Community Safety Beware of this Identity Theft Scam 25 Aug 201827 Aug 2018 Dr Allan Dodds writes: On returning from holiday I listened to a voicemail which said: “Richard Martin is filing a lawsuit against you”. The call came from 0161 850 3644. I…
Community Safety 17 Aug 2018 Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) writes: Fraudsters are contacting overseas students and visitors who are in the UK via their mobile phone or social network account and purporting to…
Community Safety Watch Out for These Fake British Gas Refund Emails 4 Aug 2018 Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) writes: We’ve had an increase in reports about fake British Gas emails claiming to offer refunds. The links provided in the emails lead to…
Community Safety Watch Out For These Fake Texts About Your EE Bill 20 Jun 2018 Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) writes: These fake text messages purport to be from EE and claim that you haven’t paid a bill. The link in the message leads…
Community Safety More Cold Calls By Bogus Police Officers 7 Jun 2018 Holly Knebel (Police, Staff, Nottinghamshire) writes: We had three separate reports on Monday 4 June 2018 where people had been called by fraudsters impersonating police officers. On each occasion the…
Community Safety TSB Port Out Alert 27 May 2018 Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) write: There has been an increase in reports made in May by TSB customers relating to “port-out” fraud. Fraudsters are number porting a victim’s…
Community Safety If You Operate CCTV From Your Property 27 May 2018 John Lennard (NottsWatch, Administrator, Nottinghamshire) writes: If you operate CCTV from your property, please read the recommended guidance and, if applicable, register at https://ico.org.uk/registration/cctv to ensure that you are compliant…
Community Safety TSB Phishing Attacks 27 May 2018 Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) write: Since the start of May there have been 321 phishing reports of TSB phishing made to Action Fraud. This is an increase of…
Community Safety TV Providers Discount Fraud 1 May 2018 Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) write: The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) have noticed an increase in Action Fraud reports where fraudsters are offering a discount on Television service…
Community Safety What You Need to Know About Phishing 26 Apr 201826 Apr 2018 From Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National: Source: Broxtowe Community email.
