The Little Book of Big Scams

POLICE Scotland, in conjunction with the Scottish-Business-Resilience-Centre and the Royal Bank of Scotland, have launched the 5th edition of ‘The Little Book of Big Scams’ which can be downloaded here.

The booklet describes many types of fraud which are taking place daily throughout the country, and also offers advice on what to do if you become a victim.

These include Advance Fee Frauds, Authorised Push Payment Frauds, Courier Frauds, Door to Door Frauds, Holiday Frauds and many more.

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