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Fake Amazon Sites and Forums
There has been a significant increase in phi... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Thursday 22 October 2020Alert title Cambridgeshire Constabulary 19:46 : MYSTERY SHOPPER SCAM
MYSTERY SHOPPER SCAM
Fraudsters are targeting job-seekers with a recruitmen... Sent by : Dave Russ (Police, PCSO, Fenland - Wisbech) Staffordshire Police Residents n the area have made us aware that they have been receiving phone call... Sent by : Deryn Small (Police, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Lichfield) Alerts sent Wednesday 21 October 2020Alert title Lancashire Constabulary 10:48 : Phone SCAM ALERT Please be aware of a SCAM that has come to our attention.Someone from a Manchest... Sent by : Andy Garner (Police, PCSO, WEST - Lancaster) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 10:12 : Bank Scam Phone calls Dear All,
Police in Edinburgh recently have received reports of scam ph... Sent by : Sonja Kaiser-Ferris (Police, Constable, Edinburgh) Alerts sent Tuesday 20 October 2020Alert title Devon and Cornwall Police 12:38 : Telephone Scam Wadebridge Police have been made aware of a common scam which has been attempted... Sent by : Keith Charman (Police, Police Support Volunteer, South East Cornwall) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 18:33 : Cyber Resilience Bulletin Cyber Resilience Bulletin
Attached is the latest Cyber Resilience bulletin wh... Sent by : Varrie McDevitt (NHWN, Admin Assistant, NW Scotland) Alerts sent Monday 19 October 2020Alert title Notts Police 08:45 : Hoax Chain E Mail Action Fraud is reminding everyone that a chain email circulating warning about ... Sent by : Carren Tate (Police, Staff, Rushcliffe) Alerts sent Friday 16 October 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 13:33 : Scams Update
New Amazon Scams
A new scam email purportedly from Amazon has been seen t... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Neighbourhood Watch 13:30 : Friends Against Scams Courses Good afternoon
I am pleased to announce that as part of the ‘FASathon&r... Sent by : John Farnaby (NWN, MSA, Surrey, Tandridge) Scottish Borders Council 11:46 : Police Scotland - Report of Scam A male in the Peebles area was contacted by telephone 2 weeks ago by a company s... Sent by : Kirsty Neish (Police Scotland, Constable, Scottish Borders) Alerts sent Thursday 15 October 2020Alert title Gloucestershire Constabulary We have received information of the following scam:At 8.50 a.m. on Saturday, a ... Sent by : Nicholas Westmacott (Police, PC, Cirencester) Derbyshire Constabulary 11:29 : Internet Scams Recently there are Scams being sent either via emails or by telephone calls.Plea... Sent by : Andrea Thompson (Police, Police Community Support Officer, Derby South ) Alerts sent Wednesday 14 October 2020Alert title Staffordshire Police 17:11 : Phone Scam We have had some recent incidents in the area of persons claiming to be calling ... Sent by : Colin Stepney (Police, PCSO, Staffordshire North Staffs Kidsgrove) Dorset Alert 15:30 : How to avoid romance fraud scams Dorset Police Cyber Crime Protect officer Chris Conroy returns with advice on ho... Sent by : PCC Communications (Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Communications and Engagement, Dorset) Staffordshire Police 13:29 : Community Safety Alert Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Adrian Price (Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 13:28 : Community Safety Alert Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Adrian Price (Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 13:26 : Community Safety Alert Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Adrian Price (Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 13:26 : Cyber Crime Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Christopher Neal (Staffordshire Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 13:22 : Cyber Crime Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Christopher Neal (Staffordshire Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 13:21 : Cyber Crime Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Christopher Neal (Staffordshire Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police Recently there has been an email being sent by what looks like the Home Office i... Sent by : Deryn Small (Police, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Lichfield) Alerts sent Tuesday 13 October 2020Alert title West Mids Police 19:26 : Scam Alert Tuesday 13th 2020
