hgdover50sforum.org.uk » Scams https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk A Voice for Older People in the Harrogate District Mon, 12 Aug 2024 16:05:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.41 Fraudsters spoof Barclays, Halifax, HSBC and Lloyds Bank in phoney text messages https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/fraudsters-spoof-barclays-halifax-hsbc-and-lloyds-bank-in-phoney-text-messages/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/fraudsters-spoof-barclays-halifax-hsbc-and-lloyds-bank-in-phoney-text-messages/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2021 10:11:25 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7724 Banking spoofs

 

Trading Standards is warning the public about fraudsters spoofing bank messages. For further details, please go to our ‘Alerts’ page.

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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.

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/a-message-from-which-about-its-scam-alert-service/feed/ 0 COVID-19 scams update https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/covid-19-scams-update/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/covid-19-scams-update/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:09:33 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7675 Please visit our ‘Alerts’ page for the latest warnings about scams related to the pandemic and vaccinations.  Meanwhile, remember …..

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]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/new-scam-warning-about-a-police-scam/feed/ 0 What is number spoofing? https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/what-is-number-spoofing/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/what-is-number-spoofing/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2020 09:48:49 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7531 Number spoofing - Spoof calls

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.

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Covid Test and traceCity 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.

 

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/7525/feed/ 0 Harrogate residents lose £50,000 in courier fraud https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/harrogate-residents-lose-50000-in-courier-fraud/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/harrogate-residents-lose-50000-in-courier-fraud/#comments Fri, 29 May 2020 08:57:32 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7519 Courier fraudNorth 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.

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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.

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Don’t take any risks. If you don’t know the caller, hang up.

]]> https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/warning-from-action-fraud/feed/ 0 Police issue warning over HMRC scam calls https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/police-issue-warning-over-hmrc-scam-calls/ https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/police-issue-warning-over-hmrc-scam-calls/#comments Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:49:40 +0000 https://hgdover50sforum.org.uk/?p=7320 Phone 2Following 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.

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