Fraud Prevention Advice for Residents

Fraud Prevention Advice for Residents

🚨 Fraud Prevention Advice for Residents 🚨

We are reminding residents to stay vigilant and protect themselves from fraud. Criminals are constantly finding new ways to target people through phone calls, text messages, emails, social media, and even by visiting homes.

✔️ Protect Yourself from Fraud: • Never share personal information, passwords, PIN numbers, or banking details with anyone who contacts you unexpectedly. • Be suspicious of phone calls, emails, or text messages asking for urgent payments or personal information. • Always verify requests by contacting the organisation directly using a trusted phone number or website. • Do not click on links or open attachments from unknown or unexpected messages. • If someone claims to be from your bank, hang up and call the bank back using the number on your card. • Be cautious of doorstep callers offering services or claiming you owe money. • Remember: if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

📱 Received a suspicious text? Forward it to 7726 (SPAM).

☎️ Received a suspicious call? Report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.police.uk.

👥 Please check in on elderly relatives, friends, and neighbours, who are often targeted by fraudsters.

If you have been a victim of fraud or have concerns about suspicious activity in your area, please report it to police via 101, or 999 in an emergency.

Stay alert, stay safe, and help protect our community from fraud. 🔒#FraudPrevention #StaySafe #SmartAlert