Weekly Fraud Update West Mercia Police
WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE - ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT - 10/11/2026BUDGET £100 PAYMENTLast week we highlighted the announcement in the Autumn Budget, where the Chancellor announced a one-off…
WEEKLY FRAUD UPDATE FROM WEST MERCIA POLICE - ECONOMIC CRIME UNIT - 10/11/2026BUDGET £100 PAYMENTLast week we highlighted the announcement in the Autumn Budget, where the Chancellor announced a one-off…
Whilst Black Friday is nominally a one-day event and one of thebusiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday “deals” appear inabundance throughout the month of November.So once again, it…
Whilst Black Friday is nominally a one day event and one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Black Friday “deals” appear in abundance throughout the month of November.…
STUDENT FRAUD Now the euphoria of Fresher’s Week has passed, and University and College students are immersed in the world of lectures and learning, they may fall prey to the…
LOTTERY & PRIZE DRAW SCAMS “You’ve won!” but have you? Criminals are contacting people out of the blue to tell them that they have won a prize draw or lottery. This…
West Mercia Police - Economic Crime Unit - Weekly Fraud update - 13/10/2026CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAMS Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that use cryptography to generate ‘tokens’ and verify the transfer of these…
WHO ARE YOU REALLY TALKING TO?The Internet is a fantastic innovation and has, in many ways, made life more convenient, provided more choice, and for many, made it easier to…
FRAUD RECOVERY SCAMS Fraud Recovery scams are another form of Advance Fee Fraud as the scammer will ask for an advance fee, and very often follow-on fees, for expenses incurred. So, anyone…
COURIER FRAUDCourier Fraud continues to be a common method used by criminals to defraud members ofthe public. For that reason, we need to ensure that the public remain alert and…
Door Step Scams DOORSTEP SCAMS These were around long before Scammers took to the Internet but still exist today, and reports of residents being defrauded in this way continue to…