Police to text 70,000 victims of £50m iSpoof bank con after UK’s largest fraud probe

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The scammers used a sophisticated tool to spoof phone numbers of legitimate companies such as banks

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Metropolitan Police has announced that it will be sending text messages to 70,000 people across the UK who may have been targeted by fraudsters. The scammers have used a sophisticated online tool to spoof the phone numbers of legitimate companies such as banks.that those being contacted have been identified as potential victims of so-called ‘number spoofing’ fraud.

In many cases of scamming, the people targeting you already have access to your private information and will likely have been obtained via the dark web. Scammers may try to gain your trust by mentioning transactions you have legitimately made. However, they will often mention one you haven’t made to make you think you have already been scammed and will ask you to help them move your money to a ‘safe’ account. This is often how you know you’re dealing with a scammer.

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