Online users, especially those who use Facebook are being warned of a number of scams. Fraudsters are using the cost of living crisis to garner sympathy from those with a kind heart.
The latest post to trigger a warning is that of a woman who lives in Kent, claims that she does not have enough money to buy her 10 year old a Christmas present this year.
Everything looks quite genuine, even though there is a nice bunch of flowers in the background and the sofa doesn’t look too bad either.
After further investigation, keen online users found the same woman posted an almost identical post the same time last year when she lived in Birmingham. The family originally came from Jamaica in 2002.
Even the BBC fell for the sob story when the pair were featured on the BBC website last year. You can find the story here.
There are also a number of ‘charities’ asking for money to provide food to people who have not eaten in weeks. People are being told to do their research before handing out any money.
