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ThaiMost investment scams relating to authorised push payment (APP) fraud originated online, UK Finance has found.
Analysis of nearly 7,000 APP scam cases by the industry body found the majority (96 per cent) of investment scams – where criminals convinced victims to move money to a fictitious fund or to pay for a fake investment – originated online.
About one in 25 APP investment scams (4 per cent) originated via phone or text.
Impersonation scams, where criminals contacted victims purporting to be from a trusted organisation such as the police, or the victim’s bank to convince them to make a payment to an account they control, were the only type of APP scam solely initiated via phone or text.
The industry body said this highlighted the internet’s “significant” role in enabling fraud.
David Postings, chief executive at UK Finance, said: “As more of us have shifted online because of the pandemic, we’ve seen a spike in money mule activity and…
