Vulnerable fraud victims increasingly targeted by criminals posing | UK | News
Vulnerable fraud victims are sacrificed to a new ‘predatory’ double dip ‘deception that sees that criminals posing as rescue agents who promised to get their money back. In the last five years, people in the UK have been separated with approximately 400 million pounds, and the advice of action fraud claims was that this year’s losses were the worst of the victims who lost in the first half of 2024 in the first half of 2025.
But now the rescue fraud is in the explosion with gangsters who collect personal details and wages from the sacrifice of fraud. National fraud intelligence office (NFIB), action fraud allegations, since last year 2021 a terrible 14.867 rescue fraud report was given, the cases reached a new height. Action fraudThe UK’s national fraud reporting service has surprisingly disappeared by victims of £ 90,799,723.
However, 2025 losses, the victims sent until the end of June 2,639 reports that they estimated to be a loss of £ 89.041.805, this figure almost completely overshadowed by the Action fraud warning.
This means the total damage notified of £ 374,303.339 in just four and a half.
Lawyers now Action fraud allegations adviceA non -paying wage paid service that is not related to the fraud of official body action offers advice to people who foul a second scam.
Stuart Lythgoe from the company said: “Rescue fraud is particularly a predatory crime, because it targets people who are influenced by the effects of fraud.
“Frauds can sell the victim’s details to a third side or establish a second deception that they behave as if they had taken the money they stole in the first place.
“The first thing we always say to the sacrifice of this fraud is simple – don’t be ashamed and don’t ask for help immediately. As the statistics show, these thousands of people are happening to these thousands of people, and to report that they can help both the victim and future potential victims.”
Action fraud allegations advice team suggested the following steps to resist the rescue fraud:
“Be careful with any unwanted contact. If you ask them that you can call them later, a legitimate company will not mind.
“Check out the company’s details online. Is it the number or e -mail address contacted from the match? Get contact information from the company’s official website, then contact and ask if they have a record of accessing you.
“Check if a rescue agency is registered in the right management body. For example, we are authorized by the Financial Behavior Authority (FCA). Also check out online investigations and see that nobody talks about fraudulent contact.”
“If you are paying, check the details given. Will the account name match the name of the enterprise? You may ask your bank to make some checks about a potential creditor.”
The sacrifices of the rescue fraud can notify the movement of movement directly by visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040.