Dear Sir or madam
SCAM ALERT:
Scamm... Sent by : Yvonne Dunne (West midlands police, PCSO, Solihull) Neighbourhood Watch Hello Neighbourhood Watch member
Phishing emails are being sent out, claiming... Sent by : Gill Riley (NWN, Communication Administrator, Derbyshire) West Mids Police 14:34 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:31 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:29 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:27 : Telephone Scam Alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:24 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:20 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:18 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:16 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:13 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:11 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:08 : Telephone scam alert Sir or madam A rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attentio... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) West Mids Police 14:06 : Telephone Scam alert Sir or madamA rather disturbing telephone scam has been brought to our attention... Sent by : Lesley Pardoe (Police, PCSO, Sandwell ) Devon and Cornwall Police 10:19 : Scam information We would like to make residents aware that we have received reports of various s... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) Alerts sent Monday 12 October 2020Alert title Lancashire Constabulary 19:10 : Be Scam Wise Good evening Sir or madam We have received a report of a scam phone call whereby... Sent by : Lauren Vallely (Police, PCSO, WEST - Freckleton, Warton and Rural Fylde) Humberside Police 15:55 : DVLA Phishing Scam The Neighbourhood Team for Brigg and Wolds have received a report from a member ... Sent by : Lawrence Grant (Police, PC, Community Beat Manager Brigg and Wolds) Humberside Police 15:14 : Mystery Shopper Recruitment Scam
Mystery Shopper Recruitment Scams
The City of London Poli... Sent by : Lawrence Grant (Police, PC, Community Beat Manager Brigg and Wolds) Devon and Cornwall Police 13:48 : Scam information We would like to make residents aware that we have received reports of various s... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) West Mids Police 12:43 : COVID letter scams Good Afternoon, Be aware of a potential COVID letter scam stating that you will ... Sent by : Rebekkah Toland (Police,Police Constable ,Birmingham East NPU. Sheldon NT) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 09:43 : Warning - Paypal Scams Morning all,
The information keeps coming from Alert users across Scotland hi... Sent by : Mark Armstrong (NHWN, Community Support Officer, NW Scotland) Alerts sent Sunday 11 October 2020Alert title Cumbria Neighbourhood Watch 20:53 : Scams Police are urging the public to be vigilant following a spate of scam calls.
&n... Sent by : Joseph Murray (NHWN, Administrator, Cumbria) Gloucestershire Constabulary 20:31 : DVLA Email Scam Drivers are being warned to watch out for emails claiming to be from the DVLA as... Sent by : Nicholas Westmacott (Police, PC, Cirencester) Cheshire Constabulary 10:36 : New Scam Alert - Cold Callers Good Morning,
Over the past week or so, we have received word of a new scam g... Sent by : Scott Watson (Police, PCSO, Crewe LPU Sandbach PCSO) Alerts sent Friday 09 October 2020Alert title Cheshire Constabulary 21:05 : Scam Alert Scam Warning: Scam telephone calls from 0151 numbers
Halton Trading Stand... Sent by : Margaret Sumner (Police, PCSO, Widnes LPU) Cheshire Constabulary 21:01 : scam alert Scam Warning: Hoax WhatsApp message from PDS (Parcel Delivery Service)
Co... Sent by : Margaret Sumner (Police, PCSO, Widnes LPU) Gloucestershire Constabulary October is Romance Fraud awareness month. The multi-agency campaign, running thr... Sent by : Nicholas Westmacott (Police, PC, Cirencester) Sussex Police Friday, 9th October 2020
News and Alerts
Sussex Police donates £500 to... Sent by : Lillian Knight (Police, Prevention Support & Engagement Officer, Sussex) Humberside Police An Bogus caller has been reported in your
neighbourhood.
Dear Resident... Sent by : David Cave (Police, Police Constable, Grimsby East Haverstoe, Humberston and New Waltham Ward) Humberside Police An Bogus caller has been reported in your
neighbourhood.
