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ALERT: WhatsApp account takeover scam

Dear Subscriber,

 

Criminals are targeting WhatsApp users by posing as a friend and asking for a security code. Action Fraud has received over 60 reports relating to this scam.

 

The scam begins when a criminal gets access to another WhatsApp account which has you listed as a contact.

 

The criminal, posing as your friend or someone that’s a member of a WhatsApp group you’re in, will then send you seemingly normal messages to try and start a conversation with you. However, around the same time you will receive a text message from WhatsApp with a six-digit code. This is because the criminal has been trying to login to WhatsApp using your mobile number. The criminal will claim that they sent you their code by accident and ask you to help them by sending it to them. Once the criminal has this code, they can login to your WhatsApp account and lock you out.

 

The criminal will then use the same tactic with your WhatsApp contacts in an effort to steal more accounts and use them to perpetrate fraud.

 

What you need to do:

 

  • Set up two-step verification to give an extra layer of protection to your account: Tap Settings > Account >Two-step verification > Enable.

 

  • THINK. CALL. If a family member or friend makes an unusual request on WhatsApp, always call the person to confirm their identity.

 

  • Never share your account’s activation code (that’s the 6 digit code you receive via SMS)

 

  • You can report spam messages or block a sender within WhatsApp. Press and hold on the message bubble, select ‘Report’ and then follow the instructions.

 

If you have been a victim of fraud or cyber crime, report it to Action Fraud or 0300 123 2040.

(If you found the information in this alert useful, please share it with your friends and family. Social media versions of this alert can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram)
  
 
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Kingsley and Gowy Police Update – January 2023

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To read more please download Kingsley and Gowy Police Update February 2023

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Covid certainly has a lot to answer for that’s for sure but I can honestly say that it was a blessing in disguise for me, after finding myself on Furlough with my job. It gave me an opportunity to join a wonderful community, work outdoors and put me on the road to growing my own produce and making wonderful friends too. It was my first time growing or tending an allotment and certainly was a baptism of fire, one that I’ve become to love and relish.

As an offshoot of Kingsley Transition Initiative, Kingsley Allotment Society was formed in 2009 to help people in the community grow their own fruit & vegetables locally. This is a small privately owned plot which we rent from a local farmer, with guidelines set by local planning permission.
We currently have 21 plots which include 14 full size (22m x 11m) and 7 half plots 11m x 5.5m).

I first took on a half plot but found myself looking after the plots either side too and was offered a further half plot and turned it into a fruit and flower bed, growing my own flowers for my family and friends, nothing better than not having to pay £40-50 for a bouquet but lovingly growing your own and watching them bloom.

Warm, Welcoming Spaces 

The Council-run Warm, Welcoming Spaces are open in libraries and museums across the borough.

Please see The Parish Council article at https://www.kingsleyparishcouncil.org.uk/news/warm-welcoming-spaces/ for further details.

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