Episodes
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
Wednesday Jul 26, 2023
LFF's Vee Bharkhada hosts Minesh Pandya, Consultant at PKF & Nicolai Thomson, CEO & Cofounder at Jenesys, as they give their take on the month's top fraud news stories:
Fraud ‘epidemic’ may be even worse than figures suggest, experts warn
Scammers are targeting parents by using AI to clone their children's voices
Banks Call On PM to Make Big Tech Address Online Fraud
Elderly victims lose £27k in Leicestershire courier fraud scams
Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp
Influencers in firing line as France tackles scams
Monday Jun 26, 2023
Monday Jun 26, 2023
LFF Chair, Nick Downing hosts Simon Miller, Director of Policy and Communications with Stop Scams UK, and Scott Johnston, Public Sector Operations EMEA with Chainalysis, as they give their take on the month's top fraud news stories:
New suppliers appointed for Action Fraud service replacement
Fraud victim fears he may never get over pain of being targeted
Social media sites are wild west for shopping fraud, says UK bank
UK crypto fraud losses jump 40%
Mobile fraud: Thieves 'shoulder surfing' victims to steal phones
Fraudster jailed for running multimillion-pound website iSpoof
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories;
Microsoft's AI Program Can Clone Your Voice From a 3-Second Audio Clip
Fraudster posed as doctor in UK for 19 years, court hears
Companies House plans identity verification service
Barclays issues warning to Britons after man scammed on his own doorstep - ‘it was a lie!’
Woman allegedly linked to Colston protest fundraising denies fraud
Fraud alert: Five bank scams to watch out for 2023
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Thursday Jun 23, 2022
Our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories;
LinkedIn Crypto Fraud
UK Cybersecurity unit tackles record number of online scams
I thought I was too streetwise to fall for an internet scam
Former Amazon employee convicted of Capital One hack
Scammers using cost of living crisis to target people
Victims of one of UK’s biggest banking frauds ‘to be offered £3m compensation’
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Wednesday May 11, 2022
Our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories, including;
Bank warns over impersonation fraud as cases soar by 300%
SEC to nearly double crypto enforcement unit
New scam warning as cold-callers pretend to offer £150 energy bill rebate
Tougher consumer protections against malicious apps
Instagram impersonation fraud up by 155%
Deepfakes Are a Growing Threat to Cybersecurity and Society
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Wednesday Apr 06, 2022
Our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories, including;
Action Fraud warns of scam Ukraine emails
Fraudster company imitates Diageo to scam investors
Economic Crime Bill: MPs back measures to speed up oligarch sanctions
‘Pig butchering’: New crypto scam targets victims through online dating apps
Nearly £2bn lost to fraud as scams target the young
Experts predict surge in NFT related fraud
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories, including;
Romance fraud: Man loses £150k in Bitcoin scam
Huge subscription fraud campaign hits over 100 million android users
UK online shoppers face more identity checks as new anti-fraud rules kick in
Please mum Whatsapp fraudsters pose as loved ones
UK law enforcement regime not 'up to the job' to prevent anti-money laundering, MPs warn
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories, including;
‘Worrying security flaws’ may expose online banking customers to fraud,
Fraudsters are using power-of-attorney rules to steal people’s homes
‘Everyday’ frauds that some people believe are reasonable to commit
The fraudsters breaking hearts and emptying bank accounts
Bank apps can stop you walking into a scam
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
In this episode our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories, including, 'HMRC to recoup less than half of the £5.8bn lost from pandemic fraud and mistakes', 'Better chance of compensation for fraud victims', 'Luton man left shocked as his house is ‘stolen’', 'Black Friday: Shoppers warned of scams as £15.4m lost last Christmas', 'HSBC managers jailed for siphoning £900k from customer accounts', 'MPs push technology giants on online fraud policies'
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
In this episode our experts give their take on the month's top fraud news stories, including, 'Welcome to Britain, the bank scam capital of the world', 'Top 10 tricks scammers use', 'Warning over ‘ghost broking’ car insurance fraud', 'Fortnite to Fifa, online video game players warned of rise in fraud'.