identity theft often leads to crimes of fraud. There are many cases when it is possible to prevent being a fraud victim using text and email alerts as well as the latest consumer fraud blocking methods.
To be aware of how the different types of fraudsters work mean you are able to spot fraud more easily.
New fraud victims usually do not realise they are highly likely to be retargeted with more fraud. These ongoing frauds will be by both the same fraudster or other fraudsters who buy large lists of easy to scam fraud prospects who have low fraud protection.
The purpose of this site is to give people the ways forward to:
- Protect against consumer fraud better with alerts & blocking
- Deal with fraud attempts easier
- Handle being a victim of fraud
- Seek ways to compensation
- Keep updated with new frauds & ways of combating crime
There are contacts for free legal advice and resources.
Fraud is part of an everyday lifestyle with everyone being affected.
Fraudsters look for easy victims with no fraud protection
People with low fraud protection and low awareness of fraudsters methods are the easiest victims which fraudsters target. Fraudsters look for easy targets to scam but when they hit fraud blocks such as password protection on credit ratings they simply move onto an easier target.
Professional fraudsters who have the highest incomes look for the easiest victims to target. Many operate in gangs on an industrial basis committing multiple frauds by targeting the most unsuspecting victims through:
- Phonecalls
- Emails
- Texts
- Social media
- Post
- Hacking computers personal & corporate
- False applications for loans using real profiles
- False applications to steal properties
Once you have become a fraud victim
Once someone has become a victim of identity theft and fraud it is more likely they will be re-targeted again because fraudsters sell on the victims details.
Many id theft and fraud victims are not aware they have had their profiles abused for months or years later.
Fraudsters are always developing their methods.
There are many stories every day reported by the media about how people lose their identities, money, pensions and properties through various new scams. These stories are helpful to learn from so the twitter account @fraudalertsuk keeps our followers aware of scams plus protection tips.
Emotional
Fraud can be devastating both financially and emotionally. It can be very life-changing driving victims to feel suicidal, depressed and with extreme anger. Then often feel so stupid to have been caught out then too embarrassed to report it.
It is important to become empowered against fraudsters and not feel punished for being a crime victim. This emotional support is difficult to understand unless you have had your life changed by fraud. There are many well run charities that offer valuable talking support. Click Here.
National Trading Standards are empowering people to protect themselves and vulnerable people against scams. They have a current campaign called “Friend Against Scams” involving fast online and optional seminar training to help protect and support people.
Most fraud is not reported and most fraudsters are not convicted.
Fraud prevention checklist
Some people believe that all financial organisations will always refund a fraud victims loss but that is not always the case. It is best to make your own checklist to prevent frauds. This is one of the ways offered here to give people better fraud protection.
Keep updated
There are many free and a few paid for services available here when it comes to protecting yourself against identity theft and fraud.
Keep in contact with Twitter and email.
