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Scams aimed at businesses and their staff — invoice fraud, CEO impersonation, fake suppliers, and procurement scams. (69 scam types.)
Promises of a large payout — inheritance, prize, contract or fund — that require fees paid upfront first.
AI-generated CVs and deepfake interview candidates used to infiltrate jobs, steal data, or receive salaries fraudulently.
Malicious software secretly installed on a device intercepts banking sessions, captures saved passwords, steals cryptocurrency wallet files, and exfiltrates personal data — often without any visible symptoms.
Compromised or spoofed business email accounts used to redirect payments and steal data.
Impersonation of senior executives to pressure staff into urgent, confidential payments.
Fraudsters intercept checks in transit — often by compromising postal workers, mail facilities, or using fraudulent mail-forwarding requests — and divert them for cashing.
Criminals intercept mailed checks, chemically erase the ink, and rewrite the payee name and amount before cashing or depositing them fraudulently.
Scams and manipulative practices targeting children into making real-money purchases in or around games without parental awareness.
Fake copyright or community-standards notices that panic creators into handing over account credentials or paying to 'resolve' the strike.
Fraudsters sell fake postage stamps or postage labels online at discounted prices; items sent with counterfeit postage are returned to senders or attract surcharge fees.
Fraudsters impersonate legitimate debt collectors or court officers, threatening legal action or arrest to pressure victims into paying debts they do not owe — or overpaying real debts to fake collection accounts.
Live deepfake video used to impersonate executives or loved ones and authorise transfers.
Cloned voices of family members or executives used to authorise urgent payments or 'rescues'.
Fraudsters charge vulnerable disabled individuals fees for government benefit applications, make false promises about entitlement, or commit identity fraud using their personal details.
Fraudsters who target people after floods, fires, or storms — posing as insurers, public adjusters, or contractors to steal claim payouts or personal data.
Fake 'your domain is expiring' notices that trick you into paying a bogus registrar or transferring your domain.
A scammer threatens to publish a victim's private personal information — home address, workplace, phone number, family details — unless a ransom is paid or demands are met.
Bogus 'AI advisor' services that give harmful advice or harvest sensitive financial data.
Bogus business leads, directory listings and 'renewal' invoices that charge for nothing of value.
Bogus 'you qualify for a benefit/grant' messages that harvest data or charge access fees.
An employee receives an urgent message appearing to come from their manager or company executive asking them to purchase gift cards on the company's behalf and share the codes. The request is fraudulent.
Fraudsters posing as directory or map service representatives charge businesses to update or correct their online listings on platforms that offer this at no cost.
Fraudsters pose as senior investigators from elite law-enforcement agencies such as the CBI, FBI, or NCA and conduct fake 'interrogations' to coerce victims into paying bribes or providing personal data.
An employee receives a text message appearing to be from the company CEO asking for a confidential wire transfer or sensitive action. The message is fraudulent and exploits corporate authority.
Fraudulent websites or operators who collect a fee to file a class action claim on your behalf, when no genuine class action exists or no service is provided.
Fraudulent emails and messages impersonate courts or legal authorities by delivering official-looking digital summons documents designed to harvest personal details or extract payments under legal threat.
Fraudulent emails impersonating courts or law enforcement claim the recipient has an outstanding fine that must be paid immediately to avoid arrest or escalating penalties.
Plans marketed as dental or vision insurance that provide minimal or no real coverage, often structured as unregulated discount schemes.
Operations that sell worthless academic or professional credentials without genuine coursework, recognised accreditation, or any educational value.
Operations that sell worthless or fabricated academic credentials without genuine coursework, accreditation, or educational value.
Fraudulent brokers offering 'better energy rates' who collect switching fees or personal data and disappear.
Services selling artificial followers, likes, or comments that deliver bot accounts, steal credentials, or enable ongoing billing fraud.
Fraudulent organisations and individuals impersonating charitable foundations or grant-making bodies to collect upfront fees from people falsely told they have been awarded funding.
Promises of free government grant money that require fees or bank details to 'release'.
