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• Gig goers urged to Stop! Think Fraud before buying tickets

  Government and O2 team up to urge people to Stop! Think Fraud before buying resale tickets ahead of big tours this summer.

  • Updated: 10 August 2026
• Reporting scams pretending to be from Companies House

  What to do if you think you've noticed a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.

  • Updated: 16 July 2026
• Recognising and reporting scam e-mails

  Here's some information and guidance on what to do if you receive a scam e-mail

  • Updated: 30 May 2025
• Avoiding misleading payment requests

  You may receive a misleading invoice that requests payment for a service related to a trade mark, design, or patent. Here's some information and guidance on what to do.

  • Updated: 23 June 2026
• Fake online reviews research: executive summary
  • Updated: 25 April 2023
• Fake reviews

  How businesses should comply with consumer protection law on consumer reviews.

  • Updated: 4 April 2025
• Be aware of fraud

  Fraudsters may target farmers who receive subsidy payments and we’re aware that in the past some customers have received emails, texts and telephone calls claiming to be from RPA or Defra.

  • Updated: 18 March 2021
• Investigating the prevalence and impact of fake reviews

  This research investigates the prevalence of fake reviews on UK e-commerce platforms and assesses the impact and subsequent harm they can have on UK consumers.

  • Updated: 25 April 2023
• 4,800 Self Assessment scams reported

  Customers warned they need to be alert to scams ahead of 31 January Self Assessment deadline.

  • Updated: 17 December 2025
• 11 Chestnut Court, Marston Edge, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 8YS: BIR/44UE/PHI/2022/0025

  Midlands region, I.D. Humphries BSc (Est Man) FRICS (Chair) and Judge J.R. Morris on 13 December 2022

  • Updated: 6 July 2023