Scammers often target older people for doorstep scams as they are more likely to be at home during the day, and scammers might find it easier to intimidate or confuse them. In fact, 85% of victims of ...

Nearly a fifth of adults (15 percent) were the target of a doorstep scam over the last year – with people pretending to be energy suppliers, well-known brands, security firms, and more.

News STAY SAFE Almost one in five Brits have been targets of doorstep scam this year – here’s how to protect yourself Aidan Radnedge Published: 10:34, 15 May 2023 Updated: 10:34, 15 May 2023 ...

Door-to-door sales scammers are visiting households across Derbyshire, police have warned. Officers said residents have been ...

Doorstep scams don’t happen to people like me. They happen to the elderly and vulnerable, to people who aren’t as savvy or as clued up as me, a 38-year-old journalist who hasn’t just read ...

Over £5.3B was lost to doorstep scams over the last year in the UK, with 22% reporting an increase in doorstep scams in their neighbourhood in 2022 compared to the previous year, according to new ...

Doorstep scammers are back in business after lockdown, as investigators issue warnings over a silent epidemic of unrecorded crime. Almost £19m was lost to doorstep crime last year, according to the UK ...

As of Tuesday, reported losses – stolen from ordinary people and businesses in coronavirus scams – had reached 2,015,634 pounds sterling ($2.54m), according to Action Fraud.

What is a doorstep scam? A doorstep scam (or doorstep fraud) involves someone calling to your front door out of the blue, with the aim of tricking you out of money. There can be an added pressure when ...

In 2020, ActionFraud warned that £18.7m was lost to doorstep crime in the UK. Last year’s lockdowns may have brought a brief respite but earlier this year Which? warned that doorstep scams were ...