Rogue Traders
10th June 2026
Residents are warned to be vigilant following an arrest in connection with suspected rogue trading in Worksop.
The victim, a man aged in his 80s, was deceived into handing over his bank card and PIN code after a group of men turned up at his address and asked if he needed any work doing to his house.
19th June 2026
Residents in Suffolk are asked to be aware of rogue traders and to support elderly and vulnerable friends, neighbours and family members to help prevent them from becoming victims.
There have been reports in the county of rogue traders and doorstep fraudsters offering basic work at overpriced rates to vulnerable residents.
Phishing Scams
16th June 2026
Boots has reportedly been impersonated in a large-scale phishing campaign that targeted nearly nine million email inboxes, according to cybersecurity firm Huntress.
The scam promised shoppers a free Boots beauty sample pack in exchange for completing a short customer satisfaction survey.
11th June 2026
Major AI brands like ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, and Copilot have been spoofed in phishing attacks.
Threat actors are not just taking advantage of AI to spruce up their social engineering tactics or phishing emails – they are increasingly using well-known AI brands in their attacks.
Cyber-criminals have been using AI’s fandamonium against users, leveraging AI brands as a lure to unsuspecting victims seeking out popular AI chatbots and services.
Online Scams
30th June 2026
Trusted by millions, the finance expert has seen his name and face used to mis-sell a string of fake investments. And yet, he says, it would be ‘very simple’ for the government to stop them.
This month, an email from a consumer landed in Martin Lewis’s inbox. It was from an elderly woman with a disability who had been scammed when she invested in a scheme purportedly endorsed by Lewis – and lost her life savings.
22nd June 2026
You got a World Cup ticket. It arrived in your inbox with a QR code, professional branding, and a confirmation email that looked like the real thing. Unfortunately, it wasn’t.
For years, spotting a scam was relatively simple. A suspicious email address, broken English, or an obvious typo were often enough to raise suspicion. But at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, those old warning signs are disappearing.
Telephone Scams
14th June 2026
When Tom Honeyands realised he had been defrauded out of £70,000 he was furious and embarrassed – and left wondering if he had given away too many details on his social media videos.
Honeyands was on a work trip to Tokyo when he got a call from someone claiming to be from Lloyds bank.
Kent victims were scammed out of more than £750,000 in 2025 due to courier fraud, where telephone scammers posed as police officers or bank staff.
The scam typically begins with an unexpected phone call, claiming the victim's bank account is at risk or they need to help with an investigation. The victim is instructed to withdraw money, purchase expensive items, or provide sensitive information.