How to avoid business scams
Small businesses are often the target of scammers, if you have any publicly accessible ways of being contacted, then scammers can reach you. Common scams include fake invoices, publishing, advertising and directory scams, unnecessary services and unsolicited goods.
Here we give an overview of the most common scams used on small businesses along with tips on how to defend your business against them.
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“It is key to understand that scammers are skilled salespeople and are acutely aware of the psychology of their targets.”
- Crafts Council
We have put together the two downloadable documents to outline the most common scams used on small businesses along with tips on how to defend your business against scams.
Common scams targeting small businesses
Useful links
The metropolitan police- The little book of big scams- business edition
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ National fraud & cyber crime reporting centre
https://www.fsb.org.uk/ National federation of self employed and small businesses ltd
https://www.cifas.org.uk/ UK’s fraud protection community
https://www.getsafeonline.org/business/ Get Safe Online
