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We have received 41 reports of a scam email purporting to be from HM Government asking for donations to the NHS during the COVID-19 outbreak. This is a fake email and your money will only end up in the hands of a criminal. The NHS will never ask you to send money directly to a […]

We are aware of a rumour currently circulating via WhatsApp, SMS and social media which references the City of London Police Fraud Team and claims that Danske Bank customers are being targeted by a particular text message (smishing) scam. The content of this message is false. However, smishing scams are common. Don’t click on the […]

The alert comes as part of the CTSI’s ongoing advice to the public about scams and rogue practices relating to the spread of the disease. Suspicious callers are said to have been knocking on doors of elderly and vulnerable residents in various parts of the UK, saying that they are health officials doing door-to-door testing. […]

Recently the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) reported a new trend in fraud related to Coronavirus, or COVID-19. Updated figures show there have been 105 reports to Action Fraud since 1 February 2020, with total losses reaching nearly £970,000.  The first report relating to Coronavirus, or COVID-19, was received on 9 February. There were 20 […]

A man who made more than £9,000 pounds preying on people renting properties has been sentenced to more than two years in prison. Nick Bentley, 29, of St Stephens Road, Ollerton and originally from Mansfield, had been wanted for more than two years by Nottinghamshire Police when officers arrested him on 11 January 2020. He […]