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There are fake twenty pound notes going around the area. When you g... Sent by : Andrew Biddell (Police, PCSO, Cotswolds) Neighbourhood Watch 20:53 : Fake Just Eat offer Dear Sir or madam A fake email purporting to be from Just Eat is doing the round... Sent by : Cheryl Spruce (NWN , Chair GNWN, Greenwich) Alerts sent Thursday 18 February 2021Alert title Staffordshire Police 13:40 : Online Shopping Fraud Shopping online can save time and in the current situation is, most of the time,... Sent by : Alyx Hart (Police, PCSO, Lichfield) Alerts sent Tuesday 16 February 2021Alert title Devon and Cornwall Police 14:36 : Fake bank notes - Cornwall Warning over Facebook Marketplace scam
Police are appealing for information aft... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) Alerts sent Monday 15 February 2021Alert title West Yorkshire Police 13:53 : Fake bank notes in circulation There have been several reports of counterfeit £20 notes being used in Guiseley ... Sent by : Dan Pickles (Police,District Neighbourhood Support Officer,Leeds North West) Cambridgeshire Constabulary 12:18 : Beware romance fraud Dear subscriber,
Romance fraudsters are scamming victims out of more th... Sent by : Larissa Chapman (Police, Communications officer, HQ) Alerts sent Thursday 11 February 2021Alert title Staffordshire Police 14:54 : Fake COVID Warning Letter Scam There have been an increasingly diverse range of scams attempted in the last yea... Sent by : Timothy Leathers (Staffordshire Police, PCSO, East Staffordshire) Alerts sent Tuesday 09 February 2021Alert title Leicestershire Police 22:35 : BE AWARE Good Evening,There has been a recent spate of phone thefts by scammers. Victims ... Sent by : Sarah Baker (Police, Police Community Support Officer, West Leicester, Fosse) Alerts sent Friday 05 February 2021Alert title Lancashire Constabulary 15:06 : Fake police officers Good Afternoon,
Please be aware SCAM
We have received reports of two males cla... Sent by : Martina mantovani (Police,PCSO,St Anne's NPT) Lancashire Constabulary 15:04 : Fake police officers Good Afternoon,
Please be aware SCAM
We have received reports of two males cla... Sent by : Martina mantovani (Police,PCSO,St Anne's NPT) Alerts sent Tuesday 02 February 2021Alert title Humberside Police 16:34 : COVID-19 VACCINE SCAM Local News Update
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We have been made aware of... Sent by : Jane Waddingham (Police, PCSO, Frodingham, Scunthorpe) Humberside Police 15:49 : COVID-19 VACCINE SCAM Local News Update
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We have been made aware of a ne... Sent by : Jane Waddingham (Police, PCSO, Frodingham, Scunthorpe) Humberside Police 15:47 : COVID-19 VACCINE SCAM Local News Update
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We have been made aware of a ne... Sent by : Jane Waddingham (Police, PCSO, Frodingham, Scunthorpe) Alerts sent Monday 01 February 2021Alert title Staffordshire Police 16:12 : Fake National Insurance Calls HiJust to make you aware, Action Fraud reported they had recently received over ... Sent by : Colin Stepney (Police, PCSO, Staffordshire North Staffs Kidsgrove) Alerts sent Saturday 30 January 2021Alert title Staffordshire Police 15:20 : Fake National Insurance Calls In just one week this month, Action Fraud reported they had received over 1000 e... Sent by : Julia Wells (Police, PCSO, Burton Urban) Alerts sent Friday 29 January 2021Alert title Neighbourhood Watch A resident in Tuffley has recently been conned into handing over a large sum of ... Sent by : Bob Lloyd (Police, Neighbourhood Watch Officer, Gloucestershire) Wiltshire