Fraudulent policies that look like comprehensive health cover but pay out nothing — or far less than promised — when you need care.
Criminals impersonate Interpol officers and claim the victim is the subject of a Red Notice — an international wanted alert — for serious crimes, demanding payment or information to have the notice withdrawn.
Bogus 'investors' who target startups with due-diligence fees, advance costs, or data theft.
Fraudsters who contact individuals claiming they are owed money from a legal settlement, then charge upfront fees to release the non-existent payout.
Bogus legal demands — copyright, debt, or lawsuits — pressuring businesses to pay or click.
Fraudulent services that charge for notarization or apostille certification but produce invalid or forged documents that fail when submitted to official authorities.
Fraudsters send invoices for office supplies or services never ordered, hoping that busy accounts payable departments will pay without verifying the underlying transaction.
Bogus business partnerships or distribution deals used to extract fees, stock, or sensitive data.
Fraudsters advertise non-existent PO boxes or mail-handling addresses, collect rental fees, and never provide any postal service — leaving victims without mail access.
Messages claiming a government stimulus payment is waiting but requires fees or banking details to release.
Fraudulent messages impersonating tax authorities to demand payments or personal information from students over non-existent tax debts or refunds.
Bogus suppliers that take payment or deposits for goods and services never delivered.
Callers and messages posing as the tax authority demanding urgent payment to avoid penalties or arrest.
Scammers impersonate tax-authority staff and tell victims they have an unclaimed tax refund ready to transfer, but first need the victim to share a one-time password to verify their bank account — which actually authorises a transfer out of that account.
Fraudsters send convincing fake traffic-fine notices claiming a speed camera or red-light camera captured the victim's vehicle, then direct victims to fraudulent payment portals that steal money and card details.
Invoices for goods or services never ordered, or duplicate 'overdue' demands, hoping you'll just pay.
Threats of visa cancellation or fines unless you pay or share details with a fake 'enforcement' unit.
Bogus bulk-buy and stocklot offers that take payment for pallets or lots of goods that never arrive or are worthless.
Fake generators and surveys promising free premium currency that steal credentials or install malware.
Websites and social media posts claiming to generate free Robux, V-Bucks, or similar platform currencies that steal credentials, install malware, or run survey fraud.
Deceptive trades within or around games that trick players into exchanging valuable items for nothing or far less than agreed.
Fake peer-to-peer sellers and informal storefronts that take payment for skins, currency, or items and deliver nothing — or deliver items that are quickly reversed.
Fraudsters change supplier bank details so legitimate payments are diverted to them.
Organised criminal networks exploit VAT refund systems by rapidly cycling the same goods through multiple businesses across borders, claiming tax refunds that were never actually paid.
A scammer calls using a phone number with the same area code or prefix as the victim's own number, making the call appear to come from a nearby or familiar source. The familiar number makes the victim more likely to answer and comply.
Fraudsters claim access to secret 'prime bank' instruments — standby letters of credit, bank guarantees, or medium-term notes — supposedly traded by the world's top banks, promising huge risk-free profits.
Duplicate profiles built using your public photos and name to scam your contacts or tarnish your reputation.
Fraudsters sell fake or misrepresented short-term debt instruments — promissory notes — promising high fixed returns backed by corporate issuers that do not exist or cannot honour the obligation.
A scammer who gains access to — or convincingly claims to have access to — a social media account demands payment to return it or threatens to lock out, delete, or expose its contents.
Multi-step attacks that manipulate victims into disabling or handing over their two-factor authentication to complete an account takeover.
Scammers impersonate electricity, gas, or water companies and threaten imminent service disconnection unless you pay immediately by gift card or transfer.
Callers and texts claiming your electricity, gas, or water is about to be cut off unless you pay immediately.
Fake 'apply for your blue tick' messages that harvest account credentials or charge fees for a badge that never arrives.
Fraudsters promise — or impersonate the process of obtaining — official social media or platform verification badges, charging fees or stealing credentials in the process.
Mass-spam emails falsely claim the sender hacked your webcam and recorded you watching adult content, then demand payment to suppress the footage. The footage does not exist.