TOP SCAMS OF 2024

Which? have published their findings on the biggest scams of 2024:

1.        Deepfake videos Fake celebrity endorsements

2.        Fake customer service accounts Scammers pretending to be well-known retailers and airlines on X this year.

3.        Retailer impersonation Scammers are creating convincing scam websites. They are building sophisticated copycat websites complete with About us, Contact us, Privacy policy, and T&Cs pages

4.        Ticket scams Fraudsters used social media to peddle non-existent show tickets. Between October 2023 and September 2024, Action Fraud received 10,278 reports relating to ticket fraud, resulting in £9.7m of losses.

5.        Government parking fine scam A copycat Government website asking you to pay a parking fine

6.        WhatsApp scams Messages have impersonated adult children, job recruiters and even famous financial investors. Also scammers impersonate popular retailers via WhatsApp to offer fake giveaways. ‘WhatsApp Gold’, a fake service boasting new features of the app, designed to steal data or download malware.

7.        Job scams These ‘offers’ often involve carrying out simple tasks online to earn a commission. The catch is that you’ll always be asked to use your own money and you’ll never be able to withdraw your ‘earnings’.

For lots more information and advice on avoiding scams read the original Which? article: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/the-biggest-scams-of-2024-a4cft3I7HOpA