The automated National Insurance number calls are a con, watchdogs warn.
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A warning has been issued over scam automated phone calls about National Insurance numbers.
Officers at Norfolk County Council s Trading Standards department said recent reports include that people s National Insurance numbers have been breached in security risks, used in criminal activities, used fraudulently, been compromised or is about to be cancelled.
Norfolk County Council s Trading Standards officers have issued a warning about National Insurance number scam calls.
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Watchdogs said some calls claim to be from the ‘National Crime Agency’, while others are saying they are ‘law enforcement officers’.
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One of the fake text messages which scammers are sending out.
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Criminals are exploiting people s hopes around a coronavirus vaccine to try to con them out of money or personal details, watchdogs have warned.
Coinciding with the start of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, there has been a spate of reports in Norfolk of scammers trying to trick people through telephone calls, emails and text messages.
And officers at Norfolk Trading Standards have urged people not to be taken in by the scams - and to help spread the message about them.
The latest warning is over a fake text message purporting to be from the NHS offering the Covid-19 vaccine.
One of the fake text messages which scammers are sending out.
- Credit: Norfolk County Council
Criminals are exploiting people s hopes around a coronavirus vaccine to try to con them out of money or personal details, watchdogs have warned.
Coinciding with the start of the Covid-19 vaccination programme, there has been a spate of reports in Norfolk of scammers trying to trick people through telephone calls, emails and text messages.
And officers at Norfolk Trading Standards have urged people not to be taken in by the scams - and to help spread the message about them.
The latest warning is over a fake text message purporting to be from the NHS offering the Covid-19 vaccine.
Sam Smith, who suffered burns to his hand following a sparkler explosion
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Hethersett dad Sam Smith, who suffered burns after a Yoyo sparkler exploded in his hand
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