Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat), on Friday, 28 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 29 members in total.

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Scams and fraud

That this House expresses deep concern over the rise of scams across the UK which target older and vulnerable people; notes the speed at which new technologies continue to provide increasingly sophisticated tools to criminals to commit fraud, at the cost to thousands of individuals who often face little chance of compensation; recognises that scams can be in a variety of forms, including but not limited to, phone scams, cold calls, postal scams, doorstep scams, email scams, pension scams, and investment scams; and calls for increased safeguarding processes in retail spaces to ensure that staff have the necessary information and advice to help them spot and avoid scams targeting the money of older or vulnerable individuals.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1020 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Angus MacDonald

Wendy Chamberlain

Clive Jones

Sarah Gibson

Helen Maguire

Subjects

Fraud Protection Vulnerable adults

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk