I was watching BBC1 this morning where a former policeman was explaining how criminals use "mules" to transport money "earned" through crime. Agreeing to be a mule is dangerous and utterly illegal.
There was a scam alert very recently by The Which? too, on the subject of mules. When times are as hard as now, one can understand why ordinary people can be tempted to become involved in criminality.
In their latest scam alert email they look at the hacking of several companies' records:
"The sports and fashion chain JD Sports has fallen victim to a cyber attack, with data relating to 10 million customers potentially at risk.
If you placed an order with JD Sports, Blacks, Millets, Millets Sport, Scotts or Size? between November 2018 and October 2020, your data may have been accessed by hackers. "
Among the valuable advice they give, is the following:
"Passwords – Always set strong passwords for your accounts and don’t use the same ones across different accounts
Two-factor authentication (2FA) – Wherever possible, turn on 2FA to increase security, particularly if your account holds your financial information. Don’t use SMS, but use an authenticator app or even a hardware token if possible.
Credit card details – Don’t save your credit card details if you aren’t going to use the service regularly. Although it’s a faff to resubmit them, that’s better than having your financial information unnecessarily stored in a database that could be compromised.
Guest checkout – Similar to the above, check out as a guest if you aren’t going to use the service regularly. Only create an account if you really need to."
We had one yesterday, email supposedly from Royal Mail, saying they would deliver a parcel from Boots yesterday. Followed up an hour later by a similar one saying out for delivery. That was followed an hour later by saying no one in so left with a neighbour. As I'd ordered nothing from Boots, I had already seen our regular postie that morning, I ignored it.
I bank with HSBC and today I've checked my account and found someone has ordered goods for £300 but the bank cannot stop the sale they have to wait for the money to leave my account before I can start to claim it back. I think I'm going to go back to using cash as less chance of anyone getting my details
The fraudsters are obviously about this week - a strange call today to say £1000 request made to my bank. They obviously didn't check the balance. These days I try to leave the minimum amount in the account I use for online. You can always get caught out tho. Re cash, I heard mention on R4 today about the possible introduction of the digital £ due to less use of cash. Supposedly, unlike Bit coin/crypto currency, the digital £ will remain the same value as the £ in your pocket.
the bank cannot stop the sale they have to wait for the money to leave my account before I can start to claim it back. I think I'm going to go back to using cash as less chance of anyone getting my details
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Scammers are impersonating the courier UPS to steal bank details from unsuspecting victims.
This scam involves fraudsters sending out ‘missed delivery’ emails which include UPS branding, albeit with one subtle difference.
Impersonating delivery companies is a common tactic used by scammers. Which? has previously warned about fake DPD emails, a phishing scam imitating Evri and a Royal Mail chatbot scam.
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/delivery-scams-fraudsters-impersonate-ups-on-dodgy-missed-delivery-emails-avHuj9H6eB9g?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=Supporters&utm_content=Scam+alert+260123+A
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther KingIn their latest scam alert email they look at the hacking of several companies' records:
"The sports and fashion chain JD Sports has fallen victim to a cyber attack, with data relating to 10 million customers potentially at risk.
If you placed an order with JD Sports, Blacks, Millets, Millets Sport, Scotts or Size? between November 2018 and October 2020, your data may have been accessed by hackers. "
Among the valuable advice they give, is the following:- "Passwords – Always set strong passwords for your accounts and don’t use the same ones across different accounts
- Two-factor authentication (2FA) – Wherever possible, turn on 2FA to increase security, particularly if your account holds your financial information. Don’t use SMS, but use an authenticator app or even a hardware token if possible.
- Credit card details – Don’t save your credit card details if you aren’t going to use the service regularly. Although it’s a faff to resubmit them, that’s better than having your financial information unnecessarily stored in a database that could be compromised.
- Guest checkout – Similar to the above, check out as a guest if you aren’t going to use the service regularly. Only create an account if you really need to."
It's worth reading it in full, l think:https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/jd-sports-cyber-attack-what-to-do-if-your-data-has-been-leaked-a1V277R3Eg9N?utm_medium=email&utm_source=engagingnetworks&utm_campaign=Supporters&utm_content=Scam+alert+020223+B
These days I try to leave the minimum amount in the account I use for online. You can always get caught out tho.
Re cash, I heard mention on R4 today about the possible introduction of the digital £ due to less use of cash. Supposedly, unlike Bit coin/crypto currency, the digital £ will remain the same value as the £ in your pocket.
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther KingI have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther King