’Your money’s at risk’ – Criminals may call you pretending to be from Santander or another legitimate organisation. You pay the money, but the items never arrive. They’ll claim to be from a legitimate organisation and ask for your personal and card details to secure the transaction. ‘We’ve got a vaccine’ – Calls or emails offering to reserve a COVID-19 vaccine, or to secure other health products.
They’ll convince you to send them money, which ends up in the hands of the criminal. Helping someone in difficulty – Requests from someone who claims to be stuck abroad or needing financial support because of the coronavirus outbreak. But these links go to fake sites where you’re asked to enter your details, or they’ll install malicious software on to your computer or device. They send emails asking you to click on a link to receive more information, to claim a refund or to donate money to help others. Impersonation emails – Criminals impersonate genuine organisations, such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) or HMRC. Many people are genuinely doing this for free, but criminals will ask for the money up front or say you need to hand over your card and share your PIN. Once you’ve paid, the goods never arrive.Īn act of kindness? – Offers of help and support with day-to-day activities, such as getting your shopping in. They may even claim there’s a test kit you can purchase. ’Face mask for sale’ – Criminals will post fake adverts online selling coronavirus-related protective equipment and health products, including face masks and hand sanitiser. Tackle the fraudsters and learn how to spot scams in The Savage Short video.įor more information on how to stay safe, check out our fraud awareness (786 KB) and how to protect yourself against scams (549 KB) leaflets. With this type of scam, fraudsters try to trick you into sending your money to them.
We’ve teamed up with footballing legend Robbie Savage to raise awareness of ‘safe account scams’. Remember, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. Watch Pam’s poem Have you got some money? and Suli’s poem If it’s too good to be true to learn more. Poets Pam Ayres and Suli Breaks are helping us raise awareness of investment fraud and scams, which is when criminals trick people into investing their money for unrealistically high returns. To help protect yourself from scams and fraud, before making any cryptocurrency payments, visit our cryptocurrency page. We recommend bookmarking this page to familiarise yourself with the latest techniques being used by criminals. This is where our fraud team share details about the latest types of financial fraud or scams being reported across the UK.
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