Ed134 we 07.11.19 OWL Cymru Crime Watch News North Wales

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CRIME WATCH NEWS
Ed.134 week ending 07.11.19
Scam Telephone calls continued
Recently there has been an increase in calls purporting
the unauthorized use of your Social Insurance Number.
many instances, a recorded call will come to your phone
directing you to call back immediately, or press “1” to
avoid prosecution. DON’T CALL BACK - DON’T PRESS “1”.
No official administrative center will ever contact you
through a text, use high-pressure tactics, be
disrespectful, or require you to pay any money through
gift cards or using Bitcoins.
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NO GOVERNMENT AGENCY WILL EVER ASK FOR PAYMENT IN BITCOIN, BUT SCAMMERS WILL. IF YOU HEAR
THE WORD BITCOIN - HANG UP!
Everyone believes they would never fall for such scams but please make sure you talk about it with your
friends, family, and neighbours. Some people are more susceptible to deceptive tactics and require more
help to ensure they are aware of these fraudsters.
The list of frauds and scams is large and changes every day. The easiest way of combatting this crime is by not
falling victim to it. When in doubt – JUST HANG UP.
A telephone call was received on Friday November 1st claiming to be from a Fraud team advising the
recipient that £600 was taken from their account, with a card and to press 1 for more information. The
recipient did not press 1 and they spoke with their bank, who confirmed that there was no issue with the
account. Th etelephone number was recorded by the recipient, however telephone numbers can be
’spoofed’ to appear like a different number.
A resident has received an automated telephone call from an 08456 number saying press 1 to listen to the
message. It claimed to be a BT voicemail ‘text to voice’ The message claimed to be from Parcel Force. The
resident was not expecting a delivery. It is not known how this call would have progressed as resident deleted
it, however, this serves as a useful reminder NOT to automatically press numbers on phones, when prompted
unless you are sure of the authenticity of the call.
Scam/Suspicious Emails
A resident has received an e mail, claiming to be from Paypal ‘confirming a purchase’. The resident had not
made any purchases . Enter details of the link below for advice from Paypal on identifying scam emails
caliming to be from them https://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/security/report-problem
Sponsor opportunity for OWL crime alerts covering North Wales.
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