams article with the Daily Express. The newest article goes live on the Daily Express' website every Wednesday and you can find links to them all below:
16/03/2022 - Fake charities exploiting the crisis in Ukraine
23/03/2022 - Energy bill telephone scams exploiting the cost of living crisis
30/03/2022 - WhatsApp messaging scams posing as friends and family
06/04/2022 - Lottery scams in the post
13/04/2022 - Clairvoyant and psychic scams in the post
20/04/2022 - Urgent parcel scam text messages
27/04/2022 - Websites leaking your data
04/05/2022 - Holiday scam emails
18/05/2022 - Cryptocurrency phone scams
15/05/2022 - Telephone scams from your 'bank'
22/05/2022 - Telephone scams from a courier
01/06/2022 - Spotting a scam website
15/06/2022 - Fake delivery messages
29/06/2022 - How to work out if it's your bank calling
06/07/2022 - Fraud email from PayPal
13/07/2022 - Prime Day hoax emails
20/07/2022 - Royal Mail text message scams
27/07/2022 - Signs your relative may be getting scammed
10/08/2022 - Inheritance tax text messages
31/08/2022 - Cost of living scams
21/09/2022 - Avoiding subscription scams
21/09/2022 - Cost of living crisis frauds
28/09/2022 - Four signs your new job is a scam
05/10/2022 - Facebook Marketplace scams
26/10/2022 - 'Fattening up' scams
23/11/2022 - Cost of living scams - government grants
14/12/2022 - Counterfeit goods
21/12/2022 - Martin Lewis scams
11/01/2023 - Scam emails and texts
25/01/2023 - Ofcom's spoofing scam warning
01/02/2023 - How to spot scammers in your inbox
08/02/2023 - £95m on romance scams each year
15/02/2023 - Advance fee fraud - how to spot
22/02/2023 - Are your details being traded on the dark web?
01/03/2023 - Weight loss scams
09/03/2023 - Social media 'scraping'
22/03/2023 - Is your digital footpint putting you at risk of scams?