Police We're supporting the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ScamSmart campaign to... Sent by : Sian Rivers (Police, Communications Officer, HQ) Alerts sent Thursday 28 January 2021Alert title Dorset Alert The UK's vaccine roll-out is offering light at the end of the tunnel, but sa... Sent by : PCC Communications (Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Communications and Engagement, Dorset) Alerts sent Wednesday 27 January 2021Alert title Lancashire Constabulary 14:17 : Fake news story in circulation Good afternoon Sir or madam We are aware that a story is circulating on a local ... Sent by : Lauren Vallely (Police, PCSO, WEST - Freckleton, Warton and Rural Fylde) Alerts sent Tuesday 26 January 2021Alert title Leicestershire Police ⚠ WARNING ⚠
We've received reports this morning of fake email... Sent by : Sam Hancock (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, Leicestershire) Alerts sent Sunday 24 January 2021Alert title Cambridgeshire Constabulary Good Afternoon, Somersham District Members –
Vaccination Scams ... Sent by : Chris Shaw (Police, PSV - Online Communities, Huntingdonshire - St Ives) Cambridgeshire Constabulary Good Afternoon, Upwood and The Raveleys District Members –
Vacc... Sent by : Chris Shaw (Police, PSV - Online Communities, Huntingdonshire - St Ives) Cambridgeshire Constabulary Good Afternoon, Warboys and Bury District Members –
Vaccination... Sent by : Chris Shaw (Police, PSV - Online Communities, Huntingdonshire - St Ives) Alerts sent Wednesday 20 January 2021Alert title Cambridgeshire Constabulary Good Afternoon, The Hemingfords District Members –
Very h... Sent by : Chris Shaw (Police, PSV - Online Communities, Huntingdonshire - St Ives) Cambridgeshire Constabulary Good Afternoon, Fenstanton District Members –
Vaccination Scams... Sent by : Chris Shaw (Police, PSV - Online Communities, Huntingdonshire - St Ives) Alerts sent Tuesday 19 January 2021Alert title Gloucestershire Constabulary Please be aware that there is an increase in counterfeit Scottish bank notes bei... Sent by : Jo Upton (Police, PCSO, Stroud) Alerts sent Friday 15 January 2021Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Local police have received reports this week from a significant number of reside... Sent by : Bob Lloyd (Police, Neighbourhood Watch Officer, Gloucestershire) Alerts sent Wednesday 13 January 2021Alert title Neighbourhood Watch
There have been three incidents reported to the police in the Stroud and Fores... Sent by : Bob Lloyd (Police, Neighbourhood Watch Officer, Gloucestershire) Alerts sent Tuesday 12 January 2021Alert title Lancashire Constabulary 15:18 : SCOTTISH FAKE £50. NOTES Please be aware of a male in the Darwen area attempting to purchase low value it... Sent by : Debbie Macfarlane (Police, PCSO Darwen Town Centre & Sunnyhurst, EAST - Darwen) Alerts sent Monday 11 January 2021Alert title Devon and Cornwall Police 11:35 : Fake Text - re - Covid-19 Test
Fake text messages are circulating telling people they're eligible to appl... Sent by : Keith Charman (Police, Police Support Volunteer, South East Cornwall) Alerts sent Saturday 09 January 2021Alert title Staffordshire Police 10:07 : Awareness of Covid Scams Due to the roll of out the new vaccine, many people are anticipating contact fro... Sent by : Jane Lawlor (Police,PCSO,Longton) Alerts sent Friday 08 January 2021Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 12:02 : Vaccine Scam Warning Vaccine Scam Warning
We have received reports that a fake NHS text message is... Sent by : Willie Clark (NHWN, National Co - ordinator, NW Scotland) West Mids Police 07:35 : Covid-19 Vaccination Message Good Morning, Hope you are well.
