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Scammers Collate And Share Suckers Lists

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you run a business&comma; it is important to have a list of clients who are interested in what you have to offer&period; Over the years&comma; the nature of this list has changed&period; For many years&comma; people were told to focus on building an email list because this provided you with a way to contact a lot of people who had previously expressed an interest in what you had to offer&period; In more recent times&comma; the email list is still important but it has been slightly superseded by the emergence of social media lists&period; If you have a business that wants or needs to connect with your audience quickly&comma; having a list of people on <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;">Twitter<&sol;a> or <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;">Facebook<&sol;a> is going to be a brilliant way to get in touch with your clients&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<table>&NewLine;<tbody>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<&excl;-- Scammers Collate And Share Suckers Lists --><br &sol;>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon; inline-block&semi; width&colon; 336px&semi; height&colon; 280px&semi;" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4800536516440217" data-ad-slot&equals;"4658708288"><&sol;ins><br &sol;>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine;&lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<&excl;-- Scammers Collate And Share Suckers Lists --><br &sol;>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon; inline-block&semi; width&colon; 336px&semi; height&colon; 280px&semi;" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4800536516440217" data-ad-slot&equals;"4658708288"><&sol;ins><br &sol;>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine;&lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<&sol;tbody>&NewLine;<&sol;table>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There is a lot to be said about having a list because the people on it are far more likely to buy from you&period; This is a basic business principle but it is a principle that also <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;news&period;bbc&period;co&period;uk&sol;1&sol;hi&sol;northern&lowbar;ireland&sol;7787892&period;stm">appears to have been taken on by scammers<&sol;a>&period; We don’t like to think of con-men and tricksters as possible who are carrying out legitimate work but in their mind&comma; they are definitely performing in a way that many businesses are&period; This is why it shouldn’t be a surprise that some fraudsters have compiled a &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;suckers list” and this list has been spread and shared around people who operate in the underbelly on society&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There is a big list of potential <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;newsforpublic&period;com&sol;scam-victim-turns-to-criminal-activities-to-raise-funds&sol;">scam victims<&sol;a><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It turns out that Trading Standards have uncovered a list of 200&comma;000 potential victims&period; The Trading Standards investigators have been working on a fraudulent mail project and this list indicates that scammers know who they are looking to target with their activities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The NTS&comma; the National Trading Standards&comma; have said that the average age of a person on the list was 74 years old&period; This gives off a clear statement that scammers are looking to prey on people who are old and maybe vulnerable&period; Over 10&comma;000 people were identified as victims and it is said that they lost an average of £1&comma;184 each&comma; which means that over £13 was lost in total&period; However&comma; there has also been work carried out by the National Trading Standards Scams Team&comma; the NTSST&comma; and this work has been claimed to have saved over £5m in the last three years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">These scammers are being targeted and focused on<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The team has managed to directly prevent close to £3m going to criminals and it has also supported local Trading Standards teams to make savings of around £2&period;3m&period; These figures have been issued during Scam Awareness Month in an attempt to indicate that there is a lot to be aware of with respect to scams&period; Some people may think that they will not fall for scams but with so many scammers looking to actively target people&comma; there is a high chance that some people may at least come into contact with scammers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<table>&NewLine;<tbody>&NewLine;<tr>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<&excl;-- Scammers Collate And Share Suckers Lists --><br &sol;>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon; inline-block&semi; width&colon; 336px&semi; height&colon; 280px&semi;" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4800536516440217" data-ad-slot&equals;"4658708288"><&sol;ins><br &sol;>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine;&lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;td>&NewLine;<td>&NewLine;<&excl;-- Scammers Collate And Share Suckers Lists --><br &sol;>&NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" style&equals;"display&colon; inline-block&semi; width&colon; 336px&semi; height&colon; 280px&semi;" data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4800536516440217" data-ad-slot&equals;"4658708288"><&sol;ins><br &sol;>&NewLine;<script>&NewLine;&lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi;&NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;td>&NewLine;<&sol;tr>&NewLine;<&sol;tbody>&NewLine;<&sol;table>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Chairman of the NTS&comma; Lord Toby Harris&comma; said&semi; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;To have saved consumers more than £5 million in three years is a great achievement and shows the powerful effect the National Trading Standards Scams Team is having&period; However&comma; we know our work is not done&period; Criminal scammers are targeting some of the most vulnerable people in society&comma; ripping them off in many cases for thousands of pounds&period; We are going to continue in our fight to protect consumers and we urge you to help us by reporting suspected cases of postal fraud to the Royal Mail&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A team leader for the NTSST&comma; Louise Baxter&comma; released a statement&comma; saying&semi; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We really need the public to help us with this by being vigilant about mass marketing scams themselves but also looking out for relatives or neighbors&comma; particularly those who are elderly or vulnerable&period; We often find victims who have lost hundreds of thousands&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">With so many people involved with these scams&comma; it is perhaps inevitable that many people will be calling on the support and services of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;kangssolicitors&period;co&period;uk&sol;services&sol;trading-standards&sol;">experienced fraudulent solicitors<&sol;a>&period; If you have been involved with a fraud&comma; it is essential that you get the support and guidance of a professional firm who has a great depth of knowledge and expertise when it comes to fraudulent activity&period; With the current economic climate being what it is&comma; it is likely that many people will experience these scams and no matter what your involvement with it is&comma; you will find that obtaining legal representation can make a big difference to the final outcome&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

Hardik Patel

Hardik Patel is a Digital Marketing Consultant and professional Blogger. He has 16+ years experience in SEO, SMO, SEM, Online reputation management, Affiliated Marketing and Content Marketing.

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