The Scams
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| Active from | 2001 |
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| Genres | Punk |
| Albums | Rock and Roll Krematorium |
| Bombs Away | |
| Record labels | Zorch Productions |
| Zorch | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1793057 |
About The Scams
The Chinese mafia's downfall in a lawless casino town
... What they do with it is anybody s guess, but having promised China to end The Scams, they will need to find another way to fund their insurgency...
A turning point in Myanmar as army suffers big losses
... Chinese pressure persuaded many of the Shan groups, like the Wa, to hand people suspected of involvement in The Scams to the police in China...
Fake Lancashire Police officer scam victims lose £156,000
... Det Ch Insp John Roy urged people to protect themselves from the " despicable" scammers and " talk to loved ones" about how The Scams work...
Stopping the scammers who target online jobseekers
... The Scams work in two main ways...
Influencers in firing line as France tackles scams
... Many of The Scams offer false trading advice that has cost victims more than €50,000 (£43,000), says French MP Arthur Delaporte, who cites AVI figures that suggest people have lost an average of €1,500...
Fake GCSE and A-level exam papers sold on Instagram and TikTok
... But they added The Scams were becoming more common, with fraudsters charging between £7...
The woman whose stolen images were used to scam men out of thousands
... The Scams follow a pattern - love bombing, threats of a break-up and then requests for financial help, supposedly to allow the couple to finally be together...
World Cup: Warning over football lottery scams
... " By building a fuller picture of The Scams out there, we can stay a step ahead of the criminals, " said Louise Baxter, head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team...
World Cup: Warning over football lottery scams
By Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent
Fraudsters are exploiting interest in the football World Cup to trick people into replying to scam lottery letters.
These mailshots incorrectly claim to be affiliated to The Event , include official logos, and ask recipients for money to claim a " huge" cash prize. Such rewards are never seen.
National Trading Standards said a surge in letters had coincided with previous major tournaments.
Officers said they wanted The Public 's help to gather information about scams.
They want people to send any scam mail they receive to trading Standards over The Next month, calling The Campaign a Scamnesty.
" By building a fuller picture of The Scams Out There , we can stay a step ahead of The Criminals , " said Louise Baxter, head of The National Trading Standards Scams Team.
" And as well as sending in their own scam mail, I'd encourage people to talk about Scamnesty with older friends and relatives. They are likely to be at the sharp end of the mailings so The Intelligence they can provide is crucial. "
Scam mail can be sent free of charge to: NTSST, FREEPOST, MAIL MARSHALS.
International Organised Crime gangs are often behind these kind of scams, adapting them to take advantage of a Hot Topic of The Time .
At present, trading Standards officers expect con-artists to use interest in the football World Cup in Qatar, with examples including letters falsely claiming that a lottery has been organised to promote The Tournament .
The wording may vary but the aim of the fraudsters is always to trick vulnerable people into sending money. The average amount requested this year in postal scams is £48, usually in cash, officers said. If people responded, they would then be repeatedly targeted and many victims have lost thousands of pounds.
So Far this year, More Than 80% of postal scam examples seen by officers have been clairvoyant scams, where recipients are promised more detailed readings if they send money.
Other postal scams regularly seen include fake bogus health cures and investment scams.
John Herriman, chief executive at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), said: " Trading Standards professionals witness the devastating effects of scam mail day in and day out. The Criminals behind these letters prey on The Most vulnerable in our society, and at This Time of year those that feel isolated and lonely are more inclined to respond to scam mail arriving out of The Blue .
" Our lead officers have witnessed horrific cases whereby victims have lost over £100,000 to scam mail. It is a terrible cycle that some find it hard to Get Out of as the scammers often befriend their victims to build A Level of trust. "
However, home visits by officers have managed to prevent some vulnerable people falling victim to scams, and some money has been returned.
Earlier this year, it was announced that 3,500 UK victims of an international scam were to be refunded a share of £530,000 after a landmark case and Four Years of investigation.
Fraudsters in the US tricked elderly and sick people into paying upfront fees for guaranteed cash prizes that were never paid.
How To spot a scam letterMore details of How To recognise a scam and where to send examples are outlined on the website, run by National Trading Standards .
Source of news: bbc.com
