{"id":2495,"date":"2022-08-24T08:26:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T08:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebrcentre.co.uk\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2022-08-24T08:26:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T08:26:40","slug":"car-insurance-social-media-scams-threaten-victims-with-driving-bans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/car-insurance-social-media-scams-threaten-victims-with-driving-bans\/","title":{"rendered":"Car Insurance Social Media Scams Threaten Victims With Driving Bans\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/insurancefraudbureau.org\/\">Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB)<\/a>&nbsp;has warned that drivers are being targeted&nbsp;by car insurance&nbsp;scamson social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learners&nbsp;and recently passed&nbsp;drivers are&nbsp;being urged&nbsp;to watch out for&nbsp;fake car insurance deals online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cyber criminals are&nbsp;reportedly pretending to be legitimate insurance&nbsp;brokers, offering cheap and fake policies to young drivers online \u2013 a scam known as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/insurancefraudbureau.org\/insurance-fraud\/ghost-brokers\/\">\u201cghost broking.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IFB warned that&nbsp;new drivers&nbsp;could be paying hundreds of pounds for photoshopped insurance certificates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stolen personal information is even&nbsp;being used&nbsp;by&nbsp;scammers to take out policies, which are then doctored&nbsp;before&nbsp;being sold on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who fall victim to such&nbsp;scams&nbsp;will be uninsured&nbsp;if they try to claim for an accident, where they could then face a hefty fine and points on their license.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They could even face a driving ban if they&nbsp;are discovered&nbsp;to be uninsured.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/driver-and-vehicle-standards-agency\">Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)<\/a>&nbsp;is urging drivers to watch out for suspicious messages from scammers on social media offering cheap insurance deals and are advising younger drivers to&nbsp;only purchase insurance policies from trusted providers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have fallen victim&nbsp;to&nbsp;an&nbsp;insurance&nbsp;scam&nbsp;or have found evidence of one, contact the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/insurancefraudbureau.org\/cheatline\/\">IFB\u2019s Cheatline.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information on avoiding online fraud, please contact the NEBRC at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk\">enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk<\/a> or sign up to our <a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/core-membership-sign-up\/\">free core membership <\/a>to keep up to date with the latest cyber security matters and keep your business safe online.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The NEBRC is a not-for-profit organisation that aims to educate, inform, and support businesses across the UK&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>on how to stay safe against online fraud and cyber attacks through cyber security.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The&nbsp;Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB)&nbsp;has warned that drivers are being targeted&nbsp;by car insurance&nbsp;scamson social media. 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