Scams
- Scams are fraud so are dishonest ways of tricking people out of money or providing their personal or financial information
- Scams come in many different forms, post, internet, email, telephone, or text.
- They are variations on a theme. Action Fraud A-Z of scams.
- Do not be pressured!
Protect yourself
- Don't respond to suspicious letters or texts
- Don't click on links or open attachments in suspicious emails
- Hang up if you are in any doubt about a cold call
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Report, advice and guidance information
Contact your bank’s fraud team – call 159 - if you think you have been scammed.
If you have been tricked into sending money by bank payment, for more information about asking your bank to help get your money back check out the Toolkit and UK Finance Authorised Push Payment Fraud guidance.
Report to Action Fraud or call 0300 123 2040.
Contact Citizens Advice for help and advice on 0808 223 1133.
For general information about scams in various languages visit Friends Against Scams.
Forward suspicious emails to report@phishing.gov.uk.
Forward suspicious texts to 7726.
Phishing: Spot and report scam emails, texts, websites and calls - NCSC.GOV.UK