Trading Standards have warned people about scam cold calls claiming to be from Aviva.
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Watchdogs have warned people about scam telephone calls claiming to be from Aviva.
Officers in Norfolk County Council issued the warning after receiving a number of reports about the automated calls.
The caller states there is an Aviva credit card payment pending for £900 and in order to cancel the payment people need to press 1 .
But Trading Standards officers said: These messages are spammed out randomly to huge numbers of mobile numbers hoping to trick people into sharing personal details. The messages will often claim that accounts have been frozen, that money is about to leave the account or that there is fraudulent activity with the aim of panicking the recipient into reacting.
Trading Standards have warned people about scam cold calls claiming to be from Aviva.
- Credit: Archant
Watchdogs have warned people about scam telephone calls claiming to be from Aviva.
Officers in Norfolk County Council issued the warning after receiving a number of reports about the automated calls.
The caller states there is an Aviva credit card payment pending for £900 and in order to cancel the payment people need to press 1 .
But Trading Standards officers said: These messages are spammed out randomly to huge numbers of mobile numbers hoping to trick people into sharing personal details. The messages will often claim that accounts have been frozen, that money is about to leave the account or that there is fraudulent activity with the aim of panicking the recipient into reacting.
Concerns have been raised over flooding on Norfolk s roads.
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The perfect storm of further rain on already saturated ground, cold temperatures and windy weather has prompted a plea for people to stay indoors amid flooding fears.
With a yellow weather warning in place for Wednesday and Thursday, people have been urged to only travel if absolutely necessary.
Superintendent Dave Buckley, Norfolk’s county policing commander, said: With fields already water-logged, there is the possibility of back roads flooding, with areas becoming difficult or even impossible to pass For the safety of everyone; our communities and our emergency services, already stretched with the demands of the coronavirus pandemic, we’d ask people to avoid travelling over the next few days wherever possible.