Sadly, in this time when so many of us are helping one another, some are
out there to scam us... be careful.
And help others by reporting scams: To report offers of financial
assistance from HMRC (they will all be fraudulent) forward the email you
receive WITHOUT CLICKING ON ANY LINKS to phishing@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:phishing@xxxxxxxxxxx?subject=In%20Response%20to%20an%20Action%20Fraud%20Alert>.
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Action Fraud Have Received Reports of Covid19 Related Scams
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Gordon,
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Action Fraud have received reports of #COVID19 related scams. The
majority relate to the online sale of protective items such as facemasks
and other items in short supply due to the outbreak, that don't exist..
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/coronavirus-related-fraud-reports
<https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/alert/coronavirus-related-fraud-reports-increase-by-400-in-march>
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What scams are we seeing?
The majority of reports are related to online shopping
<http://track.vuelio.uk.com/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWN0aW9uZnJhdWQucG9saWNlLnVrL2Etei1vZi1mcmF1ZC9vbmxpbmUtc2hvcHBpbmctZnJhdWQ%3d&r=12749737515&d=11092121&p=1&t=h&h=ab0ac5e21b0b44f2df51946a5d7179c9>
scams where people have ordered protective face masks, hand sanitiser
and other products, which have never arrived. Other frauds being
reported include ticket fraud
<http://track.vuelio.uk.com/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWN0aW9uZnJhdWQucG9saWNlLnVrL2Etei1vZi1mcmF1ZC90aWNrZXQtZnJhdWQ%3d&r=12749737515&d=11092121&p=1&t=h&h=80cea3426fa798485a6deb8c21c35fb1>,
romance fraud
<http://track.vuelio.uk.com/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWN0aW9uZnJhdWQucG9saWNlLnVrL2Etei1vZi1mcmF1ZC9kYXRpbmctZnJhdWQ%3d&r=12749737515&d=11092121&p=1&t=h&h=0b0826b939227705a5d68661822f60f1>,
charity fraud
<http://track.vuelio.uk.com/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWN0aW9uZnJhdWQucG9saWNlLnVrL2NoYXJpdGllcw%3d%3d&r=12749737515&d=11092121&p=1&t=h&h=b22c4621caad8529ef69f181a5e414bc>
and lender loan fraud
<http://track.vuelio.uk.com/z.z?l=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYWN0aW9uZnJhdWQucG9saWNlLnVrL2Etei1vZi1mcmF1ZC9sb2FuLXNjYW1z&r=12749737515&d=11092121&p=1&t=h&h=72b92289cd018c9306b4c4df9f13d12b>
Protection advice
Detailed counter fraud advice is available online, including from
Scamsmart <https://www.fca.org.uk/scamsmart>, ActionFraud
<https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/>, CIFAS <https://www.cifas.org.uk/>,
TakeFive <https://takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/>, Citizens Advice
<https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/check-if-something-might-be-a-scam/>,
Trading Standards <https://www.tradingstandards.uk/> and the National
Cyber Security Centre <https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/>.
Reporting to Action Fraud can be done online at
https://www.actionfraud.police.uk <https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/>
or by calling 0300 123 2040.
To report offers of financial assistance from HMRC contact
phishing@xxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:phishing@xxxxxxxxxxx?subject=In%20Response%20to%20an%20Action%20Fraud%20Alert>.
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