£11.1 million scammed from Greater Manchester victims Date published: 01 February 2021
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The ongoing pandemic means many are currently worried about their finances and therefore potentially more susceptible to these sophisticated scams promising to offer a great return on investment
Over £11m has been scammed from people in Greater Manchester over the past year.
Greater Manchester has seen 685 reports of investment fraud over the past year (December 2019–December 2020), resulting in loss to victims of £11.1 million.
As a result, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) is supporting a national campaign, led by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Action Fraud and the City of London Police, which aims to warn and protect the public from the rise in investment fraud scams across the UK.
GMP recovered over £3 million for victims of fraud throughout 2020 Date published: 09 January 2021
The GMP Economic Crime Unit focusses on getting money back for victims where they can, as well as working to educate the public on the latest scams
Last year, the Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Economic Crime Unit recovered over £3 million for victims of fraud.
The unit focusses on getting money back for victims where they can, as well as working to educate the public on the latest scams, what to look out for and how to protect themselves and their hard earned money.
Towards the beginning of last year, when the pandemic began, the team saw a rise in scams relating to the coronavirus so worked to put out warnings on their dedicated Twitter account, as well as using posters to signpost people to information.
Scam signs MORE than £3m was recovered by Greater Manchester Police (GMP) for victims of fraud last year. The force s economic crime unit focusses on getting money back for victims where they can, and words to educate the public on the latest scams, what to look out for and how to protect themselves and their hard-earned money. Towards the beginning of 2020 when the pandemic began, the team saw a rise in scams relating to the coronavirus so put out warnings on their Twitter account and used posters to signpost people to information. The hub also worked with supermarkets who were offering a delivery service to the most vulnerable, to include an information pack produced by GMP’s Economic Crime and Cyber Unit, in customer s deliveries.