Scams

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of PayPal scams, fake Netlix emails, investment scams and fraudulent tax refund emails!

The public are being warned of a HMRC scam appearing to offer financial help following the coronavirus pandemic.

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A tool launched by the City of London Police and National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) in April 2020, which helps members of the public easily report suspicious emails, has received more than 1.7 million reports of phishing

Shoppers are being warned not to fall for a scam involving fake £1,000 Asda vouchers after around 100 reports to police.

When the nationwide lockdown was introduced in March, there was a significant increase in scams.

Residents across North Yorkshire are being relentlessly targeted by a scam caller claiming to be DC Mason Greenwood from West Yorkshire Police, with over 20…

Think you have heard from HM Revenue & Customs with an email, call, or text message notifying you that you might be eligible for government payments/rebate due to the Covid-19 pandemic?

Officials from Stratford-on-Avon District are warning residents, following reports of an email hitting inboxes claiming to be from GOV.UK, offering a Council Tax reduction.

Police in Cheshire have issued a warning following several reports of scam phone calls purporting to be from Microsoft.

The scammers, who are posing as workers from Microsoft, claim…

In just four months, the NCSC has removed over 300,000 URLs linking to investment scams with fake celebrity endorsements.