Business Scams

Articles about fraudulent business opportunities and investment schemes targeting entrepreneurs and job seekers. Topics include pyramid structures, fake publishing deals, property fraud and deceptive breeding operations.

Business Identity Theft: What Is It and How Can I Avoid It?

Criminals can impersonate your business to steal credit and services, here's how to protect yourself and your employees from identity theft.

Business Publishing Scams

Scammers posing as directory publishers target small businesses with fake invoices and threats—here's how to protect yourself.

Call-Tag Scam and Re-Shippers

Criminals are using stolen credit cards to trick cardholders into letting them pick up packages, then redirecting them overseas.

Career Opportunity Scam

Scammers prey on career dreams by luring people with fake business opportunities and publishing deals that require upfront payments.

Click Fraud

Click fraud costs businesses millions by generating fake clicks on pay-per-click ads, either to profit from networks or drain competitor budgets.

Counterfeit Software

Counterfeit software sold through spam emails puts your computer and personal data at risk while funding organised crime.

Employee Fraud: A Scam from Inside the Business?

Insider fraud costs UK businesses billions yearly, here's what types of employee theft to watch for and how to protect yourself.

Fake Job Offer Scams on LinkedIn and WhatsApp

Job scams have moved on. Where once they relied on dodgy newspaper adverts or shady high street agencies, the modern version arrives by LinkedIn message or

Mystery Shopper Scam

How the mystery shopper scam works and why you should avoid it before losing money.

Offshore Investment Scam

Scammers lure investors with promises of high offshore returns and tax breaks, then pocket the money while sending fake statements.

Ponzi Scheme

How Ponzi schemes work: con artists use new investor money to pay fake returns to earlier participants until the whole thing collapses.

Property Scam

Property investment scams exploit get-rich-quick dreams by selling fake courses and worthless land deals that leave investors broke.

Pyramid Schemes

Pyramid schemes are common internet scams that promise quick money through recruitment, but differ from legal MLM because they lack real products or customers.

Sky TV Scam

Scammers are using fake Sky calls to trick subscribers into handing over credit card details for identity theft.

Small Business Scam

Not long ago a photographer received an e-mail enquiry about recording a wedding and reception. The person making the request purported to be from the U.K.

Small Businesses and Online Scams: Facts and Figures

Over half of small businesses fall victim to fraud or online scams, and the numbers are getting worse.

Timeshare Property Scam

Timeshare scams use fake gifts and high-pressure sales tactics to trick people into buying properties that don't exist or aren't what they promised.

Unscrupulous Dog Breeders

Bad dog breeders exploit high puppy prices, so know what a responsible breeder should provide and guarantee.

Work from Home Scams

Scammers are targeting people seeking remote work with fake job listings, task schemes, and reshipping cons that steal your money and time.