Scammers are pretending to be royalty in alarming new targeting of House of Lords peers
12th August 2026
House of Lords peers have been warned to
remain vigilant after scammers and suspected state actors were
found to be impersonating members of the Royal Household and
foreign dignitaries. The warning was issued by Lord Forsyth of
Drumlean, the Lord Speaker, who alerted members of the Upper House
to an increase in sophisticated impersonation attempts. According
to a letter seen by The…

