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Update from IWASP Scam Alerts
- Reports of friends or colleagues emails being hacked and requests for money – any mention of finances in an online request should be treated with suspicion – regardless of the sender. Always check with the person who has contacted you to ensure it is a genuine request or advice – the chances are very high that it will be a scam and their accounts have been hacked!
- Postal delivery texts to say there was a problem with your order – DO NOT click on links in these or any other messages, these are phishing scams designed to harvest your information.
- Reminder that not all 01983 numbers are to be trusted – latest purports to be from visa saying £300 has been taken by Amazon and telling you to press 1 to sort a refund – This is a SCAM.
- Callers purporting to be from Age UK asking for donations – when the number was checked online at who called me there are lots of negative reports – DO NOT respond to requests for money over the phone.
- Email claiming to be from DVLA – this will advise you that your details are incorrect and you need to click a link to amend – DO NOT click on links in emails.
If you receive a call purporting to be your bank you should hang up, wait 10 minutes then contact your bank by calling 159 and then select the correct option for your bank – this is a secure way of verifying if it really was your bank contacting you
To report a scam text – forward the message to 7726
To report a scam email – forward the message to report@phishing.gov.uk
Scams can also be reported to Which – Which? – Scam Sharer
If you have lost money to a scam your first port of call should be to your Bank and Action Fraud.
Remember – STOP – THINK – CHALLENGE
Reporting a Scam
- For advice on scams call – Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline: 0808 250 5050
- To report a scam call – Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040
If you are concerned about somebody you care about or for more information on scams visit.
As of March 31st 2023, the number of reports received stand at more than 19,165,600 with the removal of more than 120,300 scams across 220,500 URLs.
We will analyse the content of the email you have sent to us and any websites it links to. If we discover activity that we believe to be malicious, we may:
- seek to block the address the email came from, so it can no longer send emails
- work with website hosting companies to remove links to malicious websites
- raise awareness of commonly reported suspicious emails and methods used with the help of our partners
Its good to know that when we do report these emails we are helping to prevent others becoming potential victims!
Stay Safe
Kind Regards,
WightFibre Customer Service Team
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