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That’s why TV Licensing is working to help customers protect themselves against fraudsters. Research by the Government’s Joint Fraud Taskforce found that 8 out of 10 UK adults had received a scam text in the last three months and landline call scams continued to be a threat for older people, with almost two thirds of all over-75s saying they had received a potential scam call. Since the start of the pandemic we’ve seen the number and variety of scams increase. Report it to Trading Standards: Call Action Fraud: Scams Awareness Packīe Scam Aware and pass on the advice to your friends and family to help them stay safe.ĭownload a copy of the Phone Scams Booklet here. How to avoid or report a suspicious email

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Find out more about how NHS test and trace works: Get help with online scams If you’re contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service, you will not be asked to provide any passwords, bank account details or pin numbers. Never give out your computer or internet logins or passwords for any online account. Never transfer money to an unknown account, especially if you’re asked to do this quickly.

Never give out your bank, debit or credit card details including PIN numbers, passwords or account number. Never give anyone your date of birth or National Insurance Number – these are the keys to your identity. No real bank, HMRC, government department, council or any other public authority will call and ask for your personal or financial account details. And don’t click on links of any unknown or suspicious email senders. Just hang up if you don’t know the caller. That’s the case for ‘bargain’ offers such as on holidays, insurance, pensions, investments, face masks, coronavirus test kits or other PPE.īeware unknown callers and emails. If it’s too good to be true it probably is.