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Courier Fraud
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The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has identified an increasing number of reports submitted to Action Fraud from the public concerning courier fraud.
Fraudsters are contacting victims by telephone and purporting to be a police officer or bank official. To substantiate this claim, the caller might be able to confirm some easily obtainable basic details about the victim such as their full name and address. They may also offer a telephone number for the victim to call to check that they are genuine; this number is not genuine and simply redirects to the fraudster who pretends to be a different person. After some trust has been established, the fraudster will then, for example, suggest;
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP KEEP COMMUNITIES SAFE
The following letter has been received from David Keane, Police & Crime Commissioner regarding volunteering opportunities...
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Parish Council Dog Control Survey Results
Kingsley Parish Council carried out a survey during March 2018 in order to accurately reflect the views of the community when we respond to Cheshire West and Chester Council’s Control of Dogs Orders Review Questionnaire (closing date 28 April 2018). We based the questions below largely on CW&C’s consultation. The survey was sent out as an insert to the March edition of Kingsley News (distribution around 800 households). It was also available to answer online via Survey Monkey. We had a total of 167 responses – it therefore reflects the views of around 21% of our community.
The results are as follows:
Tsb Phishing Attacks
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There has been a sharp rise in fraudsters sending out fake text messages (smishing) and phishing emails claiming to be from TSB. The increase in the number of reports corresponds with the timing of TSB’s computer system update, which resulted in 1.9 million users being locked out of their accounts. Opportunistic fraudsters are using TSB’s system issue to target people with this type of fraud.
Fraudulent Cryptocurrency Investments And Fake Endorsements 13/04/2018
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Victims receive a telephone call from someone purporting to be a bailiff enforcing a court judgement, attempting to recover funds for a non-existent debt. The fraudsters state the debt originates from the victim not paying a magazine advertisement subscription.
Fraudulent websites alleging to offer cryptocurrency investments are dishonestly using the image of Martin Lewis, the founder and editor for moneysavingexpert.com, as an endorsement for their companies.
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