Stay alert: Watch out for a fake text messag... Sent by : Daniel Walton (Police, Police Community Support Officer, Birmingham East , Sutton Trinity) Alerts sent Thursday 07 January 2021Alert title Thames Valley Police 12:58 : NHS Scam Nationally, a fake NHS text message has been circulating, informing people that ... Sent by : Justine Pritchard (Police, Neighbourhood Policing Administrator , Thames Valley) Devon and Cornwall Police 11:47 : Fake vaccination text Please be wary of fake COVID-19 vaccine text alerts, the fake text alerts appear... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) Devon and Cornwall Police 11:32 : Fake vaccination text Please be wary of fake COVID-19 vaccine text alerts, the fake text alerts appear... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) West Mids Police 10:54 : SCAM: NHS VACCINE TEXT MESSAGE Stay alert: watch out for a fake text message claiming to be from the NHS claimi... Sent by : Kloe Burrows (Police, Coordinator, Birmingham West, Perry Barr ECU ) Devon and Cornwall Police 10:34 : Fake vaccination text Please be wary of fake COVID-19 vaccine text alerts, the fake text alerts appear... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) Alerts sent Wednesday 06 January 2021Alert title Cumbria Neighbourhood Watch 23:00 : COVID Vaccine Fake Text Scam The following scam is but one of many that will invariable be circulated in the ... Sent by : Joseph Murray (NHWN, Administrator, Cumbria) Leicestershire Police Please be aware of the below type of scam text message circulating regardin... Sent by : Sam Hancock (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, Leicestershire) Local Authority We have received reports that a fake NHS text message is circulating, telling pe... Sent by : Sharon May (Nottinghamshire County Council, Trading Standards Officer, Notts) Alerts sent Tuesday 05 January 2021Alert title Durham Constabulary 15:11 : COVID-19 Vaccine Scam Warning It appears that another scam is circulating relating to Covid-19
A fake NHS t... Sent by : Susie Blake (Police , Partnerships Officer, Durham Constabulary) Derbyshire Constabulary 14:05 : Scam Alert Dear Residents,
A fake NHS text message is currently in circulation, informin... Sent by : Mark Cox (Police, PCSO Supervisor, Derby East) Humberside Police Crime Prevention Advice
Today, we have been alerted to a highly believable s... Sent by : Steve Sharp (Police,Pcso,Driffield) Cambridgeshire Constabulary 12:28 : Afternoon Dear E coppers.
Scam alert ⚠️ Sadly, scammers continue to take adv... Sent by : Jonathan Hall (Police, PCSO, Cambridgeshire) Neighbourhood Watch 07:45 : Fake Covid-19 NHS scam Please see the attached poster and distribute to local community centres, displa... Sent by : Johanna Doris Kaschke (NWN, MSA, 7919) Alerts sent Thursday 24 December 2020Alert title South Yorkshire Police Scam warning: Fake DPD emails and texts.Action Fraud has seen a surge in reports... Sent by : David R Jackson (Police, PCSO, Rotherham North) Alerts sent Wednesday 23 December 2020Alert title Action Fraud (NFIB)
Dear Subscriber,
Scam warning: Fake DPD emails and texts.
Action Fraud h... Sent by : Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) Neighbourhood Watch Beware of Covid-19 Scammers
Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards is ... Sent by : Colin Cartwright (NWN, Chair, MSA, Warwickshire) Alerts sent Sunday 20 December 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch 18:40 : INFORMATION ON CURRENT SCAMS A local resident received an email seemingly from NCP car parks with a penalty c... Sent by : Angela Money (NWN, Multi Scheme Administrator, Thames Valley, West Berkshire LPA) Alerts sent Thursday 17 December 2020Alert title Leicestershire Police UK Finance warns public to be aware of parcel delivery scams in the run up to Ch... Sent by : Rebecca Spilane (Leicestershire Police, Economic Crime Unit,Fraud Vulnerability Officer,Leicestershire) Leicestershire Police UK Finance is warning consumers to be vigilant against criminals looking to defr... Sent by : Rebecca Spilane (Leicestershire Police, Economic Crime Unit,Fraud Vulnerability Officer,Leicestershire) Alerts sent Thursday 10 December 2020Alert title Derbyshire Constabulary Glossop Police SNT - Seasonal Advice - repeated re error on previous image on me... Sent by : Brian Buller (Police, PCSO, High Peak) Derbyshire Constabulary Glossop Police SNT - Seasonal Advice A Message for Shoppers - ShopkeepersBe Awa... Sent by : Brian Buller (Police, PCSO, High Peak) Alerts sent Friday 04 December 2020Alert title Gloucestershire Constabulary Over the last few days we have received a number of reports of Courier Fraud, wh... Sent by : Victoria Brinton (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, Gloucestershire) Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 10:30 : Scams Update