Dear Resident... Sent by : David Cave (Police, Police Constable, Grimsby East Haverstoe, Humberston and New Waltham Ward) Alerts sent Friday 23 October 2020Alert title Humberside Police 08:02 : Mystery Shopper Recruitment Scam Mystery Shopper
Recruitment Scams
Dear Residents
Fraudsters are targeting... Sent by : Mike Gains (Police, PCSO, Scunthorpe - Sheffield Park Police Station - Crosby & Park Ward ) Alerts sent Friday 09 October 2020Alert title Humberside Police 15:10 : Mystery Shopper Recruitment Scam Summary
Fraudsters are targeting job-seekers with a recruitment scam that ha... Sent by : Phillip Barton (Police, PCSO, Scunthorpe North) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 12:32 : Scams Update
Social Media Verification Scams
Users of Twitter, Instagram and TikTok&... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Thursday 08 October 2020Alert title Lancashire Constabulary 16:07 : Amazon Prime Scam Phonecalls There has been a number of Scam phonecalls made to local residents from people c... Sent by : Lucy Leamy (Police, PCSO - Lancaster Rurals, WEST - Lancaster) Staffordshire Police 13:08 : Romance Fraud Criminals are experts at pretending to be someone else – including the per... Sent by : Emma Ray (Staffordshire Police, Community Engagement Assistant, Staffordshire) Cheshire Constabulary 10:46 : Scam Alert Hello resident,
&nb... Sent by : Paul Mines (Police, Community Support Officer, Widnes PCSO) Cheshire Constabulary 10:37 : Scam Alert Hello resident,
&nb... Sent by : Paul Mines (Police, Community Support Officer, Widnes PCSO) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 09:19 : Warning - Amazon Scams Morning all,
Following on from last weeks scam update we sent out that was cr... Sent by : Mark Armstrong (NHWN, Community Support Officer, NW Scotland) Alerts sent Wednesday 07 October 2020Alert title West Mids Police 14:32 : Scams Good AfternoonTrading standards have highlighted this campaign of ' Friends agai... Sent by : Anthony Meakin (Police, PCSO, East Park) West Mids Police 14:30 : Scams Good AfternoonTrading standards have highlighted this campaign of ' Friends agai... Sent by : Anthony Meakin (Police, PCSO, East Park) West Mids Police 14:28 : Scams Good AfternoonTrading standards have highlighted this campaign of ' Friends agai... Sent by : Anthony Meakin (Police, PCSO, East Park) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 11:41 : Scam Alert
Cold Callers in Blantyre
We’ve had a report of individuals in the B... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Tuesday 06 October 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch 19:59 : Be Scam Aware Dear Sir or madam Government funding for over 75s to receive a free TV Licence h... Sent by : Cheryl Spruce (NWN , Chair GNWN, Greenwich) South Yorkshire Police Good afternoon,Action Fraud have advised that fraudsters are targeting job-seeke... Sent by : Dannielle Lee (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, South Yorkshire) Cheshire Constabulary Fraudsters are targeting job-seekers with a recruitment scam that has already cl... Sent by : Wendy Leason (Police, Community Support Officer, Saughall) Gloucestershire Constabulary 13:22 : Email scam We have received reports of false emails being sent from public figure email add... Sent by : Nicholas Westmacott (Police, PC, Cirencester) Dorset Alert 12:39 : Scam Email Alert A Sherborne resident has received a scam email purporting to be from HM Courts &... Sent by : Mark Jones (Dorset Police, PCSO 6269, Sherborne Rural) Notts Police Fraudsters are targeting job-seekers with a recruitment scam that has already cl... Sent by : Carren Tate (Police, Staff, Rushcliffe) Durham Constabulary Mystery Shopper Recruitment Scams-BE AWARE
Fraudsters are targeting job-seeke... Sent by : Katie Cain (Police, Cyber Harm Reduction, Durham) Leicestershire Police Fraudsters are targeting job-seekers with a recruitment scam that has already cl... Sent by : Rebecca Spilane (Leicestershire Police, Economic Crime Unit,Fraud Vulnerability Officer,Leicestershire) Alerts sent Monday 05 October 2020Alert title West Yorkshire Police Good afternoonPlease find attached West Yorkshire Trading Standards' Newsletter ... Sent by : Rebecca Walker (Police, Neighbourhood Support Officer, Bradford) West Yorkshire Police Good afternoonPlease find attached West Yorkshire Trading Standards' Newsletter ... Sent by : Rebecca Walker (Police, Neighbourhood Support Officer, Bradford) Leicestershire Police 15:22 : South Leicester Police - Scams
Leicestershire Police are warning the public after a woman has fallen victim t... Sent by : Sam Donington (Freemen Neighbourhood Community Support Officer, PCSO, South Leicester Neighbourhood Policing Area) Thames Valley Police 15:04 : BT SCAM Oxford residents receiving a landline phone calls pretending it's from BT warnin... Sent by : Ahmed Mohamed (Police, PCSO, Oxford Cowley) Thames Valley Police FIRST: The very nasty and worrying HMRC Scam is back !
