The Consumer Association (Which?) is advising people to be on the alert for scams, as criminals prey on consumers’ uncertainty about their rights following Brexit. Remember legitimate organisations will not telephone you and ask you to move your money. If you’re not sure what to do, contact the organisation on an official line and check the information you have been given.
Category Archives: Scams
New BT Brexit e-mail scam
At a time when information about Brexit is proliferating, scammers are taking advantage of this to try to obtain personal information. The e-mail supposedly from BT warns about the need to accept new terms and conditions with reference to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). For more information go to our Alerts page.
British Gas refund scam
From North Yorkshire Police : ‘Please warn people about this email scam supposedly from British Gas to encourage people to claim back money they say they owe you. It looks genuine. It isn’t. We don’t have gas! Be Careful!’
To see what the communication looks like, please see our ‘Alerts’ page.
What is impersonation fraud?
A really useful explanation from North Yorkshire Police about how impersonation fraud works. Make sure you don’t get caught out. https://youtube.com/watch?v=fy-RSQfwLDw…
Feeling lonely? Beware of on-line dating fraud
Lonely people can become victims of online dating fraud, as BBC has shown on TV all this week. For anyone who is concerned about this type of fraud, here is a really useful video from the Metropolitan Police on our ‘Alerts’ page.
Amazon Prime – scam alert
North Yorkshire Police are warning residents about the latest scam which has been reported.
‘Criminals are targeting members of the public with automated calls stating that the recipient has been charged for an Amazon Prime subscription’. For further details, please visit our ‘Alerts’ page.
Warning about Santander scam message
This message is currently appearing on social media.
Watch out for mandate fraud
North Yorkshire Police have noticed an increase in the type of fraud whereby a resident or business will receive an email purporting to be from a supplier, for example utility company, solicitor, builder etc informing the resident/business that the supplier’s account details have changed and all further payments need to be paid into the new account. For further details, please visit our ‘Alerts’ page.