Counterfeit Electrical Products
According to the Intellectual Property ... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Tuesday 01 December 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Hello Everyone
I hope you are all managing to stay safe during these rather t... Sent by : Robin Sutton (NHWN, Chairman Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Watch, Cambridgeshire) Alerts sent Saturday 28 November 2020Alert title Staffordshire Police Shopping online can save time and effort and gives you a wide choice of goods fr... Sent by : Leon Worden (Staffordshire Police, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Burntwood, Chasetown, Chase Terrace - Lichfield Neighbourhood) Staffordshire Police 15:47 : Online fraud and cyber crime Shopping online can save time and effort and gives you a wide choice of goods fr... Sent by : Ashley Tooth (Police,PCSO,South Staffordshire) Staffordshire Police 15:46 : Online fraud and cyber crime Shopping online can save time and effort and gives you a wide choice of goods fr... Sent by : Ashley Tooth (Police,PCSO,South Staffordshire) Alerts sent Friday 27 November 2020Alert title Staffordshire Police 12:39 : DPD - Scam e-mail A fake e-mail made to appear like it has been sent by DPD is being sent to resid... Sent by : Leon Worden (Staffordshire Police, Police Community Support Officer (PCSO), Burntwood, Chasetown, Chase Terrace - Lichfield Neighbourhood) Alerts sent Thursday 26 November 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 13:19 : Scams Update
Black Friday
The Anti-Counterfeiting Group is warning people of the h... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Wednesday 25 November 2020Alert title Leicestershire Police With the current Covid restrictions in place regarding non-essential shops being... Sent by : Sam Hancock (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, Leicestershire) Alerts sent Friday 20 November 2020Alert title Derbyshire Constabulary Glossop Police SNT - Fake CoinsBe aware - Check your change advice for both shop... Sent by : Brian Buller (Police, PCSO, High Peak) Alerts sent Thursday 19 November 2020Alert title Northamptonshire Police 18:48 : FAKE ELECTRICITY READERS Residents in Ponds close, Raunds were on the ball when two males knocked on thei... Sent by : Tim Butter (Police, Community Support Officer, East Northants & Wellingborough) Alerts sent Thursday 12 November 2020Alert title Notts Police 07:47 : Technical issues Dear Readers, It has been brought to our attention that yesterdays email contain... Sent by : Carren Tate (Police, Staff, Rushcliffe) Alerts sent Wednesday 11 November 2020Alert title Notts Police 09:19 : Fake Paypal Emails Fake Paypal Emails AlertThere have been 21,349 Action Fraud reports featuring fa... Sent by : Carren Tate (Police, Staff, Rushcliffe) Leicestershire Police 08:24 : Fake Paypal Emails alert There have been 21,349 Action Fraud reports featuring fake PayPal phishing email... Sent by : Rebecca Spilane (Leicestershire Police, Economic Crime Unit,Fraud Vulnerability Officer,Leicestershire) Alerts sent Tuesday 10 November 2020Alert title West Mids Police 08:48 : Fake goods Good morning although this incident happened in the Tettenhall area I would like... Sent by : Helen Denyer (Police, PCSO, Penn, Merry Hill, Tettenhall Regis and Tettenhall Wightwick) Alerts sent Sunday 08 November 2020Alert title Humberside Police 08:32 : Paypal fraud emails Fraud Warning
Dear Subscriber,
Action Fraud is warning people selling i... Sent by : Richard Lawson (Police, PCSO, Humberside Police, Scunthorpe, Scunthorpe North Police station, Town Ward.) Alerts sent Friday 06 November 2020Alert title West Mids Police Sir or madam
Action Fraud is warning people selling items online to be on the... Sent by : John Cunnion (Police, PC, Washwood Heath) Action Fraud (NFIB)
Dear Subscriber,
