Scams

A fourth woman who was part of a gang who committed large-scale fraud offences across the North West, including Alderley Edge, Mobberley and Knutsford, has been jailed.

Steve Timms, chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee, has joined calls from the City regulator for internet companies to take responsibility for financial scams promoted on their platforms.

Fraudsters have been targeting people across the region using the country's "most valuable tool" in beating coronavirus to scam residents for their bank details.

Police have issued a warning over a phishing text message scam circulating telling people that they are "eligible" for the Covid 19 vaccination.

Resources for raising awareness about vaccine fraud and what to look for to protect against scams.

Fraudsters continue to use the ongoing situtation with the pandemic to steal money and information from the public

Wrexham Trading Standards has issued a warning after reports of an email scam claiming to offer covid-19 vaccines.

Images of scam emails and text messages purporting to be from the NHS about the coronavirus vaccine which asks recipients to enter their bank details have been shared on Twitter and Facebook. Our readers have also asked us to check this.  This is a real scam that members of the public should be aware of. The real vaccine is free and the NHS will never ask for your financial details in order to receive it.

https://fullfact.org/online/NHS-coronavirus-vaccine-scam/

Elderly victims of Covid-19 vaccine scams have been warned about the dangers of losing their life savings in a new police video.

ActionFraud – the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre has issued a warning over a coronavirus vaccine scam, after receiving a high volume of reports phishing emails this week.