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A selection of scams for you today from Trading Standards


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A selection of scams for you today from Trading Standards – 

 

  • Reports of friends or colleagues emails being hacked and requests for money – any mention of finances in an online request should be treated with suspicion – regardless of the sender. Always check with the person who has contacted you to ensure it is a genuine request or advice – the chances are very high that it will be a scam and their accounts have been hacked!
  • Postal delivery texts to say there was a problem with your order – DO NOT click on links in these or any other messages, these are phishing scams designed to harvest your information
  • Reminder that not all 01983 numbers are to be trusted – latest purports to be from visa saying £300 has been taken by Amazon and telling you to press 1 to sort a refund – This is a SCAM
  • Callers purporting to be from Age UK asking for donations – when the number was checked online at who called me there are lots of negative reports – DO NOT respond to requests for money over the phone
  • Email claiming to be from DVLA – this will advise you that your details are incorrect and you need to click a link to amend – DO NOT click on links in emails
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    Stay Safe

     


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    Message Sent By
    Jackie May
    (Hampshire Constabulary, PCSO, Isle of wight)

    Neighbourhood Alert Cyber Essentials