Action Fraud is warning people selling items online to b... Sent by : Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National) Alerts sent Thursday 05 November 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch 16:03 : Paypal Fraud Alert “There have been 21,349 Action Fraud reports featuring fake PayPal phishin... Sent by : Johanna Doris Kaschke (NWN, MSA, 7919) South Yorkshire Police 12:06 : Fake PayPal emails Good afternoon,Action Fraud is warning people selling items online to be on the ... Sent by : Dannielle Lee (Police, Cyber Protect Officer, South Yorkshire) Alerts sent Friday 23 October 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 09:23 : Scams Update
Fake Amazon Sites and Forums
There has been a significant increase in phi... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Monday 12 October 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 09:43 : Warning - Paypal Scams Morning all,
The information keeps coming from Alert users across Scotland hi... Sent by : Mark Armstrong (NHWN, Community Support Officer, NW Scotland) Alerts sent Tuesday 06 October 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch 19:59 : Be Scam Aware Dear Sir or madam Government funding for over 75s to receive a free TV Licence h... Sent by : Cheryl Spruce (NWN , Chair GNWN, Greenwich) Alerts sent Wednesday 30 September 2020Alert title Staffordshire Police 17:25 : fake phones Staffordshire police in Hanley have been made aware of suspicious activity in th... Sent by : Amanda Dale (Police, PCSO, Stoke North, Hanley) Staffordshire Police 17:23 : fake phones Staffordshire police in Hanley have been made aware of suspicious activity in th... Sent by : Amanda Dale (Police, PCSO, Stoke North, Hanley) Alerts sent Friday 18 September 2020Alert title Devon and Cornwall Police 14:39 : Fake penalty charge email We would like to make the public aware of a recent fake penalty notice scam whic... Sent by : Linzi Berryman (Police, DC Alert Officer, Devon & Cornwall) Alerts sent Monday 14 September 2020Alert title Dorset Alert 13:27 : Fraud Alert - Phishing Emails FRAUD ALERT – Fake Government Department Emails
The National Fraud Inte... Sent by : Tony Thomas (Dorset Police, Volunteer 4234, Poole) Dorset Alert 13:00 : Fraud Alert - Phishing Emails FRAUD ALERT – Fake Government Department Emails
The National Fraud Inte... Sent by : Tony Thomas (Dorset Police, Volunteer 4234, Poole) Alerts sent Wednesday 02 September 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch 18:41 : Cyber Protect Webinar Scams are increasing in Oxford and I came across this information. It is e... Sent by : Maggie Lewis (NWN, Multi Scheme Administrator, Thames Valley, Oxford LPA) Thames Valley Police CRIME
I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you li... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Thames Valley Police CRIME:
I have attached reference numbers to each crime report. If you l... Sent by : Jeffrey Pick (Police, Community Engagement & Resilience Officer, Windsor & Maidenhead LPA) Thames Valley Police A GOOD 48 HOURS - ONLY ONE CRIME TO REPORT
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Rental Scams
A couple in Edinburgh narrowly avoided a rental scam when th... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Friday 14 August 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 10:54 : Scams Update
Doorstep Callers/Scam Mail
We’ve had a report of a doorstep caller ... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) Alerts sent Thursday 13 August 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 13:52 : SEEDS IN THE POST Brushing Scams
Most e-commerce websites rate sellers by multiple criteria, an... Sent by : Keri Jones (Police, Constable, Highlands and Island) Alerts sent Wednesday 12 August 2020Alert title Wiltshire Police 17:37 : Fake currency Just for awareness...
Fake £50 notes have been seized by officers. Thes... Sent by : Joanna Wolton (Police, PCSO, CPT Royal Wotton Bassett) Alerts sent Tuesday 11 August 2020Alert title West Mids Police 13:47 : Fake or Stolen Perfume Please be aware that there have been a lot of reports of men trying to sell eith... Sent by : Andrew Fishwick (Police, PCSO, Walsall ST Matthews) Alerts sent Friday 07 August 2020Alert title Neighbourhood Watch Scotland 11:14 : Scams Update
Staycation Scams
We recently highlighted the issue of scammers posing a... Sent by : Leisa Hughes (NHWN, Administrator, South Lanarkshire) |
