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.
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North Yorkshire Police launch ‘BurglarProof’
Approximately 25% of burglaries are opportunistic crimes, when a thief takes advantage of an open window and or unlocked door. Thieves target vulnerable properties i.e. those without security devices such as window locks and sturdy door locks.