The first few months of 2021 has seen a significant surge in text scams hitting inboxes. And it appears these scams are targeting customers of a number of organisations. We run down the most popular text scams so far in 2021. Scam text messages spreading in 2021 so far HSBC Scam Texts HSBC has been […]
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Watch out for scam “shipping fee” Royal Mail messages
Crooks are sending out fake SMS text messages and emails claiming to be from Royal Mail and asking recipients to pay a shipping fee to receive a package. An example of such a message can be seen below. Royal Mail: Your package has a £2.99 shipping fee, to pay this now visit LINK. Actions will […]
What is a phishing scam? Jargon buster
Our jargon buster section moves to phishing. What is it, what does it mean and how do you make sure you don’t fall for such a scam? A phishing scam is a broad term used to refer to any scam where a cyber-crook contacts a victim pretending to be someone they are not in order […]
Beware of phishing scam messages & emails from NHS about vaccine
Have you received an email, chat message or SMS message claiming to be from the NHS asking you to click a link to book your vaccine appointment? There’s a pretty high chance that it’s a scam. Cyber crooks are not the type of people to let a global pandemic go to waste, and they’ve set […]