Fraudsters have been trying to con people in and around Watford out of money with scam phone calls and texts appearing to be from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Seven victims in Borehamwood, Watford and Hemel Hempstead have been contacted by the scammers claiming to be the HMRC over the last few weeks. The victims were told there were outstanding debts or unpaid taxes in their names. The fraudsters then asked the victims to make bank transfers as payment. One victim lost £1,400. The fraudsters cold call victims using a spoofed number that appears to be a genuine Hertfordshire Constabulary phone number, sometimes leaving voicemail messages claiming that the victim owes unpaid tax to HMRC.
Teenager arrested over impersonating PSNI officer after North Belfast scam
It is alleged potential victims had been contacted by someone claiming to be a police officer and were on their way to hand over an amount of money for ‘scanning’
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Warning after South Tyneside pensioner conned out of hundreds of pounds by fraudsters
The 85-year-old was conned out of cash and a number of his passwords were compromised
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By Jack Aitchison @jackaitchison15 Regional Audience and Content Editor, Scotland
The 10 common scams that police want you to look out for For the last year, heartless con-artists have tried to use the pandemic to scam vulnerable Scots. In January, Police Scotland issued a warning urging the public not to fall for their latest trick – where text messages were being sent to people telling them they were eligible for the Covid vaccine, before asking for their bank details. In light of rising cases, Trading Standards Scotland published their top phone scams in 2020. Posting on Twitter, they wrote: “We ve published a list of the top ten nuisance calls reported by Scottish consumers since the start of the pandemic.”