Scams
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Scam Alert: Fraudulent Facebook Messages
The IGA has recently been made aware of a current ongoing Facebook scam targeting businesses. Fraudsters are posing as Facebook representatives and sending direct messages to business pages. These messages claim that the business page is at risk of deletion due to alleged violations of advertising policies or trademark infringement, but reasons may vary. The […]
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Scam Alert: Increase in Remote Access Scams Targeting Businesses
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has alerted the Independent Garage Association (IGA) to an increasing number of businesses falling victim to an online banking scam. According to the CTSI, businesses may be contacted by a fraudster who will try to convince the business to login to their online bank whilst a fraudster has remote […]
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Trading Standards issue warning on energy bill and cost-of-living scammers
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is issuing its starkest warning yet about a significant rise in energy scams linked to the cost-of-living crisis and increased consumer vulnerability. CTSI believes there is an urgent need for a strategy to inform, protect and warn consumers amid the crisis, especially as over 40 million people have been […]