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Understanding Online Purchase Fraud
Online purchase fraud involves transactions for non-existent products or services. Scammers lure victims with attractive offers on high-demand items, often through fake listings on online marketplaces or social media.
Common Online Purchase Fraud Scenarios
- Selling items that never get delivered.
- Offering counterfeit goods as genuine.
- Creating fake listings for rentals requiring upfront deposits.
Scammers typically ask for payments via methods like wire transfers, cryptocurrency, or gift cards, exploiting these methods for anonymity and speed.
Dynamics of Online Purchase Fraud
Perpetrators of online purchase fraud create sophisticated fake ads to exploit consumers' trust. They engage in long-term deceit, mimicking legitimate online shopping experiences to capture funds for goods or services that are never provided.
Excuses for not delivering products may vary, but the absence of goods and the difficulty in tracing payments back to the scammer remain constants. This fraud takes advantage of the digital marketplace's anonymity, making it challenging for victims to recover their losses.
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The Effects of Purchase 'Fraud'
Fraud poses a significant threat to the people, prosperity, and security of the UK. It is by far the most common crime and now accounts for over 40% of all offences in England and Wales.
1 in 17
In just one year, 1 in 17 adults were victims of fraud *
£285.2 million
An estimated £285.2 million was lost to e-commerce fraud on UK cards in 2022 **
71,894
There were 71,894 reports of online shopping scams in the year to October 2023 **
£31 billion
Merchants are expected to lose around £31 billion ($38 billion) to online payment fraud worldwide in 2023 **
Sources: The statastics are referenced from independent 3rd party organizations
*Source: Crime Survey for England and Wales, (Sept 2023) ** https://www.finder.com/uk/credit-cards/online-shopping-fraud (Oct 2023)
