Doorstep safety & scams
A scam is a term used to describe any fraudulent business or scheme that takes money or other goods from an unsuspecting person. Scams can come in many forms, but all are designed to get hold of your money by getting you to reveal your personal details, stealing your information, or even getting you to willingly hand over the cash.
Types of scams can include:
Doorstep scams
Mail scams
Internet scams
Call scams
What you can do about scams
The links below provide more information about scams and how to protect yourself:
Scams information guide:
https://www.knowsleynews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Friends-against-scams.pdf
Internet Fraud:
https://www.merseyside.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/fa/fraud/personal-fraud/internet-email-mobile-fraud/
Crime prevention and safety:
https://www.merseyside.police.uk/SysSiteAssets/media/downloads/central/advice/watch-schemes/neighbourhood-watch/neighbourhood-watch-advice-leaflet.pdf
Fraud- Merseyside Police:
https://www.merseyside.police.uk/advice/advice-and-information/fa/fraud/
Romance Fraud:
https://crimestoppers-uk.org/keeping-safe/fraud/romance-fraud
Predatory Marriage
Predatory Marriage is the practice of intentionally targeting and marrying a vulnerable (older adult /or adult who lacks mental capacity) person in order to gain access to their estate and assets upon their death.
Predatory Marriage relies on grooming and coercion to exert control over another person to persuade them to marry for financial, material or other gain.
For more information please KSAB-7-minute-briefing-predatory-marriage.pdf (knowsleysafeguardingadultsboard.co.uk) and visit Predatory Marriage UK – Reforming marriage laws and procedures to protect people with dementia.