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<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n By Felicity Evans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Money editor, Wales<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wendy Falconer, 63, said she was left “shaking and crying” after the scammer mocked and swore at her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n She was caring for her husband at their caravan in Tywyn, Gwynedd, when the call came in pretending to be her bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ofcom has warned against relying on caller ID to tell if calls are legitimate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mrs Falconer said the call had appeared to be coming from her bank’s number, which she has saved in her phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scam news 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n Don\u2019t let fraudsters trick you into parting from your hard-earned cash<\/p>\n\n\n\n Energy customers being offered \u201ccut price\u201d electricity, fake offers from Ofgem promising rebates to help with council tax bills and dangerous devices being sold claiming to help with rising costs are just some of the scams currently circulating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fraud rocketed during the pandemic, as so many of us were stuck at home and relying on the internet to get by and the trend appears to be continuing into 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But this time it\u2019s the cost of living crisis which criminals are using to steal money from desperate consumers who are struggling to make ends meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With inflation soaring, currently at a historic 40-year high of 9 per cent, and the price of everything rising, millions are facing serious financial problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Household bills have risen across the board with energy up 52 per cent already and expected to climb further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scam news 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a span of 24 hours, three families reported receiving calls from someone who claimed to be from Brown & Sons Funeral Home, demanding money.\u00a0The funeral director at Brown & Sons Funeral Home said the family-run business has been around for decades.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nA woman had almost \u00a3400 stolen from her bank by a fraudster who then mocked her over the phone, telling her “you’re so stupid”.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to protect your money from cost of living scammers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
<\/a>Scammers target grieving families planning services at Bradenton family-run funeral home<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
BRADENTON, Fla.<\/strong> – A new scam<\/a> targeting grieving families that are planning their loved ones’ funeral service is circulating through the Bradenton<\/a> area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n