Hi Jeff,
... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Devon and Cornwall Police 10:43 : Message for shops We are appealing for your observations for customers who may be potential victim... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) Alerts sent Sunday 04 October 2020Alert title Leicestershire Police 14:06 : Be Aware Email Scam Scam Alert
As more people work from home, more people may see, and be the vic... Sent by : Darren Stretton (Police, PCSO 6035, Hinckley and Blaby NPA, Burbage) West Mids Police 13:38 : Possible scam telephone call Good afternoon,
We have received this email from a concerned member of the... Sent by : Julie Wright (Police, Pcso, Bushbury, Lowhill, Fallings Park and Oxley) Neighbourhood Watch Trading Standards’ officers have warned that criminals are evolving their ... Sent by : Val McPherson BEM (NWN, Multi Scheme Administrator, Thames Valley) Neighbourhood Watch Trading Standards’ officers have warned that criminals are evolving their ... Sent by : Val McPherson BEM (NWN, Multi Scheme Administrator, Thames Valley) West Mids Police Good Morning Residents
Scammers are opportunists looking for easy targets.
... Sent by : Toni Jones (Police, PCSO, Selly Oak) Alerts sent Saturday 03 October 2020Alert title Staffordshire Police 12:31 : Telephone Scam Police have had a report from an elderly resident that they have had a telephone... Sent by : Clare Sartin (Police, PCSO, Biddulph NPT 2) Alerts sent Friday 02 October 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 14:42 : Scams Update
British Gas Scam
Consumer body Which? has warned about a new scam em... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Thames Valley Police FIRST: The very nasty and worrying HMRC Scam is back !
Hi Jeff,
... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Thames Valley Police FIRST:- Due to ongoing Anti-Social Behaviour outside a fast food outlet in the H... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Thames Valley Police A VERY GOOD 48 HOURS - ONLY ONE CRIME TO REPORT - A CRIMINAL DAMAGE
NO ... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Alerts sent Thursday 01 October 2020Alert title Humberside Police 14:52 : Burglary on Scampton Garth Please make sure you keep your doors secure after suspicious activity in the are... Sent by : Andrew Mcdonald (Police, Pc, Hull North) Thames Valley Police 14:24 : Courier Fraud Scam in Oxford Thames Valley Police warn against scams.
Yesterday (30/9) we received a ... Sent by : Michelle Beahan (Police, NHW & Community Messaging Co-ordinator, Oxford LPA) South Yorkshire Police 13:51 : SCAM ALERT One of our elderly residents has had a phone call from a company stating they ne... Sent by : Elizabeth Taylor (Police, PCSO, Doncaster East) Staffordshire Police 12:18 : NHS Test and Trace Scam A current scam involves telephone calls claiming to be from the NHS Track and Tr... Sent by : Sarah Fordham (Police, Police Community Support Officer, Stone Neighbourhood Policing Team) Staffordshire Police 10:41 : Track and Trace - Scam Alert NHS Test and Trace Scam - COVID 19One of the latest scams involves telephone cal... Sent by : Leon Worden (Police, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Burntwood, Chasetown, Chase Terrace - Lichfield Neighbourhood) Dorset Alert 09:50 : More Scams Further reports of scams in the Sturminster Newton area; a romance scam, which n... Sent by : Mandy Robinson (Dorset Police, PCSO 5352, Stour Valley) Staffordshire Police 09:15 : Community Safety - Scam NHS Test and Trace ScamCurrent scam involves telephone calls claiming to be from... Sent by : Adrian Price (Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 09:11 : Community Safety - Scam NHS Test and Trace ScamCurrent scam involves telephone calls claiming to be from... Sent by : Adrian Price (Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 09:09 : Community Safety - Scam NHS Test and Trace ScamCurrent scam involves telephone calls claiming to be from... Sent by : Adrian Price (Police, PCSO, South Staffordshire) Cambridgeshire Constabulary Good morning
Have you received a message like this?
Attached i... Sent by : Amanda Large (Police, Crime Prevention Officer, Peterborough) Alerts sent Wednesday 30 September 2020Alert title Thames Valley Police A BRILLIANT 48 HOURS - NO CRIME TO REPORT !
NO BURGLARIES
AND
... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland Following last weeks request for information on the scams that recipients of Ale... Sent by : Mark Armstrong (NHWN, Community Support Officer, NW Scotland) |