The banking trade body said that this Christmas, more people across the nation are expected to shop online than ever before and there are high chances that con men will take advantage of this.
According to Intelligences from UK Finance Trade body, malicious actors’ are sending purportedly phishing emails from genuine delivery companies, claiming that companies have been unable to deliver parcels, large letters or packages and later requesting recipients to send their personal and financial information such as their date of birth, address, bank details, and mobile numbers along with a fee in order to rearrange the delivery.
It also has been observed that in certain cases, bank customers are also receiving a phone call from the fraudsters as their bank’s fraud team, suggesting them to move their money to a safe account or reveal their passcodes.
Katy Worobec, managing director of economic crime at UK Finance said, "We are urging people not to give gift to fraudsters this Christmas and to follow the advice of the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign. Criminals will stop at nothing to commit fraud and that includes exploiting the festive season to target their victims".
Steps to Prevent Fraud Campaign:
• According to intelligence, people must be vigilant against phishing emails with fake links which can lead people to fake platforms and will ask th ..
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