Ed115 we 20.06.19 OWL Cymru Crime Watch News
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Charity Reg: 1101555<br />
<strong>OWL</strong> CYMRU<br />
CRIME WATCH NEWS<br />
Ed.115 <strong>we</strong>ek ending 21.06.19<br />
Charitable organisation est1987 as a Neighbourhood <strong>Watch</strong> Association in Flintshire which progressed to<br />
supporting North Wales in 2016, as requested by people<br />
Citizens Advice research found that almost three-quarters of people have been targeted by scammers over<br />
the previous 2 years.<br />
Scam telephone calls cont.. A resident received an automated telephone call. As the automated caller<br />
spoke so quickly she did not pick up all of the message, but she did manage to pick up to press a number to<br />
verify a transaction for £600. They did not press any of the numbers but put the phone down. She dialled<br />
1571 and obtained an 01942 number. She rang the number and the female person who ans<strong>we</strong>red seemed<br />
flustered and said they had received a number of similar calls and that she wanted nothing to do with it. She<br />
said she was speaking with her supplier. The resident then rang her bank, the money had not been taken<br />
and they informed her that, from September, all banks would be contacting people who make unusual<br />
payments via special security, asking them to press a digit on their phone to verify the payment before it is<br />
authorised. Be mindful of this in case scammers attempt to use this method to steal money from you<br />
A resident has received two telephone calls over the last three <strong>we</strong>eks. The callers claimed to be from SKY<br />
and told her she was due a new sky box. With the first telephone call she was on the phone for around 45<br />
minutes. During the conversation arrangements <strong>we</strong>re made for the date when the ‘sky box’ would be<br />
delivered but then they <strong>we</strong>nt on to say that the payments would be reduced and they would need her bank<br />
details. She refused to provide the bank details. The resident made enquiries with Sky who advised her they<br />
had not made the call. When the second caller rang she knew it was a scam<br />
Scam e mails A resident has received an e mail claiming to be from Amazon advising that the recipient<br />
was due a refund of £235, asking them to provide their details. The resident knew it was a scam . Enter<br />
details of this link below for advice from Amazon on identifying scam e mails https://www.amazon.co.uk/<br />
gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201909130.<br />
Suspicious e mails can be sent to stop-spoofing@amazon.com<br />
A resident has received a scam e mail on her mobile phone. The e mail claimed to be from TV Licensing<br />
claiming that there was a problem with her payment for her TV licence and for her to click on a link for more<br />
information. She stated that, because the e mail was received on her mobile phone it looked more convincing,<br />
whereas, when seen on a computer the flaws in the scam attempt <strong>we</strong>re more obvious. This serves as a<br />
useful reminder to not immediately react to e mails when received . Here is a link from Get Safe Online with<br />
useful tips in identifying scam e mails https://www.getsafeonline.org/protecting-your-computer/spam-andscam-email/<br />
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