This vulnerability can be an issue when residents are the targets of scammers. We have rounded up the scams active in Essex so you can be prepared.
NHS email scam: Residents across the country have reported being targeted by email fraudsters. The email, which purports to be from the NHS, tells the reader they have been selected to receive the coronavirus vaccine from the health service. It asks them to click on a link inside the email which is part of a phishing scam, a way of tricking residents into giving out personal information. Essex Trading Standards said: We can confirm it is a scam and the links take you to a website that asks for financial details to pay for the vaccine.