Trading Standards is warning the public about fraudsters spoofing bank messages. For further details, please go to our ‘Alerts’ page.
Category Archives: Scams
A Message from Which? about its scam alert service
A fake email purporting to be from Just Eat is doing the rounds, tempting recipients to claim a £50 gift card they’ve been ‘chosen’ to receive. Clicking the link will take you through to a phishing website, which attempts to steal your personal info.
For further details about this scam and how you can sign up to the Which? Scams Alert Service, please visit our ‘Alerts’ page.
COVID-19 scams update
Please visit our ‘Alerts’ page for the latest warnings about scams related to the pandemic and vaccinations. Meanwhile, remember …..
New scam warning about a ‘police’ scam
What is number spoofing?
On our ‘Alerts’ page you find an warning from the North Yorkshire Community Messaging service.
It relates to ‘number spoofing’ ….. yet another type of telephone scam.
COVID-19 NHS Test and Trace scam warning
COVID-19 NHS Test and Trace scam warning
City of London National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has issued information about the risk of a scam involving the NHS Covid-19 Test and Trace procedure.
This information has now been circulated by the Yorkshire Community Messaging Service.
Please visit our ‘Alerts’ page for further details.
Harrogate residents lose £50,000 in courier fraud
North Yorkshire Police have revealed Harrogate residents have lost over £50,000 in the latest scam using courier fraud. To find out more, please see our ‘Alerts’ page.
Beware of Coronavirus scams
There is an updated warning from North Yorkshire Police about scams related to the coronavirus. For more details, please see our ‘alerts’ page. Be prepared – don’t get taken in by the scammers.
Warning from Action Fraud
‘Just because someone knows a few basic details about you, it doesn’t mean they are genuine. Fraudsters regularly use personal information to build trust and believability’.
Don’t take any risks. If you don’t know the caller, hang up.
Police issue warning over HMRC scam calls
Following a sudden surge in scam calls regarding HMRC unpaid fines, North Yorkshire Police have issued an urgent warning to the public to be on the alert. For further details, please follow this link.