November has become the official month for raising awareness around fraud, with a number of national campaigns highlighting the impact of fraud and how to avoid it.

Fraudsters and scammers can take a range of different approaches, and it can be hard to know whether something is fraudulent or not.

The Scambusters.org website has a range of useful information on a range of issues, from identity theft and internet scams to phishing and how to stop spam.

The Citizens Advice consumer service can help you if you think you might have found a scam, need advice about scams or want to report a scam. Find out more here.

It’s also worth keeping an eye out on social media for updates from the Department of Work and Pensions. They’re currently running a campaign about scam text messages claiming to be from them. Their advice is simple – never share personal or financial details via a text message, and to only engage with trusted official sources.

Meanwhile the Money Saving Expert website has regular news items about scams, including this guide on 30+ ways to stop scams.

Tenancy fraud

Across the UK it is estimated that 50,000 housing association and council homes are occupied by someone who shouldn’t live there or have obtained the tenancy fraudulently. You can find out more about the different types of housing fraud, and what to do you if you suspect tenancy fraud in a Town & Country Housing home, on our Your Tenancy webpage.

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