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Is it really your bank calling?
Sadly we know that one of the most common crimes that we can all be vulnerable to is fraud. It can take many forms but impersonation of your bank, a government agency or even the police is a tactic that many criminals will use.
If you receive a suspicious call, independently contact your bank or the relevant agency using an official telephone number – do not use numbers given to you by the cold caller. But who has the time to dig out and verify a number for your bank?
Thames Valley residents lose more than £2m to courier fraud criminals
Thames Valley Police received 135 reports of courier fraud in the last financial year, the second highest number of reports in the UK after the Metropolitan Police and a total loss of over £2 million.
New quishing alert: £3.5 million lost last year to fraudulent QR codes
QR codes are becoming increasingly common in everyday life, whether it’s scanning one to pay for parking, or receiving an email asking to verify an online account. However, reporting shows cyber criminals are increasingly using quishing as a way to trick the public out of their personal and financial information.