Police lift lid on social media marketplace cyber scam
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Warning over number of hacking incidents in Wiltshire
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People in Swindon have been warned about half a dozen scams in the area, targeting a wide range of topics. From Covid vaccines to the government offering free money, we ve rounded up all the scams we know about so you can be prepared.
HMRC Phone Scam One of the latest scams to do the rounds is the HMRC saying you could be arrested. Det Sgt Ian Magrath of Wiltshire Police’s Digital Investigations and Intelligence Unit said: “HMRC will never leave a voice mail threatening legal action and never give the reason for a call in a voice message. “In the example message both these elements were mentioned which should ring alarm bells with the recipient.
CYBER fraud detectives say they’ve seen a rise in the number of calls from scammers posing as internet service providers, telephone companies and couriers. Det Sgt Ian Magrath of Wiltshire Police’s Digital Investigations and Intelligence Unit said victims had lost anything from a few hundred pounds to tens of thousands. He told the Adver: “It’s something we’ve picked up on and have been paying close attention to over the last couple of months.” Beat officers were being warned about the new scam to ensure they were on the lookout. Police forces nationally have warned of a rise in cyber crime over the past year. Last November, the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of spy agency GCHQ – said it had fought off more than 700 cyber attacks in the past 12 months, including 200 linked to coronavirus-related frauds such as organised criminals posing as PPE suppliers.