Friday, 19 January 2024

£75m a year is lost to investment fraud on social media

Over the past three years, there has been a significant increase in investment scams on social media. According to Action Fraud's data, investment scams related to social media have tripled since 2019, with total losses rising from £13m to £75m.

Which? reveal the total losses and reports of investment scams across various social media platforms, along with our five tips for dodging them.

Our five tips

Source: Which? (11 Jan 2024)

UK Faces New Wave of Drink Spiking: Injection Attacks

As violence against women once again fades from the public eye, a disturbing new trend in drink spiking has emerged – injection attacks. The...